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Elon looks like he’s grabbing onto the Twitter whistleblower as a new argumentative lifeline. The big new CPU lineup from AMD. Gopuff is borrowing money to buy some time. Why did Twitter shelve plans for an OnlyFans clone? And is AI about to unlock our ability to understand what animals are saying? Sponsors: TrueClassic.com code Ride for 25% off Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Elon Musk Attacks Twitter Deal Over Whistle-Blower as Feud Escalates (Bloomberg) Musk Tries a New Way Out of Twitter (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Twitter is launching its ‘Close Friends’ feature Circle globally (TechCrunch) HOW TWITTER’S CHILD PORN PROBLEM RUINED ITS PLANS FOR AN ONLYFANS COMPETITOR (The Verge) AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch (AnandTech) Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again (WSJ) The Animal Translators (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Really, Apple? THAT is what you’re going to call your AR/VR glasses? I tell you what “that” is. A look at the passkeys Apple is bringing us soon. More deets on the Netflix ad-supported tier. WhatsApp’s super-app ambitions seem to be bearing fruit in India. And is it too late for Eminem and Snoop Dogg to save the NFT market? Sponsors: Kolide.com/ride Links: Trademark Filings Suggest Apple May Be Securing ‘Reality’ Names for AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg) Apple says 95% of iCloud users already have 2FA enabled ahead of Passkeys launch (9to5Mac) Snapchat brings 'Dual Camera' recording to in-app camera (Engadget) Netflix Eyes $7-to-$9 Price for Its New Ad-Supported Plan (Bloomberg) Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India (TechCrunch) WhatsApp’s super app ambitions are starting to come true in India (The Verge) MTV VMAs: Eminem and Snoop Dogg Perform as Bored Apes in the Metaverse (CNET) Looks bare: OpenSea turns into NFT ghost-town after volume plunges 99% in 90 days (CoinTelegraph)

First up, we have @KevinTDugan to give us deeper insight into the whole Twitter whistleblower situation. And then, @KylanGibbs of @inworld_ai convinces me we are maybe closer to the Metaverse than I ever thought possible. TLDR: AI might really be at a tipping point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget 5G, T-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to offer Zero-G Services. LastPass has gotten hacked, but we think your passwords are safe. When we can expect the new VR headset from Meta to be revealed. Twitter puts podcasts in your feed. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: T-Mobile and SpaceX Starlink say your 5G phone will connect to satellites next year (The Verge) LastPass developer systems hacked to steal source code (BleepingComputer) Twilio hackers breached over 130 organizations during months-long hacking spree (TechCrunch) Meta to debut new VR headset in October, Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan (CNBC) Twitter is becoming a podcast app (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Crypto World Can’t Wait for ‘the Merge’ (NYTimes) Ethereum Overhaul Risks Creating a New Class of Kingpins (Bloomberg) TikTok, Hospitals And Tutoring Apps: The Many Tentacles Of Chinese Tech Giant ByteDance (Forbes) After the Zodiac Killer's '340' Cip

The Twitter Whistleblower is a big concern for Twitter, no matter what happens with the Elon stuff. Amazon zags slightly in its healthcare march. iPhone even official announcement. Ethereum merge dates officially solidified. Some new PCs from HP and what to expect from Nvidia’s next generation GPUs. Sponsors: Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress about security failures (Washington Post) Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims (CNN Business) Internal memo: Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers (GeekWire) What Apple's September Event Invite May Tell Us About the iPhone 14 (CNET) Ethereum Foundation confirms September dates for the Merge (The Block) Crypto’s massive marketing efforts have drawn few new investors (Washington Post) HP's new PCs include its first Dragonfly Folio and a 34-inch all-in-one (Engadget) Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4

A deep dive into that Twitter whistleblower, because the allegations are getting pretty interesting, and it turns out he’s a bigger deal than I knew. Apple is breaking it’s iPadOS release cadence. Fitbit has unveiled three new wearables. And why just deciding to bring the silicon industry back onshore is not as easy as just passing billions in subsidies. Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Links: India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says (Reuters) Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post) Twitter whistleblower won hacker acclaim for exposing software flaws (Washington Post) Apple delivers iPadOS 16.1 beta ahead of iOS 16 fall release (TechCrunch) Plex tells users to reset their passwords after potential data breach (Engadget) Fitbit Drops 3 New Fitness Trackers—and None Have Wear OS 3 (Wired) Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants (AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former head of security at Twitter has blown the whistle on the company saying it was… crap at security. Instagram wants to clone Be Real. More details on the new Sony VR headset. Some eth here, some eth there, eventually brands are making real money on NFTs. And get ready for the biggest leap in smartphone camera tech we’ve seen in a while. Sponsors: CyberSecurityInside.com/ride Links: Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post) Instagram's next feature might be a copy of BeReal (Engadget) Apple’s New iPhone 14 to Show India Closing Tech Gap With China (Bloomberg) Sony says the PlayStation VR2 is coming in early 2023 (The Verge) Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android (The Verge) NFTs Turn Out to Be a Great Channel of Revenue for Businesses, Ask Nike (NFT Gators) The high-resolution smartphone sensors are coming (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon continues to be serious about becoming your healthcare provider. Elon Musk is raising prices, I guess cause he can. Confirmation that Sam Bankman-Fried does indeed have a mountain of money. I continue to worry about stablecoins and contagion. And the kids are using FindMy as a new sort of social network. Sponsors: DraftKings Daily Fantasy App Promocode- Techmeme Links: Amazon Among Bidders for Signify Health (WSJ) Elon Musk says Tesla will hike the price of FSD driver assistance software by 25% in September (CNBC) FTX grew revenue 1,000% during the crypto craze, leaked financials show (CNBC) Stablecoin issuers hold $80bn of short-dated US government debt (Financial Times) How the Find My App Became an Accidental Friendship Fixture (NYTimes) A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal. (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Looks like Evan Spiegel is retrenching in his dreams of making Snap primarily a camera company. Are we about to see the biggest Google Search algorithm change in years? Does TikTok effectively have a keystroke logger, and will this lead to more calls to crack down on them? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Snap Scraps Development on Flying Selfie Pixy Drone (WSJ) Google search updates will prioritize real reviews over clickbait (The Verge) New Google Helpful Content Update To Change SEO Much Like Panda Did (Search Engine Roundtable) TikTok’s in-app browser could be keylogging, privacy analysis warns (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Browser Startups Take Aim at Google Chrome, Apple Safari (WSJ) The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion Dollars (Intelligencer) Streaming Is Starting to Look A Lot Like Cable TV (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg) Woman Pictured In The Viral 'Girl Explaining' Meme Explains The Origins And Her Reaction To Sudden Internet Fame (Know Your Mem

Why the date of Apple’s iPhone event is interesting. Why Netflix will take away downloads for its ad-tier. Is the VPN built into iOS a lie? Streaming has finally slain linear television. Cameo will let you actually call celebrities. And does Mark Zuckerberg have no aesthetic taste? Sponsors: Zengo.com/ride code: ride Sponsors: Apple Targets Sept. 7 for iPhone 14 Launch in Flurry of New Devices (Bloomberg) Netflix’s Ad-Supported Plan Will Block Downloads of Shows, Films (Bloomberg) VPNs on iOS are a scam (Michael Horowitz) U.S. Streaming Tops Cable TV Viewing for First Time, Nielsen Says (Variety) Windows 11’s widgets can now trigger notifications on your taskbar (The Verge) Cameo Now Lets You Have 10-Minute Calls With Celebs (Gizmodo) Does Mark Zuckerberg Not Understand How Bad His Metaverse Looks? (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cracking down on house parties as a service. Apple makes moves to diversify the supply chain. Another worrying datapoint from the semiconductor industry. Have the banks been using WhatsApp to avoid scrutiny from regulators? And can large language models make our dreams of robot butlers a reality? Sponsors: KeeperSecurity.com/techmeme Manscaped.com code RIDE for 20% off Links: Exclusive: Airbnb rolls out new anti-party tech to prevent unapproved gatherings (Fast Company) MacBook design changes enable Vietnamese production for the first time; Apple Watch too (9to5Mac) Chipmakers Are Flashing More Warnings on the Global Economy (Bloomberg) Wall Street's Record Fines Over WhatsApp Use Were Years in the Making (Bloomberg) Amazon is raising seller fees for the holidays to manage through surging inflation (CNBC) Mid-year Crypto Crime Update: Illicit Activity Falls With Rest of Market, With Some Notable Exceptions (Chainalysis) Google invested a whopping $1.5B into blockchain companies since Septe

Was the Twilio breach really about hacking into Signal users? Apple’s serious about returning to the office. Tired: a global chip shortage. Wired: a global chip glut? Amazon says the FTC is harassing its executives. And how far can Uber go to raise prices? Sponsors: DraftKings Daily Fantasy App; Promocode: Techmeme Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Signal says 1,900 users’ phone numbers exposed by Twilio breach (TechCrunch) Apple Sets Return-to-Office Deadline of Sept. 5 After Covid Delays (Bloomberg) Chipmakers’ Pandemic Boom Turns to Bust as Recession Looms (Bloomberg) Twitter Has to Give Musk Only One Bot Checker's Data: Its Ex-Product Head (Bloomberg) Amazon accuses FTC of harassing executives including Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy (FT) Walmart+ members will soon get Paramount+ streaming as part of their subscription (Engadget) Uber Raises Prices by About 5% in London to Attract More Drivers (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Galaxy Digital shows Elon Musk real reasons to terminate an acquisition deal. a16z is making its biggest ever single investment. You’ll never guess with whom. Snap has more than a million paying subscribers. Cable Internet is losing subscribers for the first time ever. And that time Apple tried to talk Facebook into creating a subscription version of its services. Sponsors: Kolide.com/ride Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Galaxy Digital terminates its acquisition of BitGo (The Block) Unity rejects AppLovin's takeover bid, to go ahead with ironSource buyout (Reuters) Adam Neumann Gets a New Backer (NYTimes/DealBook) Court Documents Confirm Xbox One Sold Less Than Half PS4 Numbers (GameLuster) Snapchat+ Tops 1 Million Paying Customers, Adds Four New Features (Variety) Cable Finally Loses Broadband Market Share in Q2 with First Negative Growth Quarter Ever (NextTV) The Secret Talks That Could Have Prevented the Apple vs. Facebook War (WSJ) The job openings at Sensel: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/S

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We speak today with Bloomberg Economics columnist Noah Smith. Are we in a recession? Are we in store for an actual shooting war with China? Is bitcoin due for one more big pump? Come for all of that, and stick around for Chris and I to hit some stories that fell through the cracks this week, like Google’s ad campaign against iMessage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dutch authorities have arrested a developer related to Tornado Cash. But is there a grey area here that is a bit messy? LinkedIn seems ready to go all in on the creator and influencer economy. Apple seems to have confidence that there’s not going to be a slowdown in iPhone sales. And of course, the weekend Longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Masterworks.com/ride Links: Suspected Tornado Cash developer arrested in Amsterdam (The Block) LinkedIn rolls out new tools to give creators more ways to share visual content (TechCrunch) Apple Expects to Sustain iPhone Sales in 2022 as Market Slows (Bloomberg) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Did Two Unknown Latin Music Operators Make $23 Million From YouTube? The IRS Says They Stole It (Billboard) Tornado Cash Crackdown Shows Limits of Regulating Cryptocurrency Services (WSJ) Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes (ArsTechnica) New – AWS Private 5G – Build Your Own Private Mobile Network (AWS Blog) The High-Stakes

Disney embraces inflation because it kind of has to. How Facebook and Instagram are sneakily still tracking you, even after Apple’s ATT changes. The FCC has rejected SpaceX for a big rural broadband deal. And where the teens are hanging out online, these days. You kind of know the answer, but the data is still interesting. Sponsors: MacGeekGab.com Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Disney+ Ad Plan Price and Launch Date Set — Along With Fee Hikes for Disney+ Premium, Hulu (Variety) Cisco hacked by Yanluowang ransomware gang, 2.8GB allegedly stolen (BleepingComputer) CISA warns of Windows and UnRAR flaws exploited in the wild (BleepingComputer) iOS Privacy: Instagram and Facebook can track anything you do on any website in their in-app browser (Felix Krause) FCC denies Starlink’s application for $885M subsidy (TechCrunch) Ethereum's final proof-of-stake 'test merge' is live on Goerli (The Block) Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022 (PEW Research Center) Learn more about your ad choices.

All the headlines from this morning’s Galaxy Unpacked event. Walmart wants to ad video to keep up with Prime. Spotify quietly begins selling tickets. And if someone sends you some dirty ETH, and you can’t block receipt of it, are you in trouble? Sponsors: Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: The new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 is a little better and still too expensive (The Verge) Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it's closed (Engadget) Samsung goes big on battery with the Galaxy Watch 5 series (The Verge) Walmart Ponders Streaming Deal With Paramount, Disney and Comcast (NYTimes) Spotify starts selling live music tickets to fans directly (TechCrunch) Someone Is Trolling Celebs by Sending ETH From Tornado Cash (CoinDesk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WhatsApp rolls out privacy features. The battery icon returns to the iPhone. China is growing restless over its silicon industry. HBOMax will stop getting Warner Movies automatically. The really rugged smartwatch from Garmin. And the real reason Amazon is buying One Medical and iRobot. Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme KeeperSecurity.com/techmeme Links: WhatsApp’s new update makes it easier to avoid your friends (The Verge) WhatsApp now lets users delete messages up to two days after they were sent (9to5Mac) iOS 16 beta 5 finally adds the battery percentage to the status bar (9to5Mac) China Graft Probes Stem From Anger Over Failed Chip Plans (Bloomberg) Warner Bros. Movies Are No Longer Guaranteed To Arrive On HBO Max After A 45-Day Theatrical Window: Source (Decider) Garmin adds another bright spot to its line of multisport watches (Android Authority) What Amazon's Roomba and One Medical Deals Have in Common (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Masa Son takes another one on the chin, another record loss. The US Treasury is sanctioning a major crypto mixing service. Netflix Gaming is off to a good start or a terrible one, I can’t tell. One of the streaming services is biting the dust. And since we’re aware of the car industry data tracking issue, how much data is Tesla already tracking about your driving? Sponsors: Gusto.com/ride CyberSecurityInside.com/ride Links: SoftBank plans Vision Fund job cuts after record net loss (Reuters) US Treasury sanctions cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash (The Block) Twilio hacked by phishing campaign targeting internet companies (TechCrunch) Nvidia warns on second-quarter revenue, shares dip (CNBC) Netflix is expanding its push into video games, but few subscribers are playing along (CNBC) HBO Max, Discovery+ to Merge Into Single Streaming Platform Starting in Summer 2023 (Variety) The Radical Scope of Tesla’s Data Hoard (IEEE Spectrum) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad