Variety:
Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll — Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays. — Starting around the time of the launch …
Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon increases its average starting pay for front-line US staff to $19+/hour, up from $18/hour; warehouse and delivery workers will earn $16/hour to $26/hour — – Amazon is bumping its average starting pay for warehouse and delivery workers to more than $19 an hour, up from $18 an hour, the company said Wednesday.
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon says The Rings of Power’s first two episodes drew 25M viewers globally in its first day, revealing viewership for a Prime Video series for the first time — Amazon broke a long-held precedent Saturday by revealing viewership data for a Prime Video series for the first time ever …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US-TikTok national security deal faces further delays as US officials fret over the app’s risks; both sides agree Oracle will host TikTok’s US data — Officials and executives had hoped for year-end deal to address national-security concerns over social-media platform
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Numerator: during Amazon’s second Prime Day, the average US order size was $46.44, down 23% from the July Prime Day, mostly comprising household essentials — Amazon.com Inc. shoppers are largely skipping pricey purchases during the company’s Prime sale sequel — favoring pantry items …
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Research: Russia reactivates its troll and bot networks on Gab, Parler, and other platforms, seeking to influence the US midterms and erode support for Ukraine — Researchers have identified a series of Russian information operations to influence American elections and, perhaps, erode support for Ukraine.
New York Times:
Filing: Elon Musk asks a judge to delay the Twitter trial starting on October 17, since he is arranging financing and his acquisition would close by October 28 — Key details on the $44 billion offer are still being hashed out on a deal that could head off a trial set to begin in Delaware in a little more than week.
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