Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Meta details influence operations by Russia, impersonating news websites to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and China, targeting the US and Czechia — Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google signed News Showcase deals with Bloomberg Media and The Texas Tribune, but the feature is late to launch as other US outlets balk at the terms — The program, which pays publishers to feature their content, is almost a year behind its intended launch timeline in the U.S.
Max A. Cherney / Protocol:
Nvidia and AMD say the US imposed export restrictions on chips used for AI applications to Russia and China, affecting chips like Nvidia’s A100 and AMD’s MI200 — The U.S. has begun to impose fresh restrictions on exports of advanced chips necessary for AI-related applications to Russia and China …
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.
Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol:
An interview with Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on delisting tether and USDC, stablecoin and CBDC evolution, the “Chinese company” label, the downturn, and more — In crypto, he is known simply as CZ, head of one of the industry’s most dominant players.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open and decentralized social networking protocol powering Mastodon, Instagram-like Pixelfed, PeerTube, and others — Tumblr will add support for ActivityPub, the open, decentralized social networking protocol that’s today powering social networking software …
Bloomberg:
OnlyFans exec Keily Blair says the platform wants to move away from its “secretive” past, engage with lawmakers and journalists, and expand beyond adult content — OnlyFans Ltd. executives have mapped out a plan to become more transparent and highlight less-explicit content …
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