Monthly Archives: August 2025

Spotify launches a messaging feature in a bid to become more social

Spotify said that messages are not end-to-end encrypted, and that Spotify proactively looks at messages to check if they break its rules.

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Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole

The Reddit cofounder joins WIRED’s “Uncanny Valley” podcast and opens up about his early days in tech, his plans for Digg, the future of women’s sports, and what his immigrant mom taught him about America.

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Break Into Cybersecurity with 38 Hours of Training — Now Less Than $25 for Life

Build job-ready cybersecurity skills with 38 hours of self-paced training from this lifetime bundle.

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Build Smarter Business Plans with LivePlan

LivePlan simplifies business planning with AI guidance, forecasting tools, over 550 sample plans, and more.

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AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers

New research from Stanford provides the clearest available evidence that AI is reshaping the workforce—but it’s complicated.

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Musk firms sue Apple and OpenAI, alleging they hurt competition

The lawsuit takes aim at Apple’s decision to integrate ChatGPT into the operating systems of its smartphones.

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Google says Fox channels to go dark on YouTube TV if agreement isn’t reached

Google-owned YouTube TV said Fox is asking for payments “far higher” than competitors.

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Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images

BBC investigation finds US victim’s images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.

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Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show

Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

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a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out

Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill.

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