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Today’s Menu 🥠

• Thanos Snap Away Annoying Ads

• Twitter Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Advertisers

• Google's Nest Thermostat Upgraded

• Everything Else You Need To Know

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Fast Snacks 🥡

Sony Sees Growth Despite Weak PS5 Sales
Sony reported a Q1 2024 operating profit of $1.9 billion, up 10% year-over-year, driven by its music and gaming software segments, despite selling only 2.4 million PS5 consoles compared to the 3 million estimated…

Dell Is Creating An AI-Dedicated Sales Team
Dell is restructuring to form a new AI-focused sales team, affecting sales and managerial staff, though reports of more than 10,000 layoffs are considered unlikely by analysts…

LLM Hallucination Index: RAG Special
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Thanos Snap
First Look: Apple’s Distraction Control Feature

Yesterday, we told you about Apple's new "Distraction Control" feature in Safari, and you can see it in action above.

Users will be able to temporarily remove intrusive ads and elements from websites with a "Thanos snap" animation to wipe out cookie prompts, auto-play videos, and other distractions.

Sadly, the feature is not a permanent ad blocker and ensures ads still load, it provides a cleaner reading experience by removing temporary disruptions.

Illegal Boycott
X Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Advertisers

Twitter is suing major advertisers like Unilever and Mars, accusing them of an "illegal boycott" that allegedly withheld billions in ad revenue.

The lawsuit claims these advertisers, through the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), colluded to boycott X for not meeting their safety standards.

CEO Linda Yaccarino and owner Elon Musk assert this boycott threatens the platform's future, and they encourage other companies facing similar issues to take legal action.

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Turn Up The Heat
First Look: Google’s New Nest Thermostat

Google has launched the Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen), the first major update in nearly a decade, priced at $279.99.

The new model features a larger, more intuitive display, AI-powered learning for improved scheduling, and support for the Matter smart home standard, including integration with Apple Home.

It also includes a new Nest Temperature Sensor to monitor temperatures in multiple rooms. Basically, shiny circular Apple watches for your wall.

Preorders are available now, with shipping starting on August 20th.

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Everything Else You Need To Know

Trump Plants For An Elon Musk Interview: The former president lines up a conversation with the reported megadonor and CEO of Tesla. No details yet beyond it happening “Monday night.”

Amazon Music’s ‘Topics’ Feature Uses AI To Recommend Podcasts: The feature’s limited to ‘top podcasts’ at the moment but will expand to others in the future, analyzing podcast transcriptions and descriptions to identify key topics.

Solar Giant SunPower Files For Bankruptcy: SunPower, once a key player in the US solar boom, has been hit hard by soaring interest rates and allegations of mismanagement.

Disney Plus Price To Increase: Disney Plus, ESPN, and Hulu are all set to increase in price this October as Disney aims to make its streaming services more profitable.

‘There’s No Price’ Microsoft Could Pay Apple To Use Bing: The Google antitrust ruling reveals a lot of spicy tidbits…

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