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The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes. Hosted by Annie Correal, the new morning show features three top stories from reporters across the newsroom and around the world, so you always have a sense of what’s happening, even if you only have a few minutes to spare.

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☆ Threads: Everything to know about Instagram's app to rival Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Facebook-parent Meta on Wednesday officially launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, after first confirming its plans for the app just three months ago. And for Meta, Threads could further expand its empire of popular apps and provide a new platform on which to sell ads. Similar to Twitter, users can reply to, repost and quote others’ Threads posts. Frequent technical issues and policy changes have sent some noteworthy Twitter users heading for the exits. For Meta, Threads could be a way of eking additional engagement time out of its massive existing user base.

Persons: Elon Musk, Meta, ”, Mark Zuckerberg, it’s, Musk, ” Zuckerberg, hasn’t, Linda Yaccarino, “, Adam Mosseri, Zuckerberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Facebook, Wednesday, Twitter, Elon, Apple, Meta Locations: New York, Instagram

☆ Shein wants to be the next Amazon Marketplace. It's already dealing with counterfeits and copyright issues.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Until recently, Shein has relied on sourcing its products through its on-demand manufacturing model. Last month, the Chinese-owned e-commerce company expanded its marketplace beyond clothing and introduced home appliances, electronics, gardening supplies, and kitchen utensils, among other categories. But to grow its offerings, the company took a page out of Amazon's Marketplace playbook and opened its marketplace to third-party retailers in May. In doing so, it may invite more of the same counterfeit and copyright infringement issues that Amazon's marketplace has faced. In 2020, Amazon established its Counterfeit Crimes Unit, which works with brands to identify and remove counterfeit products.

Persons: Shein, —, skimpy swimsuits, Ralph Lauren, Oakley, Martens, sneakerheads Organizations: Service, Nike Air, US Customs, US Chamber of Commerce, Amazon, Bloomberg Locations: Europe, China

☆ Twitter threatens to sue Meta after rival app Threads gains traction
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Twitter is threatening Meta with a lawsuit after the blockbuster launch of Meta’s new Twitter rival, Threads — in perhaps the clearest sign yet that Twitter views the app as a competitive threat. On Wednesday, an attorney representing Twitter sent Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter that accused the company of trade secret theft through the hiring of former Twitter employees. “No one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee — that’s just not a thing,” he said on Threads. Unlike some Twitter rivals, Threads has experienced rapid growth, with Zuckerberg reporting 30 million user sign-ups in the app’s first day. As of Thursday afternoon, Threads was the number-one free app on the iOS App Store.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, Elon Musk, Meta, Musk, Meta “, ” Spiro, ”, Andy Stone, “, — that’s, Jack Dorsey, Zuckerberg, Carl Tobias, ” Tobias Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Semafor, University of Richmond, Meta

July 5 (Reuters) - ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in June, according to analytics firm Similarweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT’s website dropped 5.7%. ChatGPT set off a frenzied use of generative AI in daily tasks from writing to coding and reached 100 million monthly active users in January, two months after its launch. OpenAI also released the ChatGPT app on the iOS system in May, which could sap some traffic from its website. ChatGPT is free to use but also provides a premium subscription, where users can pay $20 a month to access OpenAI's more advanced model, GPT-4.

Persons: chatbot, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Bing, Bard chatbot, Sam Altman, Krystal Hu, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Microsoft, Thomson Locations: OpenAI, YipitData, New York

July 5 (Reuters) - ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in June, according to analytics firm Similarweb. Worldwide desktop and mobile traffic to the ChatGPT website decreased by 9.7% in June from May, while unique visitors to ChatGPT’s website dropped 5.7%. The amount of time visitors spent on the website was also down 8.5%, Similarweb data shows. "I think there are growing pains when you go from zero to 100 million users that quickly. OpenAI also released the ChatGPT app on the iOS system in May, which could sap some traffic from its website.

Persons: chatbot, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Bing, Bard chatbot, Sarah Hindlian, Bowler, Sam Altman, Krystal Hu, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Microsoft, Technology Research, Macquarie, Thomson Locations: OpenAI, YipitData, New York

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's Meta launches Instagram's Threads app, a rival to Twitter amidst Elon Musk backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Meta's new Threads app Courtesy Meta“The vision for Threads is to create an option and friendly public space for conversation,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post following the launch. After downloading the app, users are asked to link up their Instagram page, customize their profile and follow the same accounts they already follow on Instagram. Verified Instagram accounts are also automatically verified on Threads. In this photo illustration, the app Threads from Meta seen displayed on a mobile phone. The escalating rivalry between the two companies only appears to have added to the rivalry between Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Persons: ”, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Elon Musk, Davide Bonaldo, ” parroting, Musk, “, Zuckerberg, –, Hanna Ziady Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, Wednesday, TweetDeck

☆ Read the leaked 'early access' guide Meta sent select influencers to test Threads, its new Twitter rival app
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Amanda Perelli | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Instagram's new text-based app, Threads, is now available for pre-order in the US App Store. The company invited some influencers to test out the app ahead of its official July 6 launch. Read the exact 4-page onboarding guide Meta sent select creators, which was shared with Insider. Meta employees are hard at work onboarding creators and other public figures to its new text-based app, Threads, ahead of its official release later this week. Three influencer industry professionals told Insider that they received an early-access email from Meta this week inviting them to test Threads.

Persons: Meta, Instagram, Connor Franta, Gary Vaynerchuk —, Gary Vee —, Oprah Organizations: Meta, Twitter

Persons: Annie Correal Organizations: New York Times, Times

Both the Fitbit Sense 2 and the Apple Watch Series 8 are the latest generation of their brand's flagship wearable — and are the best Fitbit and best Apple Watch, respectively, you can buy. While the original Fitbit Sense had a small touch-sensitive haptic button on the left-hand side of the watch, Fitbit added a physical button to the Fitbit Sense 2, which is easier to operate, especially during workouts. Antonio Villas-Boas/Rick Stella/Insider Apple Watch Series 8 vs. Fitbit Sense 2: Smartwatch performanceIt's clear the Sense 2 was built with health and wellness in mind but beyond that, its smartwatch capabilities are limited. Apple Watch Series 8 vs. Fitbit Sense 2: Battery lifeAntonio Villas-Boas/Rick Stella/InsiderOne of the main reasons you'd want the Fitbit Sense 2 over the Series 8 is its battery life. The Apple Watch Series 8 costs $100 more than the Fitbit Sense 2 but it is a more full-featured smartwatch.

Persons: you'd, we've, Antonio Villas, Rick Stella, Fitbit, I've, you've Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Price Apple, Amazon Apple, iOS Battery, Spotify, Fitbit, iOS

Persons: Annie Correal Organizations: New York Times, Times

Persons: Annie Correal Organizations: New York Times, Times

Persons: Annie Correal Organizations: New York Times, Times

Persons: Annie Correal Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Warner Bros, NetEase launch 'Harry Potter: Magic Awakened' video game
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

June 27 (Reuters) - A Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD.O) unit and China's NetEase Inc on Tuesday announced the worldwide launch of role-playing video game "Harry Potter: Magic Awakened". The free-to-play title will let players experience life as a student at Hogwarts, the fictional school of wizardry in the popular "Harry Potter" series of books by J.K.Rowling. Players can learn magic spells and summon "Harry Potter" characters such as Hermione Granger and Rubeus Hagrid as allies to aid in their battles. The game can be downloaded for free on iOS and Android platforms from Tuesday, the companies said. Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb ChakrabartyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Harry Potter, J.K.Rowling, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Tiyashi Datta, Saumyadeb Organizations: Warner Bros Discovery Inc, Inc, Tuesday, Thomson Locations: Hogwarts, Bengaluru

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☆ Listen Early to This American Life: Greetings, People of Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( New York Times Audio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Our new audio app is home to “This American Life,” hosted by Ira Glass. New episodes debut in our app a day earlier than the regular podcast feed, and we’ve also got an archive of the award-winning program. The app includes a “Best of This American Life” section with different acts from the show, broken down into bite-size clips, so you can enjoy the show even if you don’t have a lot of time.

Persons: ”, Ira Glass, we’ve Organizations: New York Times

☆ YouTube is testing an online-games offering - WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 23 (Reuters) - YouTube is internally testing a product for playing online games, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday citing an email sent to employees at parent company Google (GOOGL.O). The company invited its employees to begin testing the new YouTube product called 'Playables', the report said, adding that games available for testing included titles such as arcade game Stack Bounce. A spokeperson for YouTube said that gaming has long been a focus, adding that the company was experimenting with new features and had "nothing to announce right now." Hosting online games on YouTube, which is a popular place for users to stream games and watch livestreamed game footage is part of CEO Neal Mohan's push into new areas of growth amid a slowdown in advertising spending, the WSJ report said. Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Neal Mohan's, Akanksha, Jacqueline Wong Organizations: YouTube, Wall Street, Google, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

Robinhood vs. Coinbase: The Biggest DifferencesRobinhood Investing and Coinbase are both popular online investment platforms offering a vast range of investment choices for active traders. Robinhood Account FeaturesRobinhood's virtual library provides a variety of financial research on investing, options trading, and more. Coinbase Account FeaturesThe Basic Coinbase account offers things like trading, crypto rewards, interest rewards, digital storage, and mobile access. Compared to Coinbase, Robinhood is the better option for investors who want to merge traditional investments, such as stocks and ETFs, with more digital assets like cryptocurrencies. Although Robinhood has a significantly more limited crypto selection than Coinbase, Robinhood offers a large variety of investment options.

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Tons of great Lightning Deals are popping up now as part of Amazon Prime Day. AmazonIf you want to shop Amazon Prime Day Lightning Deals, remember that you have to be an Amazon Prime member first. During Amazon Prime Day and the Prime Early Access Sale, however, they are Prime-member exclusive. Along with Amazon Prime Day access, members get tons of other Amazon Prime benefits like two-day and same-day shipping, Prime Video, Prime Music, and much more. Amazon Prime Day 2023 is expected to take place sometime in mid-July, based on previous year trends, though no official date has been given yet.

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☆ Triller is being sued for alleged unpaid bills by a firm it hired to analyze and validate its user data
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Triller hired Sensor Tower in August 2020 to analyze its user data and build a metrics dashboard. Nearly three years later, Sensor Tower is suing Triller for about $540,000 in alleged unpaid bills. App-analytics firm Sensor Tower is suing Triller for roughly $540,000 in a new lawsuit that alleges the tech company hasn't paid its bills. A Sensor Tower spokesperson told Insider in September 2020 that "Sensor Tower is in no way disputing Triller's officially published metrics." Other vendors and partners have also sued Triller for alleged late paymentsIn late 2020, Triller was primarily known for its TikTok-like video app.

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☆ Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City, July 21, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoTOKYO, June 17 (Reuters) - Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple (AAPL.O) and Google, by banning major app store operators from forcing software developers to use the operators' own payment systems, a government panel said. Apple's iOS and Android from Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google roughly split Japan's mobile OS market. Apple allows users to download iPhone apps only through its own app store, while both Apple and Google require software developers to use proprietary payment systems that charge commissions of up to 30%. Members of the government panel include Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and Economy Minister Shigeyuki Goto.

Persons: Mike Segar, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Shigeyuki Goto, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Lincoln Organizations: Apple, REUTERS, stoke, Google, Asahi Shimbun, Industry, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City, TOKYO, Japan

☆ Fake Jordans are all over Temu even after the knockoffs were removed from Shein
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sneakerheads on social media accused fast fashion giant Shein of selling fake Air Jordans. But on Temu, a bargain Chinese shopping app, similar Air Jordan knock-offs are proliferating, as both sites struggle to audit their third-party sellers. However, similar sneakers are still available on the ecommerce site Temu, which has grown in popularity as an online dollar store. When Insider searched the site for "Air Jordans," it returned more than 1,000 results which included several similar styles. The fake Jordans highlight an ongoing problem for e-commerce companies with marketplaces open to third-party vendors.

Persons: Shein, —, Air Jordan, Jordan, Temu Organizations: Service, TMZ, Air, Nike, Temu

☆ Goodbye Shein, Hello Temu. US shoppers are reportedly spending 20% more at the Chinese dollar store than at the hot fast-fashion retailer.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Spending on bargain Chinese shopping app Temu surpassed Shein in May, according to Bloomberg data. Consumer spending on Chinese apps is still only a fraction of spending on Amazon. Chinese e-commerce giants Shein and Temu are going head-to-head in a race to become America's most-beloved online shopping destination. Just in May, US spending on Temu was 20% higher than on Shein, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. According to data from Bloomberg Second Measure, which analyzes credit and debit transactions data, spending on Shein and Temu is still just a fraction of Amazon.

Persons: Temu, Shein Organizations: Bloomberg, US, China Economic, Security Locations: Shein

☆ You can now fix those embarrassing mistakes by editing your WhatsApp messages and iMessages – here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You only have 15 minutes to edit a WhatsApp message after you've sent it. Here's how to edit WhatsApp messages. How to edit your WhatsApp messagesOnce you send a WhatsApp message, you have just 15 minutes in which to edit it. InsiderThe edited messages will still be end-to-end encrypted, like all WhatsApp messages. If you're often prone to having second thoughts after firing off a message, WhatsApp may be the better option.

Persons: WhatsApp, you've, It's, – Organizations: Meta, Apple

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