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Meta's Oversight Board has put a new case, which it believes is relevant to its strategic priorities, under the spotlight. In a post, the board has announced that over the next few weeks, it's reviewing and accepting public comments for a case appealing Meta's non-removal of content that denies the Holocaust on its platforms. Specifically, this case pertains to a post going around on Instagram



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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company makes ChatGPT, arrives at Allen & Company's Sun Valley conference.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose company makes ChatGPT, arrives at Allen & Company's Sun Valley conference.
  • Sen. Chuck Schumer is hosting sessions to help lawmakers understand and shape future rules on AI.
  • Axios reported that the first will take place in September.
  • Schumer's list of invitees includes Bill Gate, Mark Zuckerberg — and very few women.

Lawmakers in Washington are deciding



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Wall Street firms are split on whether the August stock slump will continue.
  • The S&P 500 soared 21% in the first seven months of 2023 but the rally hit a roadblock in August.
  • Historical trends are particularly weak in August and September, and macro headwinds remain.
  • Here's what Wall Street thinks about where the market is headed as investors try to shake off the August slump



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Anker charging accessories are popular for good reason. They mirror many of the features found in first-party products and they're often cheaper too. That goes for the company's wireless MagGo lineup, which has been refreshed to include support for the Wireless Power Consortium's (WPC) new Qi2 charging standard.

There are seven products in Anker's new Qi2 MagGo range, including a 6,600mAh power



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Banks are fighting for customer dollars right now, and people with cash to spare are well-positioned to benefit from a high rate environment



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HP's Pavilion Plus lineup offers some of the best mid-range laptop models out there, thanks to features like 16:10 displays with slim bezels, good keyboards/touchpads and solid specs. Now, the company has released its first 16-inch model, the HP Pavilion Plus 16, offering a 16.5-inch 120Hz 2.5K display, along with the latest Intel Core i7 processors — and starting at $1,000. HP also refreshed the



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Vienna-based advocacy group Noyb has filed complaints against Fitbit in Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy, alleging that the Google-owned fitness tracking company is in violation of EU data privacy regulations.    Fitbit — which sells watches that track activity, heart rate, and sleep — “forces” new users of its app to consent to data transfers outside the EU, said Noyb.  Currently, the only way



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Stocks could drop within months as headwinds mount, Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi says.
  • Stocks could slump within the next few months, says Tudor Investments' Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi.
  • Risks include AI disappointment, slower growth, and banking problems, the investor warns.
  • Inflation, a government shutdown, and a private-market shakeout could also cause problems, she says.

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The US is nearing a dream scenario where inflation falls without a spike in unemployment, according to Morgan Stanley's top economist Seth Carpenter.
  • The US is nearing a dream no-recession scenario, according to Morgan Stanley's top economist.
  • Falling inflation and steady growth show the Federal Reserve is closing in on a soft landing, Seth Carpenter said.
  • “Boy, the data are

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Company names and logos are on display at the Nasdaq MarketSite at Times Square in New York City.
Companies that came to market via SPAC mergers are struggling.
  • VinFast soared more than 800% in one of the year's best market debuts until Tuesday.
  • The value of the Vietnamese EV maker, which debuted via a SPAC merger, fell $83 billion that day. 
  • More than 75% of Spac-led mergers this year are below their float price, Bloomberg data showed.

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The Apple Watch Series 8 is on sale at Amazon again, and it has even reached a new low for certain colors. You can get the 41mm Series 8 with Midnight or Starlight aluminum cases and bands for $310, which is the lowest we've seen them go for at Amazon. The model with a Red case and band is on sale for the same price — it went for as low as $280 on Prime Day, but you can at least get one today at



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Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy and rapper Timati, who took over the Russian assets of Domino's Pizza, take part in a ceremony opening the new restaurant chain Domino Pizza in Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2023.
Anton Pinskiy and Timati unveil their Domino Pizza brand.
  • The Russian entity of Domino's Pizza filed for bankruptcy earlier this month.
  • Nine days later, a pair of Russian businessmen announced they'd taken over its assets, per Reuters.
  • They're rebranding it to "Domino Pizza" with the "i" replaced by its Russian Cyrillic equivalent.

A rapper known for his pro-Kremlin lyrics and