On this day in 2023 - 6/29/2023

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6/29/2023 - On this day in 2023

Ad-Fraud Claims Could Force Google to Pay Billions. But Don't Hold Your Breath. A research firm found Google's video ad system defrauds customers 80% of the time. Some advertisers want their money back. But don't hold your breath_GIZMODO

When companies have more influence than countries_TECHCRUNCH

Microsoft brings new AI-powered shopping tools to Bing and Edge_TECHCRUNCH

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight set to lift off this morning_TECHCRUNCH

Meta expects recommendation models ‘orders of magnitude’ bigger than GPT-4. Why?_TECHCRUNCH

Self-Taped Auditions Are Expensive, Controversial, and They Aren’t Going Anywhere_INDIEWIRE

The Best Indoor Security Cameras_WIRED

AI Eye: AI travel booking hilariously bad, 3 weird uses for ChatGPT, crypto plugins_COINTELEGRAPH

Crypto Scam Boom: TRM Labs Reveals $7.8 Billion In Losses In 2022_BITCOINIST

Supreme Court rejects affirmative action at colleges as unconstitutional_CNBC

Tiffany's flagship store in Manhattan is on fire, authorities say_NBC

A mom offered lemonade stand jobs. Alabama’s labor department stepped in_WAPO

Women Interviewing for Bill Gates’s Private Office Were Asked Sexually Explicit Questions_WSJ

Florida Malaria Cases Spark Bill Gates Conspiracy Theory_NEWSWEEK

Chinese Balloon Used American Tech to Spy on Americans_WSJ

National Geographic lays off its last remaining staff writers_WAPO

Big News Publishers Look to Team Up to Address Impact of AI_WSJ

People Hire Phone Bots to Torture Telemarketers_WSJ

Astronomers reveal evidence of universe's 'background hum’_AFP

A fist bump for history! Crew onboard Virgin Galactic spaceplane celebrates successful launch by locking knuckles as company's first commercial space mission goes to plan_DAILYMAIL

Chinese spy balloon that hovered over US for weeks was using off-the-shelf American-made technology to collect photos, videos and other information, report reveals - after Beijing claimed it was just monitoring weather_DAILYMAIL

Artists, your jobs are safe for now: 'World's most advanced' humanoid robot attempts to draw a CAT - but she definitely won't be winning the Turner Prize any time soon!_DAILYMAIL

Typeface, which is building generative AI for brands, raises $100M at a $1B valuation_TECHCRUNCH

Speakeasy is using AI to automate API creation and distribution_TECHCRUNCH

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