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X, Owned by Elon Musk, Brings Antitrust Suit Accusing Advertisers of a Boycott (www.nytimes.com)

The company claimed that members of the Global Alliance for Responsible Media coordinated to dissuade brands from advertising on X....

Healey on MBTA’s new tap-to-go payments: ‘You don’t have to hunt for change anymore.’ (www.bostonglobe.com)

Governor Maura Healey descended the flight of stairs at Park Street Station on Thursday morning to try the MBTA’s new “tap-to-go” payment method for buses and subways....

As controversies and accusations swirl, YouTube’s biggest star, MrBeast, carries on (www.nbcnews.com)

Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal (apnews.com)

A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....

Google Search Promotes “Nudify” Apps (www.404media.co)

Searching for “undress apps,” “best deepfake nudes,” and similar terms on Google turns up “promoted” results for apps that use AI to produce nonconsensual nude images, despite a recent update to Google’s ad policies against this exact type of content and a recent effort to derank results for apps that produce...

Faced with free speech challenge, Nazareth council repeals ‘for sale’ sign ban (www.lehighvalleylive.com)

Judge Cannon Should Have Stuck to the Beaten Path (www.lawfaremedia.org)

Where Facebook's AI Slop Comes From (www.404media.co)

Abhishek has 115,000 YouTube subscribers, dozens of instructional videos, and is part of a community of influencers selling classes and making YouTube content about how to go viral on Facebook with AI-generated images and other types of spam. These influencers act much like financial influencers in the United States, teaching...

["Biden is Dead" Conspiracy] What Do Conspiracy Theorists Do When Proved Wrong? Double Down or Move On. (www.nytimes.com)

Link is gift article. Added context in bracket otherwise doesn’t fit the sub, part in brackets is NOT the official title.

Judge denies Trails Carolina’s ‘threadbare’ attempts to strike, dismiss sexual assault lawsuit (myfox8.com)

The left loves Tim Walz. Can he unite the Democrats? (www.vox.com)

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover (apnews.com)

Where Tim Walz Stands on the Issues (time.com)

Trump tells Adin Ross he wants to ‘fire’ Black journalist who grilled him onstage (www.independent.co.uk)

Donald Trump said he would “fire” the ABC News journalist who grilled him about his past comments during a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists convention on July 31....

Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' VP pick? (abcnews.go.com)

House Dems Demand Heritage Leader Come Clean on Project 2025's Secret 180-Day Plan. (www.commondreams.org)

J. D. Vance Wants to Gut Biden’s Consumer Protections (jacobin.com)

Darryl George: Judge dismisses racial discrimination claim in civil rights lawsuit and allows sex discrimination claim to proceed (www.cnn.com)

High schoolers' mental health shows small improvement in a US government survey (apnews.com)

There are small signs of improvement in the mental health of U.S. teenagers, a government survey released Tuesday said, but the share of students — particularly girls — feeling sad and hopeless remained high....

Trump congratulates Putin on ‘great’ hostage swap (www.politico.eu)

U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump commended Russian President Vladimir Putin over a historic prisoner swap deal struck last week, suggesting the Russian leader got the better end of the agreement....

Microsoft Encourages Employee Donations to Illegal West Bank Settlements, While Barring UNRWA (www.dropsitenews.com)

Microsoft includes a number organizations based in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including at least one that fundraises to support the Israeli military, in its employee charitable giving platform. Yet the company has delisted the UN agency providing relief in Gaza, according to Microsoft employees petitioning the...

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