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DOJ Prepares Plea Deal For Boeing
Federal prosecutors are seeking a guilty plea from Boeing on a criminal fraud charge, including a $244 million fine and a three-year probation, just before its deferred prosecution agreement over 737 Max crashes was set to expire…

Florida Man Shoots Down Walmart Drone
Dennis Winn was arrested for shooting a Walmart delivery drone in Florida, facing charges including “Criminal mischief damage over $1,000” and “Discharging a firearm in public or residential property,” after admitting to firing a warning shot…

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Instagram’s AI Label Change After Photographer Backlash

Meta has updated its controversial “Made with AI” label on Instagram to “AI info” after complaints from photographers.

The label incorrectly tagged edited real-life images as AI-generated, causing confusion and frustration, while the new label aims to more accurately represent content that has been modified with AI tools.

Users will start seeing the new labels on mobile apps first, followed by web platforms.

Tap-to-Pay Gets More Capable & Complicated

The NFC Forum has proposed a new “Multi-Purpose Tap” concept that could enhance tap-to-pay technology.

This would allow customers to not only make payments but also add loyalty points, verify IDs, and receive digital receipts with a single tap.

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Meta’s Ad Model Violates EU’s DMA

The #DMA is here to give back 🇪🇺 users the power to decide over their #data#Meta has forced millions of users across EU into a binary choice : “pay or consent”.

In our preliminary conclusion this is a breach of the DMA.

Today we take an important step to ensure Meta complies. pic.twitter.com/lGXagHuq7J

— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) July 1, 2024

The EU has charged Meta with violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) over its “pay or consent” ad model.

Meta’s approach forces users to either pay for an ad-free experience or consent to personalized ads, without offering a free, less data-intensive option.

The EU’s preliminary ruling states this violates Article 5(2) of the DMA. If found in violation, Meta could face fines up to 10 percent of its global revenue, potentially reaching $13.4 billion.

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Augie: All-In-One AI Video Studio

Augie announced the commercial launch of its flagship platform, Augie Studio, an all-in-one video studio that empowers businesses of any size, creators, marketers and AI enthusiasts to create compelling social video content at scale — regardless of their experience or skill set.

Augie Studio includes access to over 100 million pieces of pre-licensed high quality content from Getty Images, including stock photography, clips, and background music. Paying tiers also include AI-enhanced script-writing, inline recording, hundreds of pre-built AI voices, and Augie’s core automated storyboarding technology.

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