Intro

It’s been… two weeks. Let’s check in on how Threads is doing. Streaming players continue to raise prices. Microsoft still plans on fighting for its prize. Are the incumbents winning the AI race? And the interesting startup that wants to use light instead of electricity in computer chips.

Sponsors:

• Notion.com/ride

Links:

• The spam bots have now found Threads, as company announces its own ‘rate limits’ (TechCrunch)
• Five reasons Threads could still go the distance (Platformer)
• Peacock to raise its subscription prices on August 17 (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft-Activision Deal Poised to Close Later Than Planned (Bloomberg)
• Wix’s new tool can create entire websites from prompts (TechCrunch)
• UK chip designer raises millions from Agnelli fund (FT)

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