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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Telegram CEO being charged in a French criminal investigation over content moderation, Yelp suing Google for antitrust violations, a week in AI-generated nonsense, and more.
- Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France
- French authorities arrest Telegram’s CEO
- Why the Telegram CEO’s arrest is such a big deal
- Telegram CEO charged in French criminal investigation
- Telegram CEO Pavel Durov faces court questioning in France.
- French prosecutors explain why they arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
- How Pavel Durov, Telegram’s Founder, Went From Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg to Wanted Man
- Can Tech Executives Be Held Responsible for What Happens on Their Platforms?
- How Telegram played itself
- Yelp sues Google for antitrust violations
- TikTok must face a lawsuit for recommending the viral ‘blackout challenge’
- California State Assembly passes sweeping AI safety bill
- Mark Zuckerberg responds to GOP pressure, says Biden pushed to ‘censor’ covid post
- Google Gemini will let you create AI-generated people again
- xAI’s new Grok image generator floods X with controversial AI fakes
- X’s Grok directs to government site after sharing false election info
- Smart home company Brilliant has found a buyer
- ESPN ‘Where to Watch’ feature helps find where to stream sporting events
- Plaud’s NotePin is an AI wearable for summarizing meetings and taking voice notes
- The maker of the Palma has a new cheaper e-reader
- The Dyson Airwrap i.d. is a smarter hair curler
- Snapchat finally launched an iPad app
- Instagram adds what photos have always needed: words
- Apple’s iPhone 16 launch event is set for September
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