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Sources: Uber halts plans to launch food delivery in five of the seven European countries it had targeted for expansion as it pursues a Delivery Hero takeover (Kieran Smith/Financial Times) startup

Sources: Uber halts plans to launch food delivery in five of the seven European countries it had targeted for expansion as it pursues a Delivery Hero takeover (Kieran Smith/Financial Times)

Kieran Smith / Financial Times: Sources: Uber halts plans to launch food delivery in five of the seven European countries it had targeted for expansion as it pursues a Delivery Hero takeover — Ride-hailing company will no longer launch in five of its seven planned new markets this year — Uber has paused the majority …

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India issues a notice to Telegram, asking it to curb the spread of pirated films and other copyrighted content, and seeks an action-taken report within 15 days (Sejal Sharma/Hindustan Times) startup

India issues a notice to Telegram, asking it to curb the spread of pirated films and other copyrighted content, and seeks an action-taken report within 15 days (Sejal Sharma/Hindustan Times)

Sejal Sharma / Hindustan Times: India issues a notice to Telegram, asking it to curb the spread of pirated films and other copyrighted content, and seeks an action-taken report within 15 days — The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued a notice to Telegram on Saturday, asking the messaging platform …

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Trump's God, guns and anticommunist Fourth of July startup

Trump's God, guns and anticommunist Fourth of July

In a delayed Fourth of July speech from the National Mall, President Trump emphasized American military strength and a Christian identity for the nation as part of his vision for the 250th anniversary of the United States. He voiced opposition to communism, asserting that it fails everywhere. Trump's rhetoric also included religious references, stressing divine guidance. He promoted the SAVE America Act voter ID bill, claiming it would eliminate election fraud. The event faced weather disruptions, but Trump continued to rally support, dubbing the celebration a "TRUMP RALLY."

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AWS says Mechanical Turk will no longer accept new customers and that it is placing the crowdsourcing service in maintenance, signaling its future retirement (Simon Sharwood/The Register) startup

AWS says Mechanical Turk will no longer accept new customers and that it is placing the crowdsourcing service in maintenance, signaling its future retirement (Simon Sharwood/The Register)

Simon Sharwood / The Register: AWS says Mechanical Turk will no longer accept new customers and that it is placing the crowdsourcing service in maintenance, signaling its future retirement — Workers who use OG crowdsourcing platform say AWS is closing accounts — Amazon Web Services will stop accepting new customers …

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Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian) startup

Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian)

Aisha Down / The Guardian: Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms — Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical

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