Apple removes RFE/RL’s Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Apple removes RFE/RL’s Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others  —  U.S. technology giant Apple has notified RFE/RL that it has removed several of its apps following a request from Russia’s media regulator, Roskomnadzor.

Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View  —  Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more.  When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced …

UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers’ time (Jibin Joseph/PCMag)

Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers’ time  —  After a survey found that 71% of Brits want revenge on scammers, mobile operator O2 deploys Daisy, an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line to waste their time.

X sues to block California’s AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech (Peter Blumberg/Bloomberg)

Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California’s AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech  —  Elon Musk’s social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media …

Alibaba reports Q2 revenue up 5% YoY to ~$32.4B, below ~$32.7B est., and net income up 58% YoY to ~$6.07B due to the performance of its equity investments (Ruxandra Iordache/CNBC)

Ruxandra Iordache / CNBC:
Alibaba reports Q2 revenue up 5% YoY to ~$32.4B, below ~$32.7B est., and net income up 58% YoY to ~$6.07B due to the performance of its equity investments  —  Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Friday beat profit expectations in its September quarter, but sales fell short as sluggishness …

Ant Group’s profit grew ~193% YoY in the June quarter to $1.05B, reversing a year-long decline as it regains its footing from the Chinese government crackdown (Lulu Yilun Chen/Bloomberg)

Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg:
Ant Group’s profit grew ~193% YoY in the June quarter to $1.05B, reversing a year-long decline as it regains its footing from the Chinese government crackdown  —  – The Fintech company posted 7.5 billion in quarterly profit  — Ant is seeking overseas and artificial intelligence expansion