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Amazon reports Q2 ad revenue up 26% YoY to $19.81B, vs. $19.43B est., and subscription services revenue up 12% YoY to $13.73B (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/amazon-amzn-q2-earnings-report-2026.html

Amazon on deck to report earnings after the bell with cloud, capex in focus
Amazon projected its 2026 capex will reach $200 billion, and some analysts believe the total could rise in the face of surging artificial intelligence demand.

A federal judge blocks a DOD policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building, after NYT challenged the policy (Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/judge-blocks-pen…

Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Latest Media Limits After Second Suit
A Washington federal judge blocked a Department of Defense policy requiring staff escorts for credentialed reporters inside the Pentagon building.

"Det vi ser i Frankrike och Spanien är inte bara otur, det är ett tydligt tecken på de eskalerande effekterna av uppvärmning orsakad av människan".
Läs om hur våra utsläpp av växthusgaser driver på bränderna. https://www.dn.se/varlden/ny-rapport-klima

Rapport: Klimatförändringarna driver på bränder i Sydeuropa
Utsläpp av växthusgaser har gjort vädret som gynnar bränder dubbelt så sannolikt i Frankrike och minst 20 gånger mer sannolikt i Spanien, visar ny rapport.

Recht auf Reparatur greift ab Ende Juli
Ab dem 31. Juli 2026 haben Verbraucher mehr Rechte in Bezug auf erworbene Elektrogeräte, deren Reparatur und Ersatzteile.
https://www.heise.de/news/Recht-auf-Rep…

Recht auf Reparatur greift ab Ende Juli
Ab dem 31. Juli 2026 haben Verbraucher mehr Rechte in Bezug auf erworbene Elektrogeräte, deren Reparatur und Ersatzteile.

DC Housing Authority hit by cyberattack, website down
https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-housing-authority-systems-compromised-website-down-robert-white-washington-dcha

DC Housing Authority hit by cyberattack, website down
The D.C. Housing Authority's systems have been "compromised," according to Councilmember Robert White.White's office sent out an email alert about the issue on

Tipps, Tests, Reports: Mac & i 4/2026 jetzt vorab als Heft und PDF erhältlich
Ab Freitag gibt’s die neue Mac & i am Kiosk, ab heute bekommen Sie das Heft versandkostenfrei im heise shop.
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Tipps, Tests, Reports: Mac & i 4/2026 jetzt vorab als Heft und PDF erhältlich
Ab Freitag gibt’s die neue Mac & i am Kiosk, ab heute bekommen Sie das Heft versandkostenfrei im heise shop.

Reddit reports Q2 revenue up 61% YoY to $805M, vs. $730M est., forecasts Q3 revenue above est., says search referrals were "choppy"; RDDT drops 6% after hours (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/reddit-rddt-q2-2026-earnings-report.html

Reddit shares sink on 'choppy' search referrals
Reddit reported second-quarter earnings that beat on the top and the bottom, and gave a revenue forecast that topped estimates.

The Massachusetts Senate passes an amendment that would in many instances bar judges, grand juries, and others from forcing reporters to identify their sources (Matt Stout/The Boston Globe)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/30/metro/massachusetts-sen…

Massachusetts Senate passes 'shield' law protecting journalists
As of last year, Massachusetts was one of only nine states in the country without a reporters shield law, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

Amazon shares closed up 15.32% on Friday, the biggest one-day jump since April 2012, after the company reported accelerating AWS revenue (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-30/amazon-reports-…

LinkedIn introduces a "seems like AI slop" button to allow users to report posts they think are AI-generated (Joseph Cox/404 Media)
https://www.404media.co/linkedin-introduces-a-seems-like-ai-slop-button/

LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button
Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.