Infosys CEO Salil Parekh clears company's stance on moonlighting: Does not support dual employment and more

Infosys recently reported a bigger-than-expected increase in the second-quarter profit, boosted by strong margin growth. https://ift.tt/hLlTWed

The Wire responds, including an alleged recording of an internal Instagram subdomain and DKIM verification, to Meta's statement questioning its XCheck probe (The Wire)

The Wire:
The Wire responds, including an alleged recording of an internal Instagram subdomain and DKIM verification, to Meta's statement questioning its XCheck probe  —  A point-by-point response to Meta's statement questioning The Wire's story on the ease with which the BJP IT Cell head is able to get Instagram to delete posts he reports.

Internal Meta docs detail its metaverse struggles; Horizon Worlds has ~200K MAUs vs. a goal of 500K by end of 2022; 9% of worlds are ever visited by 50+ people (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
Internal Meta docs detail its metaverse struggles; Horizon Worlds has ~200K MAUs vs. a goal of 500K by end of 2022; 9% of worlds are ever visited by 50+ people  —  Most visitors to Horizon Worlds generally don't return after first month; ‘an empty world is a sad world’

A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals (Simon Owens/Simon Owens's Media Newsletter)

Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
A look at Spotify's podcast exclusivity strategy, which led to 75% audience drops for some Gimlet shows and caused others, like the Obamas, not to renew deals  —  The open podcast ecosystem isn't dead yet.  —  Welcome!  I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried backtracks on spending $1B on US political races by 2024, saying it was a "dumb quote"; SBF has donated ~$40M in the 2022 cycle (Politico)

Politico:
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried backtracks on spending $1B on US political races by 2024, saying it was a “dumb quote”; SBF has donated ~$40M in the 2022 cycle  —  , which is delivered to our subscribers each morning at 5:15 a.m. The POLITICO Pro platform combines the news you need …

A letter to Senate leaders from ~250 industry groups urges a confirmation hearing for Gigi Sohn to the FCC to end a 21-month deadlock and enable Biden's agenda (Washington Post)

Washington Post:
A letter to Senate leaders from ~250 industry groups urges a confirmation hearing for Gigi Sohn to the FCC to end a 21-month deadlock and enable Biden's agenda  —  Almost 250 groups will send a letter Friday to congressional leaders, calling for the Senate to vote to confirm Democratic nominee Gigi Sohn