Many current and former Amazon executives, showrunners, and agents say Amazon Studios is confusing and frustrating; one showrunner says Studios has "no vision" (Kim Masters/The Hollywood Reporter)

Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter:
Many current and former Amazon executives, showrunners, and agents say Amazon Studios is confusing and frustrating; one showrunner says Studios has “no vision”  —  Despite ambitious bets like ‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ and the upcoming ‘Citadel,’ insiders complain that there's still …

OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite launch in India today: Time, likely price, specs and all you need to know

OnePlus is set to launch its latest products, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite and OnePlus Nord Buds 2, in its "Larger than Life" event today. According to polls running on OnePlus's official Twitter account, the base model of Nord CE 3 Lite may be priced above Rs 20,000, while the Nord Buds 2 may be priced under Rs 5,000. The Nord CE 3 Lite is expected to house a 108MP AI Triple Camera, a 5,000 mAh battery, 67W SUPERVOOC rapid charging, and run on a Snapdragon 695 5G chipset. The Nord Buds 2 are the first TWS buds in the Nord category equipped with ANC and 12.4mm Extra-large Drivers. https://ift.tt/kaZKsG7

In a referendum 89% of Parisians voted against keeping shared e-scooters in the city; Lime, Dott, and Tier will have to pull their fleets out by September 1 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
In a referendum 89% of Parisians voted against keeping shared e-scooters in the city; Lime, Dott, and Tier will have to pull their fleets out by September 1  —  In a major blow to shared micromobility companies Lime, Dott and Tier, Paris has voted to ban rental e-scooters from their streets.

Twitter updates the description of all blue checkmarks to say "This account is verified because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account" (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter updates the description of all blue checkmarks to say “This account is verified because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account”  —  On Sunday, Twitter did something different: It updated the language in the description of verified users …

Sources: in November 2021, five days after Biden put NSO on a Commerce Dept. blacklist, a shell company acting as a front for the US gov't licensed NSO software (New York Times)

New York Times:
Sources: in November 2021, five days after Biden put NSO on a Commerce Dept. blacklist, a shell company acting as a front for the US gov't licensed NSO software  —  The Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO.

In a now deleted tweet, Elon Musk said verified accounts would get a "few weeks grace" but would lose their badges if "they tell they won't pay now" (Aaron McDade/Yahoo Finance)

Aaron McDade / Yahoo Finance:
In a now deleted tweet, Elon Musk said verified accounts would get a “few weeks grace” but would lose their badges if “they tell they won't pay now”  —  - The first day of Twitter's previously announced axing of “legacy” verified checks nearly passed without incident.