Condomnation: WaPo Hits Platner With Fresh 'Sneaky Stealthing' Accusation

Rate-Hike Odds Slump As US Consumer Prices Plunge Most Since COVID In June With oil prices having tumbled (before this latest resurgence) but semiconductor prices soaring still, expectations were for a small 0.1% MoM decline in CPI but in fact it printed dramatically cooler, dropping 0.4% MoM - the biggest monthly decline since COVID (April 2020), dragging the YoY CPI change down to +3.5% YoY... Source: Bloomberg Both Goods and Services costs saw YoY growth decline... Energy dominated the decline while Core Services rose very modestly... CPI breakdown: Headline CPI down 0.4% MoM in...

X Cracks Down On Large "Creator" Accounts Built On Stolen Content The saturation of large X accounts built almost entirely on recycled video clips has become impossible to ignore. Many of these accounts brand themselves as "creators," but they merely lift original reporting, strip attribution, repackage it, and monetize engagement as if the content were their own. Elon Musk and X product head Nikita Bier have zeroed in on this issue. X is now demonetizing repeat offenders while redirecting impressions and revenue to true originators. For genuine creators producing original...