Good morning! Twitter has added a "state-affiliated media" warning label to NPR, adding it to the likes of Russia's RT and China's Xinhua. Who from NPR pissed off Elon? 🤭

🌶 Highlight of the day 🌶

Substack unveiled Notes, a Twitter competitor. Users can publish posts that appear in a new dedicated tab. Substack claims it won't run ads, which if true means the logic is two-fold: (1) convert casual readers into paying subs; and (2) create on-platform engagement that drives network effects (recommendations) to build a competitive moat 🌊

 ♨️ Hot off the press launches

Big tech

• Google Play adds requirement for easy data deletion from apps 

• Google launches a DIY security system in partnership with ADT

• Microsoft Edge tests letting users share multiple browser tabs

• Meta announces that its working on generative-AI ads

• Robinhood to increase FDIC Insurance to $2m

General and early-stage

• Mozart announces a free tier for its data analytics product 

• Notion ships Button functionality

• Adthos launches an AI platform to automate creating audio ads

• Forest Admin ships a cloud based low-code internal tool builder

• Hyve publicly launches its social savings app for Gen Z  

🔍 Other good finds

• Optimal. Results from Substack's round-number pricing experiment

• Luck of the Irish. Stripe's growth slows down

• Bootstrapped. How SaaS businesses can use ChatGPT for marketing

🧈 Twitter nugget

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-  Amol