Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of October 3rd 2023

Alexa Flash Briefings

This is your daily news briefing from Cheddar. The state department lowered the wait times for passport processing by two weeks. Passport applications will now have wait times of 8 to 11 weeks. There will also be an expedited service for 60 bucks that takes 5 to 7 weeks. The state department suggests applying for a passport 6 to 9 months before the old one expires is planning on charging Europeans $14 a month to have an ad free Instagram upping that to $17 a month for both Instagram and Facebook. The European Union has rules that restrict Mata's ability to show personalized ads without consent. So this would be another way for the social media giant to make up for lost revenue. X formerly known as Twitter is entering a revenue sharing partnership with Paris Hilton and her media company. 11 11, the companies will work together to create four original video content programs per year including a live shopping experience. And that's your news update I'm do in New York.