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Filing: Elon Musk asks a judge to delay the Twitter trial starting on October 17, since he is arranging financing and his acquisition would close by October 28 — Key details on the $44 billion offer are still being hashed out on a deal that could head off a trial set to begin in Delaware in a little more than week.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Musk-Twitter talks are stuck on a debt-financing issue; Musk wants to reserve the right to sue Twitter for allegedly misleading him about bot accounts — Talks between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. to reach a resolution of the $44 billion takeover are stuck in part over Musk's statement …
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Fortune, Wall Street Journal, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @sarahfrier, @martinsfp, @strngwys, and @sawyermerritt
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Twitter agreed to delay a deposition of Elon Musk by its lead litigation attorney on October 6 in Austin, as both sides hash out the $44B deal — Tesla chief and social media group are negotiating end to legal fight to finalise $44bn buyout — Twitter has agreed to delay … | New York Times: |
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Protos, The Daily Beast, Observer, Gizmodo, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @reckless, @annmlipton, @seldo, @ivanthek, @andrewscurria, @modestproposal1, and @karaswisher
| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Google announces the Pixel 7 Pro with a 6.7-inch 120Hz LTPO display, updated “camera bar”, Tensor G2, Android 13, and software face unlock, starting at $899 — At the latest Made by Google launch event, Google has fully detailed the Pixel 7 Pro following a number of early looks, leaks, and teases.
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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XDA Developers, SiliconANGLE, CNET, Pricebaba.com Daily, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, CNET, XDA Developers, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, 9to5Google, and The Verge
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the circular Pixel Watch with a 41mm case, a curved display, Fitbit health features, and Wear OS, $350 for Wi-Fi and $400 for LTE; preorder now — Google gets into the smartwatch game for real with the $350 Wear OS device — 2021 was the Pixel's year.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @stshank, @jetscott, @ronamadeo, @joannastern, @dcseifert, @lanceulanoff, @stshank, @wmsteele, @jetscott, and @richontech
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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PCMag, Android Police, TechSpot, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, and SlashGear
Tweets: @c_davies, @jetscott, @vicmsong, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @jetscott, @captain2phones, @andrewmartonik, @tomwarren, and @philnickinson
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
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Wall Street Journal, Pricebaba.com Daily, Digital Trends, Phandroid, Wareable, and CNBC. Tweets: @reckless. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Fake LinkedIn executive profiles, which pair AI-generated photos with text from real accounts, are becoming headaches for HR departments and invite-only groups — A recent proliferation of phony executive profiles on LinkedIn is creating something of an identity crisis for the business networking site …
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Bloomberg, WinBuzzer, Thurrott, Interdependent Thoughts, Beyond Search, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @briankrebs, @fbajak, and @jangles
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
After investors bet an estimated ~$100B on self-driving vehicles, startups see little progress, falling back on simulations and remote operators as losses mount — The first car woke Jennifer King at 2 a.m. with a loud, high‑pitched hum. “It sounded like a hovercraft,” she says, and that wasn't the weird part.| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
iPhone 14 Plus review: a multiday battery, a bright screen, and lightweight, but hard to use one-handed, no ProMotion, and adopting eSIM may be painful for some — Excellent battery life and a large display make the 14 Plus upgrade-worthy … This is the new iPhone that most people want.
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Marques Brownlee on YouTube, Apple, Engadget, The Irish Times, Wall Street Journal, 9to5Mac, CNBC, CNET, BGR, TechRadar, iThinkDifferent, Redmond Pie, Pocket-lint, Mashable, Tom's Guide, MacRumors, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Cult of Mac, iMore, iClarified, AppleInsider, ZDNet, fpt., and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @trickholland, @allisonjo1, @joannastern, @mkbhd, and @julianchokkattu
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Six robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, pledge not to support the weaponization of their products and say adding weapons will erode trust in robots — Several robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics, are pledging not to support the weaponization of their products and are calling …
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TechCrunch, VICE, Engadget, PCMag, Boston Dynamics, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @bjornfix, @mythserene, @leahmcelrath, @athertonkd, @stevekovach, @tonyromm, @caseynewton, @chuckwendig, @therickwilson, @kantrowitz, @eperea, @kailijoy, @budrykzack, @hypervisible, and @ismh
| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
Internal ByteDance report: revenue grew nearly 80% YoY to $61.7B in 2021 but operating losses more than tripled YoY from $2.14B to $7.15B due to growth spending — Social-media giant saw its operating losses more than triple last year to above $7 billion — TikTok, Instagram Reels … | Financial Times: |
An investigation shows Amazon, Microsoft, and others destroy millions of data storage devices each year, creating huge waste when secure software wiping exists — Companies like Amazon and Microsoft routinely destroy used hard drives in the name of data security — but industry insiders say there is a better option
Tweets: @halvarflake, @financialtimes, @pt, @gerrymcgovern, @solutionicist, @alexandraheal, @rubenvezzoni, @rubenvezzoni, @dinodaizovi, and @amanwy
| Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters: |
Sources: a Paris court lowered a 2020 antitrust fine against Apple from €1.1B to €372M; the fine was related to alleged behavior in Apple's distribution network — A French court on Thursday substantially lowered a fine against iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) for alleged anti-competitive behaviour …
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9to5Mac, Barron's Online, Livemint, The Economic Times, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, CNBC, MacRumors, BGR, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @msttrader and @dibartz
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Letter: Tiger Global is aiming to raise $6B for its next fund that invests in privately held tech companies, less than half of what it raised for its prior fund — Tiger Global is seeking to raise $6 billion for its next fund that invests in privately-held tech companies, according to an investor letter viewed by Axios.
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PYMNTS.com, AlleyWatch, The Economic Times, The Information, and The Block
Tweets: @ericnewcomer, @kateclarktweets, and @danprimack
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitter starts rolling out an edit button to Twitter Blue subscribers in the US, a few days after giving it to subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand — Twitter's edit button is finally arriving in the US. The company will begin gradually rolling out the long-awaited feature …
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MacRumors, TechCrunch, CNET, XDA Developers, GovTech, Variety, and BGR
Tweets: @mkbhd, @ronfilipkowski, @caseynewton, @neelkantbakshi, @rjcc, @phil_lewis_, @leighlew3, @sarahintampa, @heidikahkonen, @warmoth, @rayminehane, and @laurengoode
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
Shopify settles a lawsuit with five major education publishers that claimed the platform ignored notices of users selling pirated textbooks and other materials — Shopify Inc has settled allegations by a group of major educational publishers that the Canadian e-commerce company enables piracy … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter makes crowdsourced fact-checking Birdwatch notes on tweets visible to all US users, says seeing them causes 15%-35% fewer likes or retweets on average — After last month's expansion of Twitter's crowdsourced fact-checking program known as Birdwatch, Twitter announced this morning …
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Insider, Adweek, The Verge, Twitter, and Twitter Open Source
Tweets: @birdwatch, @birdwatch, and @birdwatch
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