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Emma Roth / The Verge:

Sony plans to raise PlayStation Plus' annual subscription prices in September: Essential from $60 to $80, Extra from $100 to $135, and Premium from $120 to $160 — Sony is raising the price of its PlayStation Plus subscription next month. The service's annual Essential plan will go from $60 to $80 …

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft plans to address a Windows 11 “unintended behavior” that for months has caused malware-like notification pop-ups promoting Bing search to Chrome users — I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11 machine this weekend. There I was minding my own business in Chrome …

More: Ars Technica, Windows Central, Thurrott, and iPhone in Canada Blog

Threads: @andynico. Mastodon: @threatresearch@infosec … and @AAKL@infosec.exchange

X: @crashthompsonxo, @tomwarren, @quinnypig, @darkpatterns, @tealfuleyes, and @darkpatterns

Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, and r/microsoft

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple is testing 3D printing the stainless steel Apple Watch Series 9's chassis to speed up production, boost sustainability, and lower costs over time — - New approach will use less material and be more eco-friendly — Company is trying out the process with steel Apple Watches

More: XDA Developers, Reuters, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Barron's Online, The Verge, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, Forbes, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, Supercharged, The Voice of 3D Printing, and Redmond Pie

X: @markgurman. Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Microsoft retires Visual Studio for Mac, saying the IDE will get “servicing updates for security issues and updated platforms from Apple” until August 31, 2024 — Microsoft has announced plans to discontinue Visual Studio for Mac. The latest version of the company's IDE …

More: Visual Studio Blog, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, Visual Studio Magazine, Neowin, and MSPoweruser

Bluesky: @sbisson.com. X: @migueldeicaza, @timeyoutakeit, and @migueldeicaza

Forums: news.ycombinator.com, Hacker News, r/csharp, and r/dotnet

Richard Lawler / The Verge:

An image with the alt text “A person takes a call on a Pixel 8 Pro phone in Porcelain” popped up on a Google Store page, revealing the as-yet-unannounced device — Continuing the storied tradition of Google's Pixel devices being some of the most-leaked hardware ever …

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google announces a hardware event on October 4 at 10am ET in New York City, where the company is expected to unveil the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and Pixel Watch 2

More: 9to5Google, CNET, Android Authority, The Verge, Gizmodo, XDA Developers, Engadget, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, CrackBerry, Laptop Mag, Android Police, Lifewire, Neowin, Tom's Guide, Android Central, CNBC, TechCrunch, OnMSFT.com, Liliputing, Chrome Unboxed, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Wccftech, SlashGear, Android Headlines, Pocket-lint, and PhoneArena

Threads: @googlepixel and @mishaal_rahman

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:

OpenAI files a motion to dismiss two similar lawsuits from book authors alleging copyright infringement, saying the authors “misconceive the scope of copyright” — Authors claim generative AI is just a “grift” that repackages original works. — This week, OpenAI finally responded …

More: TorrentFreak, Reuters, The Decoder, Bloomberg Law, UNITED STATES DISTRICT …, and VICE

Forums: Slashdot and Ars OpenForum

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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:

In July 2023, the NHTSA ordered Tesla to provide data on Autopilot's “Elon mode”, which eliminates prompts for drivers to their keep hands on the wheel — - Tesla received a special order from the National Highway Transportation Administration in late July requiring …

More: The Register, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Associated Press, Tech.co, Tech Xplore, TweakTown, Electrek, Reuters, and The Verge

Forums: Hacker News and r/teslamotors

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Seattle-based Hyperproof, which offers SaaS risk and compliance management tools, raised $40M led by Riverwood Capital, taking its total funding to $66.5M — Hyperproof, a software-as-a-service risk and compliance management company, today announced that it raised $40 million in a funding round led …

More: SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Hyperproof, Hyperproof, FinTech Global, and FinSMEs

Bloomberg:

China starts approving the first batch of generative AI services for public rollout; Baidu receives approval to launch its Ernie Bot to the public on August 31 — - Regulators may give out the green-light as soon as this week — Beijing deems AI a business as well as political imperative

More: Engadget, MIT Technology Review, Reuters, Reuters, MarketWatch, and Seeking Alpha. X: @pingroma

Gabriel Sanchez / Bloomberg:

Bumble, Match, and Grindr explore more expensive subscription tiers for users seeking a more curated experience; Bumble says some users feel $40 to $50 is “low” — - New weekly subscriptions are driving Gen Z subscription growth — Premium tiers are also planned as paying user growth stalls

More: 9to5Mac. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to

Leo Lewis / Financial Times:

Sources: Chinese hackers accessed Japanese cybersecurity agency NISC's emails for up to nine months; experts: China may be behind Port of Nagoya's July 4 attack — Infiltration comes as allies scrutinise Tokyo's defences against hacking — The organisation responsible for Japan's national defences …

More: The Record, SC Media, Security Affairs, Metacurity, and The Information

X: @shashj, @matthew_pines, @war_student, @johnnysaks130, @lukolejnik, and @danwblack

Caiwei Chen / Rest of World:

Chinese sextortion scammers have flooded X, harassing political dissidents and influential opinion leaders since the site added paid blue checks in April 2023 — Scammers are targeting Chinese-language users, harassing political dissidents and influential figures.

More: MIT Technology Review and New York Post

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @casilli@mamot.fr

X: @mvzelenks, @restofworld, @restofworld, @caiweic, @restofworld, @hrichina, and @restofworld. LinkedIn: Thomas Freeman

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:

Tel Aviv-based AI21 Labs, which develops text-generating AI tools, raised a $155M Series C at a $1.4B valuation, bringing its total raised to $283M — AI21 Labs, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing a range of text-generating AI tools, has raised $155 million in a Series C funding round led …

More: The Information and VentureBeat

Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch:

Salesforce reports Q2 revenue up 11% YoY to $8.6B, vs. $8.53B est., and forecasts Q3 and FY 2024 revenue above expectations; CRM jumps 5%+ — Salesforce sees third-quarter earnings of $2.05 to $2.06 a share, compared with Street's $1.84 — Salesforce Inc. shares rallied …

More: Reuters, Bloomberg, Salesforce, CNBC, and Constellation Research

Emily Bary / MarketWatch:

CrowdStrike reports Q2 revenue up 37% YoY to $731.6M, vs. $724.2M est., ARR up 37% YoY to $2.93B, and forecasts Q3 and FY 2024 revenue above expectations — Cybersecurity stock dips in aftermarket action — CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. topped expectations with its results and outlook for the latest quarter …

More: Investor's Business Daily and Crowdstrike

Lora Kolodny / CNBC:

Court filing: X faces 2,200 arbitration cases from employees laid off after Elon Musk took over; the filing fees alone could be $3.5M for such a volume of cases — - Elon Musk's X Corp. is facing 2,200 arbitration cases, a court filing in Delaware revealed on Monday.

More: CourtListener, Forbes, Mashable, 9to5Mac, Cybernews.com, and Insider

Mastodon: @chikorita157@sakurajima.moe. X: @zenofdesign. LinkedIn: Lora Kolodny. Forums: r/news and r/EnoughMuskSpam

Reuters:

Filing: Nvidia says the US expanded export restrictions of “a subset of A100 and H100” chips to regions beyond China, including some Middle East countries — The U.S. government has imposed restrictions on some Nvidia (NVDA.O) artificial intelligence chip exports to certain countries …

More: Telegraph and Tom's Hardware

Jordan Fragen / VentureBeat:

Data.ai and IDC project that consumers will spend $108B on mobile games in 2023, or ~55% of game spending globally, $43B on consoles, and $40B on PC and Mac — While the games industry isn't growing according to Data.ai and IDC's latest report, spending declines are leveling off faster than expected.

More: Data.ai, Pocket Gamer.biz, and Mobilegamer.biz

Jon Porter / The Verge:

Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, with a 6.46" 90Hz OLED display, dual 50MP cameras, 30W charging, and eight years of patches, shipping on September 14 — The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone.

More: CNET, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, T3, TechRadar, Fairphone, PCMag, Phandroid, Android Headlines, PhoneArena, Engadget, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Android Authority, SPARROWS NEWS, Gizchina, Liliputing, nextpit, Digital Trends, Wccftech, Android Police, TechSpot, ZDNet, TechEBlog, OSnews, and Phone Scoop

X: @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, @dvrkplayer, and @fairphone

Forums: r/gadgets and Beehaw

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Ali Watkins / New York Times:

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

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Blassy Boben / Reuters:

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Financial Times:

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Jordyn Holman / New York Times:

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Makena Kelly / The Verge:

A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US aimed at age-gating minors' access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike

X: @mike_salter, @eff, @matthew_d_green, and @matthew_d_green

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Financial Times:

Critics say India's personal data protection bill passed earlier in August gives authorities the power to surveil via equipment at subsea cable landing stations

More: DatacenterDynamics and Livemint

Wall Street Journal:

Despite a rough year for the memory chip business, SK Hynix's stock rose almost 60% in 2023, benefiting from AI applications that rely on high bandwidth memory

More: Tom's Hardware

Lilian Zhang / South China Morning Post:

Alibaba's T-Head, VeriSilicon, and seven other Chinese chip companies form a patent protection alliance for RISC-V to share and license patents to third parties

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Alex Zorn / Chicago Business Journal:

Chicago-based Mediafly, which provides a revenue enablement service to Adobe, ADP, Honeywell, Nestlé, and other large companies, raised $80M led by BIP Ventures

More: Tech Funding News, Chicago Business, Mediafly, and Forrester

X: @bipventures and @mediafly

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:

Source: Robinhood, whose entry into crypto was powered by Jump Trading, parted ways with the firm in early July; Jump has reportedly pulled back from the US

More: Fortune and Coinspeaker

X: @twobitidiot and @hsakatrades. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency

Casey Newton / Platformer:

Meta's Oversight Board took 234 days to rule in an incitement to violence case involving Cambodian PM Hun Sen, revealing the board's glacial pace for operations

More: Transparency Center, Engadget, and The Hill

Threads: @crumbler. Bluesky: @zitron.bsky.social. X: @ttp_updates, @oversightboard, @jackshafer, @johnwilson, and @oversightboard

Amir Efrati / The Information:

Source: OpenAI is on pace to generate $1B+ in revenue over the next 12 months by selling its AI tools and the computing capacity for them, up from $28M in 2022

More: SiliconANGLE, The Decoder, Fast Company, Watcher Guru, CryptoSlate, Analytics India Magazine, New York Post, OnMSFT.com, Fortune, Tech Startups, WinBuzzer, and PYMNTS.com

Mastodon: @VaughnVernon@mastodon.social and @matt@isfeeling.social

X: @pt, @emollick, @kazanjy, @aaronpholmes, @amir, @ejzim, @benitoz, @pradeeepk, and @scobleizer. LinkedIn: John Curtius

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Tether added Britannia Bank & Trust, a privately held bank based in the Bahamas, in recent months to process USD transfers, as US banks cut crypto ties

More: Bitcoin News, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Daily, Cryptonews, Protos, Cryptopolitan, PYMNTS.com, and Ethereum World News

X: @parrotcapital, @parrotcapital, @quinnypig, @bitfinexed, and @danny_mx

Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:

In a “safety” blog post, X announces “paid-for promoted political posts”, starting in the US, and plans to “provide a global advertising transparency center”

More: Twitter, Agence France-Presse, zylstra.org, Forbes, MediaNama, Ars Technica, Silicon Republic, and Gizmodo

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