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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Elon Musk threatens to file a defamation suit against the ADL for “falsely accusing” X and him of being antisemitic, and blames the ADL for X's US ad sales drop — In the newest uproar you might have missed, Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, will file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League.
More: NBC News, Insider, Livemint, The Information, Tech Startups, and Bloomberg
X: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @michaelehayden, @jordanbpeterson, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @svdate, @radiofreetom, @mehdirhasan, @elonmusk, @xdaily, @mattgertz, @mattzeitlin, @asfleischman, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @kampeas, @benjysarlin, @edzitron, @ariehkovler, @buccocapital, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @rmac18, and @eladnehorai. Forums: r/Twitter
| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
After ADL's CEO noted talking to X's CEO on August 30, antisemitic X posts surged and #BanTheADL trended, as Elon Musk replied to and liked far-right posts — Anti-Semitic rhetoric has been especially rampant on the platform over the past 24 hours. — Over the past 24 hours …
More: Jerusalem Post, The Cosmopolitan Globalist, Forbes, New York Post, The Daily Beast, and Media Matters for America
Threads: @alecstapp, @eladnehorai, @tomgara, @eladnehorai, @eladnehorai, @eladnehorai, and @eladnehorai
Mastodon: @coreyrayburnyung …, @johnmcquaid@journa.host, @MattBinder@mastodon.social, @nickmartin@masto.ai, @JosephMenn@infosec.exchange, @w7voa@journa.host, @philipncohen@mastodon.social, @danwentzel@urbanists.social, @NIH_LLAMAS@mastodon.social, @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net, @rsynnott@mastodon.ie, and @ct_bergstrom@fediscience.org
X: @elonmusk, @lindayax, @elonmusk, @kampeas, @elonmusk, @jgreenblattadl, @fmanjoo, @ericcolumbus, @wajahatali, @mattbinder, @schwarz, @trhlofficial, @elonmusk, @mattyglesias, @ronfilipkowski, @rothschildmd, @elonmusk, @daithaigilbert, @keithwoodsyt, @carlzimmer, @eladnehorai, @jaredlholt, @adammaanit, @evavlaar, @benjysarlin, @mehdirhasan, @elonmusk, @deanobeidallah, @elonmusk, @eladnehorai, @jakeshieldsajj, @mattyglesias, @krassenstein, and @marietjeschaake
| Bloomberg: |
TechInsights teardown: Huawei's Mate 60 Pro uses a new Kirin 9000s chip that was fabricated in China by SMIC using a 7nm process, marking a blow to US sanctions — The company's Mate 60 Pro is powered by SMIC's 7nm chips, according to analysis that TechInsights conducted for Bloomberg News
More: PhoneArena, TechInsights Inc., and Tech Startups
X: @jaygoldberg, @pelstrom, @hsu_steve, @sroach_econ, @pelstrom, @pelstrom, @jeremywarneruk, @rodolfor, and @martijnrasser
Forums: Hacker News, r/gadgets, r/Android, r/technology, r/China, and r/hardware
| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
The Huawei Mate 60 Pro's SMIC-made 7nm Kirin 9000s chip is an evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, development and shows US curbs are porous, not useless — Chinese chipmakers have done well to bypass restrictions, but that won't be repeated often. — A new smartphone from Huawei Technologies Co … | Matt Poskitt / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Q&A with Bethesda Head of Publishing Pete Hines on releasing Starfield, working with Microsoft, Game Pass, triple-A games in 2023, debugging Starfield, and more — Head of publishing on why the developer prioritises player freedom over less buggy games, and facing expectations around its sci-fi epic| Financial Times: |
The London Stock Exchange plans to add a blockchain-based digital assets business after a year of assessment, but is “not building anything around cryptoassets” — Exchange operator in talks with UK government and regulators over new trading venue
More: CoinDesk, CryptoPotato, Cryptonews, CCN.com, Blockworks, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, Metaverse Post, SiliconANGLE, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Reuters, The Block, PYMNTS.com, UKTN, CoinJournal, and Finextra
X: @_rebeccahealey and @lauranoonanft
Forums: r/Buttcoin and Slashdot
| Alex Blake / Digital Trends: |
An interview with Apple executives Susan Prescott and Steve Sinclair on building Vision Pro apps and how Apple is trying to convince developers to create apps — Apple's Vision Pro headset hasn't launched yet, but already it's become one of the most hotly debated devices on the planet.| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple and Microsoft have argued that iMessage and Bing are insufficiently popular to be designated “gatekeepers” set to be regulated under the EU's DMA — Battle comes ahead of publication of first list of services to be regulated under Digital Markets Act
More: 9to5Mac, The Verge, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Bloomberg, Supercharged, WinBuzzer, and XDA Developers
Threads: @carnage4life, @documentingmeta, @carnage4life, and @benedictevans
| Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post: |
A look at the endless battle being waged by a group of internet sleuths, trans engineers, and activists to banish stalking forum Kiwi Farms from the internet — The anonymous forum, known as Kiwi Farms, keeps popping back online despite a relentless campaign by transgender activists and a former insider
More: Electronic Frontier Foundation and MIT Technology Review
Mastodon: @nitashatiku@mastodon.social. X: @esqueer_, @hackingbutlegal, @jessesingal, @dropkiwifarms, and @stealthygeek
Forums: r/transgender, r/technology, and Beehaw
| David Heaney / UploadVR: |
Report: Meta has partnered with LG to launch a new Quest Pro in 2025 to compete with Apple's Vision Pro; Meta also plans to release a sub-$200 headset in 2024 — Meta is reportedly partnering with LG for future Quest Pro headsets. — In November last year South Korean news outlet SBS Biz reported Meta …
More: Wccftech, Maekyung, The Ghost Howls, The Verge, Laptop Mag, and XRDailyNews
Threads: @noise.in.vacuum. Mastodon: @veedems@mastodon.social. X: @lunayian, @lunayian, @cezaryxr, and @sadlyitsbradley
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at the iPhone's upcoming Lightning to USB-C transition; sources say the revamped iPad Pro's Magic Keyboard coming in 2024 will have an aluminum top case — Also: The company confirms the date of its Sept. 12 iPhone 15 event and aims to overhaul device production with 3D printers.
More: BBC, iMore, Daring Fireball, Android Police, Forbes, Six Colors, PhoneArena, MobileSyrup, Wccftech, Macworld, MacRumors, The Apple Post, Laptop Mag, TechRadar, Pocketnow, iDownloadBlog.com, T3, BGR, Developer Tech News, Redmond Pie, Lifewire, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, Ghacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Benzinga, Supercharged, mjtsai.com, Patently Apple, PCMag, The Verge, and 9to5Mac
X: @markgurman, @theapplehub, @markgurman, @smashdawg, and @stevesi
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
Docs: Tencent, Xiaomi, and others begin enforcing China's app store rules set in August, which require regulatory disclosures; Apple has not begun checking apps — Mobile app stores in China run by Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), Xiaomi (1810.HK) and others have started to bar app publishers …
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, PYMNTS.com, Ghacks, Tech in Asia, and ChinaTechNews.com
X: @benlovejoy and @byjoshye
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