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September 6, 2023, 5:10 AM
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Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google refreshes Android's logo and releases updates to its mobile app and services, including its “At a Glance” widget and its visual accessibility app Lookout  —  Google is releasing a grab bag of updates to its mobile apps and services, including an At a Glance Google Assistant widget …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple says the visionOS beta will include the App Store this fall and iPadOS and iOS apps will be published automatically on the Vision Pro App Store by default  —  As developers continue to work on bringing their apps to Vision Pro, Apple has shared a new update via its website with details on the Vision Pro's App Store.
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Mozilla finds that 25 major car brands examined fail to adhere to the most basic privacy and security standards in their new internet-connected models  —  Bad news: your car is a spy.  Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
IPO filing: Apple signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040”; Apple is among the companies that invested $735M in Arm's IPO  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according to Arm's initial public offering documents filed on Tuesday.
Manya Saini / Reuters:
Filing: SoftBank aims to raise up to $4.87B by offering 95.5M Arm shares priced around $47-$51, which would set a ~$52B valuation and mark 2023's biggest US IPO
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Apple acquires Sweden-based BIS Records, founded in 1973, and plans to fold the classical music label into Apple Music Classical and Apple's A&R label Platoon  —  More than 80% of the music we listen to today is delivered over streaming, according to figures from last year.
RT Watson / The Block:
MetaMask says its customers in the US, the UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether for traditional fiat currency via its new sell function  —  - Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.
Sundar Pichai / The Keyword:
Sundar Pichai reflects on Google turning 25: search is “still our biggest moonshot”, AI will be the biggest tech shift “we see in our lifetimes”, and more  —  Editor's note: Google will officially celebrate our 25th birthday later this month.
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Source: the FTC plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon later this month, after Amazon offered no concessions in an August meeting with FTC officials  —  E-commerce giant's lawyers offered no concessions in talks with agency officials last month  —  officials haven't offered concessions …
Amanda Hoover / Wired:
NYC's Local Law 18, which imposes registration and other requirements on short-term rentals, goes into force, potentially wiping out thousands of Airbnbs  —  Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft rolls out a new Xbox dashboard that lets users stream Xbox gameplay one-way to anyone on Discord, a tool for reporting Xbox voice chat clips, and more  —  Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox dashboard for September that includes the ability to stream your Xbox gameplay to Discord friends …
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Email: Genesis Global Trading plans to close its US-focused spot crypto trading platform on September 18 and all remaining open accounts by September 30  —  The subsidiary had escaped parent company Genesis Global's lending-induced bankruptcy.  —  Genesis' U.S.-focused spot crypto trading business …
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
AGs in all 50 US states urge Congress to study how AI can be used to exploit kids, including via AI-made pornography, and pass legislation to guard against it  —  The top prosecutors in all 50 states are urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence can be used to exploit children through pornography …
Vishal Chawla / The Block:
Visa expands its USDC stablecoin settlements to Solana and has partnered with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilots that have already moved millions of USDC via VisaNet  —  - Visa expanded its USDC stablecoin settlement capabilities to Solana, forming partnerships with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilot programs.
Financial Times:
Margrethe Vestager is stepping down as the EU's competition chief to run for a job at the EIB, and justice commissioner Didier Reynders will now assume the role  —  Belgian politician appointed while incumbent Margrethe Vestager targets top job at European Investment Bank

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: NYT columnist Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Trevor Phillips, and Gianna Toboni will join 60 Minutes; Norah O'Donnell will also take up 60 Minutes duties

Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC News launches the “20/20 True Crime+” subscription tier on Apple Podcasts, offering ad-free access to 20/20 episodes and exclusive content for $2.99/month

Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Letter: WGAE withdrew its sponsorship of NY film festival Urbanworld after it unveiled a new programming section for directors using generative AI in their work

More News

André Beganski / Decrypt:
Story Protocol, a blockchain-based IP ownership network that aims to address creatives' concerns over AI, raised over $54M led by Andreessen Horowitz
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Paytm, whose “soundbox” is used by 7M+ merchants, launches a $12 model that can accept tap and pay card payments, as rival Pine Labs unveils a similar POS unit
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
TikTok opens its first European data center, in Ireland, after announcing the project in August 2020, and plans to finish the migration of user data by Q4 2024

Earlier Picks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: MLS Season Pass had 110K+ US signups on July 21, the day of Messi's first MLS match, up from 6,143 on July 20; July was TV+'s best signup month in 2023
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the UK, France, and Germany in early December 2023 and won't sign new deals for news content in those countries
Yuvraj Malik / Reuters:
Intel and Tower Semiconductor say the Israeli contract chipmaker plans to invest $300M in Intel's New Mexico factory, after their $5.4B deal collapsed in August
New York Times:
Analysis: lawyers, accountants, consultants, and more have charged $700M+ in fees since 2022 in the bankruptcies of FTX, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, and Genesis
Wall Street Journal:
How Spotify's $1B+ bet on building a podcast empire has not paid off: most shows aren't profitable, exclusives don't work, cutting staff and originals, and more
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