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Q&A with Apple executives Jeremy Sandmel and Tim Millet on the company's gaming ambitions for the iPhone 15 Pro, MetalFX upscaling, gaming controllers, and more — Apple is really leaning into the “Pro” aspect of the iPhone 15 Pro. — Apple finally announced the iPhone 15 earlier this week, and pre-orders are now live.
More: AppleInsider, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, MacRumors, and Tom's Guide
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| Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software: |
Apple's Mother Nature skit at the Wonderlust event was awkward, but every fact or position put forth is a strategic, money-saving, and innovative effort — Apple's showed a widely criticized video showing their efforts to fight climate change. Looking past the video is a significant and strategic set of initiatives worthy of praise.
More: AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Daily Mail, The Drum, Engadget, Fox News, Bloomberg, AppleInsider, Forbes, and New York Post
| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Thoughts on Apple's Wonderlust event, including the Mother Nature skit, FineWoven iPhone cases and Watch straps, iPhone 15 and 15 Pro lineup, and AirPods Pro 2 — Was Tuesday's “Wonderlust” event mostly predictable? Yes. Does that mean it was boring? For some people, yes.
| Max Hoppenstedt / Washington Post: |
German prosecutors say Musk's X has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests; Twitter used to push back if such requests threatened free speech — The social media company has complied with hundreds of hate-crime user data requests from German authorities since Musk's purchase, prosecutors say
More: The Connector, New York Times, The Guardian, and The Hill
| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's ~250 pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, offering a window into how he may defend his actions — The FTX founder wrote hundreds of pages of reflections and self-justifications while under house arrest, shedding light …
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| Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott, whose OpenAI-or-bust strategy rankled some staff who found their AI projects pushed aside and their resources curtailed — Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott spearheaded the tech titan's unlikely partnership with OpenAI — In the tech industry's artificial-intelligence race,| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Ireland's DPC fines TikTok €345M after finding the company in breach of GDPR in relation to its handling of children's data and gives three months to comply — It's been a long time coming but TikTok has finally been found in breach of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation …
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| Bloomberg: |
Docs: TikTok Shop plans steep Black Friday deals from October 27 to November 30 by offering to subsidize discounts by up to 50% to entice sellers' participation — - Viral video app launched its Shop tab earlier this week — Social platform is luring sellers ahead of shopping rush
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| Karen Naundorf / Wired: |
A look at Buenos Aires' legal battle to turn back on a facial recognition system that activists criticized for its misuse and the city shut down in March 2020 — A scandal unfolding in Argentina shows the dangers of implementing facial recognition—even with laws and limits in place.| Lauren Tara LaCapra / The Information: |
Sources: Goldman Sachs recently made changes to how the bank handles Apple Savings transactions to resolve problems some customers had when making withdrawals — Goldman Sachs has made changes to how it handles Apple Savings transactions in an effort to resolve problems some customers …
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, and MacRumors
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Instacart plans to price its IPO on Monday, September 18 and begin trading on Tuesday, September 19 — Grocery delivery business Instacart is preparing to price its initial public offering on Monday after boosting its price range following a strong trading debut by Arm Holdings Plc …
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| Niket Nishant / Reuters: |
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| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Google agrees to pay California $93M to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of tracking users for commercial gain even after they turned off Location History — Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices.
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| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Google confirms the company does not offer repair options for cracked Pixel Watch screens; Google's hardware warranty policy does not cover accidental damage — If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn't in the cards.
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
A US judge declines to order Jonathan Kanter's recusal from the DOJ's ad antitrust lawsuit against Google, after the company cited his past work for its critics — U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema on Friday declined to order a Justice Department official to stay out of the government's …
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