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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft CPO Panos Panay is leaving after 19 years, ahead of the September 21 Surface event; consumer marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi will lead Windows and Surface — Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft.
More: TechCrunch, Windows Central, CRN, Ars Technica, PCWorld, Reuters, XDA Developers, PCMag, Android Authority, Engadget, The Information, Tom's Hardware, Associated Press, Bloomberg, Thurrott, GeekWire, Business Post, Tom's Guide, Neowin, BigTechWire, SlashGear, TechSpot, Digital Trends, Pureinfotech, CNBC, MSPoweruser, PC Gamer, Phandroid, OnMSFT.com, and TechPowerUp
Mastodon: @harrymccracken@mastodon … and @dcseifert@mastodon.social
X: @panos_panay, @tomwarren, @maryjofoley, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @film_girl, @maryjofoley, @danackerman, @lanceulanoff, @bdsams, @loumm, @jordannovet, @jakuuire, @andrewmartonik, @markhachman, @localjoost, @maxwinebach, @markhachman, @davidspringate, @benbajarin, and @tomwarren. LinkedIn: Ryan Day. Forums: r/Windows11
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Amazon is hiring Microsoft's former Chief Product Officer Panos Panay to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers — Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.'s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers, according to people familiar with the situation.| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers find a GitHub repository belonging to Microsoft's AI research unit that exposed 38TB of sensitive data, including secret keys and Teams chat logs — Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords …
More: wiz.io, BleepingComputer, PCMag, Neowin, BigTechWire, WinBuzzer, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
Forums: Hacker News, r/cybersecurity, and Slashdot
| John Dickerson / CBS News: |
An interview with Tim Cook on Apple's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030, the Vision Pro, return to the office, why Apple still advertises on X, and more — In Brown County, Texas - flat, dry, near the geographical center of the state - Apple has invested in a joint venture to power 100,000 homes with clean energy.
More: CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube, 9to5Mac, MobileSyrup, AppleInsider, Fortune, Variety, CNBC, TweakTown, MIXED Reality News, Wccftech, MacRumors, Insider, Same Brain on YouTube, The Verge, The Wrap, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Threads: @carnage4life, @aaronrosspowell, @keubikooriginal, @chancerydaily, @vernalkick, @mostly.borrowed.ideas, @chrispirillo, @tobybartlett, @motorcityadam, @bartclaeys, and @chancehmiller
Mastodon: @Green_Footballs …, @danhon@dan.mastohon.com, and @jaredwhite@indieweb.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Yoel Roth / New York Times: |
Twitter's ex-head of trust and safety reflects on Donald Trump publicly attacking him, the resulting abuse, fact-checking, Elon Musk, Twitter Files, and more — When I worked at Twitter, I led the team that placed a fact-checking label on one of Donald Trump's tweets for the first time.
Mastodon: @yoyoel@macaw.social, @Noupside@saturation.social, and @unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz
X: @urbanachievr, @anneapplebaum, @jeffjarvis, and @ggreenwald
| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel details its work on glass core substrates, a long-term project to replace organic substrates in chips, and plans a launch in the second half of the decade — Although Intel's annual Innovation event doesn't kick off until tomorrow, the company is already publishing some announcements ahead …
More: CNET, VentureBeat, ServeTheHome, Forbes, VideoCardz.com, Neowin, Engadget, Intel, PCMag, Bloomberg, Forbes, ExtremeTech, PC Gamer, guru3d.com, and HardwareZone Singapore. Forums: Slashdot
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman on LLMs becoming more controllable, “interactive” AI after generative AI, AI regulation being achievable, and more — DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman wants to build a chatbot that does a whole lot more than chat.
More: VentureBeat, Insider, and TechSpot
Mastodon: @adamdenoon@universeodon.com. X: @glenngabe, @rvawonk, @rvawonk, and @mustafasuleyman. LinkedIn: Scott Novack
Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and r/technology
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
T2, an X rival launched after Elon Musk's takeover, rebrands as Pebble with a new logo and Ideas for posts, saying T2 was never meant to be its permanent name — An X challenger didn't hide its ambitions to take on the social network formerly known as Twitter when it dubbed itself T2 at launch … | Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
AI writing startup Writer, used by L'Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation — The company's technology can write and summarize a wide range of text. … Led by Chief Executive Officer May Habib … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple's new USB-C AirPods Pro add only dust resistance; an AirPods Pro software update adds Adaptive Audio, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness — Last week, as predicted, Apple announced that the second-generation AirPods Pro would start shipping with a USB-C charging case instead …
More: 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Yahoo Finance, AppleInsider, Engadget, Inverse, The Mirror, Independent.ie, TechRadar, CNBC, Pocket-lint, BGR, The US Sun, and Mashable
Threads: @mgsiegler. Mastodon: @dcseifert@mastodon.social. X: @miyagawa and @nandoprince93. Forums: r/apple
| Bloomberg: |
The UK CMA lists seven AI foundation model regulating principles and plans to engage Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic before a 2024 report — - CMA to develop AI regulation position in ‘significant program’ — CMA says ‘real risk’ that AI could undermine consumer trust
More: GOV.UK, The Verge, Computerworld, GOV.UK, The Guardian, PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, and Reuters. X: @cmagovuk
| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: |
Crypto custody startup Bastion, co-founded by two former a16z executives, raised a $25M seed led by a16z crypto to expand its tools for traditional companies — - Bastion raises $25 million in funding round led by a16z crypto — Startup to provide custody and other services on one platform| Elad Gil / Elad Blog: |
The US should not regulate most AI, letting the tech mature for positive uses, to avoid favoring incumbents, killing startups, and forcing the industry overseas — There have been multiple call to regulate AI. It is too early to do so. — [While I was finalizing this post …
More: TechRepublic and Fortune
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