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Paul Kunert / The Register:
Bernstein estimates Google pays Apple $18B to $20B per year, or 14% to 16% of Apple's operating profits, for default search; the DOJ values the deal at ~$10B  —  Bernstein estimates value of agreement, warns it and similar deals may end if DoJ wins antitrust case
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
US v. Google: in 2007, Sundar Pichai raised concerns over the bad “optics” of Google's deal to pay Apple to make Google the pre-selected search option in Safari
Bloomberg:
Day two of Caroline Ellison's testimony: “stressed out” by Alameda losses, Alameda borrowed $13B from FTX users by June 2022, and $5B loaned to FTX executives  —  - Ellison takes witness stand for second day at SBF trial  — Prosecutors look at events from 2022 when crypto prices fell
New York Times:
Caroline Ellison testifies that SBF “directed” her to commit crimes, like using FTX client funds for Alameda Research's venture investments and loan repayments
Jez Corden / Windows Central:
Sources: at an Activision townhall hosted by James Corden, Bobby Kotick discussed Microsoft and Elon Musk's Neuralink, hinted at a Guitar Hero revival, and more  —  Kotick and Corden (not me) discuss the future of Activision.  —  What you need to know  — Sources familiar …
Emilia David / The Verge:
Adobe and other companies part of the C2PA establish “an icon of transparency” symbol, designed to encourage the tagging of AI-generated data in media content  —  Adobe and other companies have established a symbol that can be attached to content alongside metadata …
Tom Ivan / Video Games Chronicle:
Sony plans to launch PS5 game cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members in Japan on October 17, Europe on October 23, and North America on October 30  —  THE FEATURE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM MEMBERS  —  Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced plans …
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Letter: Thierry Breton urges Mark Zuckerberg to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation from Meta's platforms during the Israel-Hamas war  —  - European regulator Thierry Breton shared a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday urging the billionaire to be “vigilant” about removing disinformation.
CNN:
Letter: Thierry Breton warns Elon Musk that X could face penalties under the DSA for hosting “illegal content and disinformation” about the Israel-Hamas war
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro review: useful, if troubling, AI photo editing tools, 8 lacks some 8 Pro features despite both having the same chip, Tensor G3 runs hot  —  These might just be the Pixel phones we've been waiting for, but it all depends on how much trust you're willing to put into Google.
Victoria Song / The Verge:
Google Pixel Watch 2 review: improved Fitbit integration, better health and stress tracking, and Safety Check is great, but fragile screen and only one size
BBC:
Study: if its current growth rate continues, the AI industry could consume as much energy as a small country like the Netherlands by 2027, or 85 to 134 TWh/year  —  The artificial intelligence (AI) industry could consume as much energy as a country the size of the Netherlands by 2027, a new study warns.
Anna Irrera / Bloomberg:
JPMorgan says BlackRock used the bank's TCN blockchain to move collateral almost instantaneously, vs. over the course of a day, and plans to add more clients  —  - Tech could speed transactions, see more efficient capital use  — JPMorgan had tested its Tokenized Collateral Network in May
Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Investors and analysts expect the Israel-Hamas war to derail the fragile recovery of Israel's tech sector, which accounts for 14% of the country's workforce  —  The spiralling conflict with the Palestinians is set to derail a fragile recovery in Israel's all-important tech sector …
Wall Street Journal:
Research: Palestinian Islamic Jihad-linked crypto wallets received ~$93M from August 2021 to June 2023; Hamas-linked ones received ~$41M over a similar period
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
California Governor Newsom signs the Right to Repair Act into law, effective for devices made and sold after July 1, 2021, minus game consoles and alarm systems  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed SB 244, or the Right to Repair Act, into law, making it easier for owners …
Paresh Dave / Wired:
How Google's Project Green Light is using AI to analyze Maps data to suggest how cities can adjust traffic light timing to cut wait times and vehicle emissions
Spiegel Online:
An investigation details the Intellexa Alliance, a group of European surveillance companies marketing and selling spyware like Predator to dictators and despots  —  The Intellexa Alliance is the name of the shady group of European companies that supplies dictators and despots with cyberweapons.
Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg:
Samsung shares preliminary Q3 operating income and revenue ranges in line with analyst estimates, suggesting the global chip market may have started to recover  —  - Profit fall of 78% smaller than prior quarter's record plunge  — AI-related demand seen key to memory chip price recovery
Caitlin Huston / Hollywood Reporter:
The US FTC proposes a rule to require ticket sellers and others to show the total price to users upfront; Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have pledged all-in pricing  —  Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have already pledged to offer all-in pricing, but the rule would broaden it to other companies and industries.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Utah sues TikTok, accusing the company of getting kids hooked via “algorithms and manipulative design features”, after similar lawsuits by Indiana and Arkansas  —  Utah sued Chinese-owned app TikTok on Tuesday, accusing it of harming children by intentionally keeping young users …
Bloomberg:
A look at FC 24, EA's first soccer video game after the company ended its FIFA licensing deal, estimated to be worth $160M/year, because FIFA demanded much more  —  Sitting in a mock living room at his office in Vancouver, John Shepherd gestures to a video game avatar of soccer star Erling Haaland on a screen beside him.

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Arkansas PBS severs ties with the PBS network, the first state public TV system to do so since Congress cut CPB funds, citing the annual $2M+ membership cost

Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Arthur L. Carter, who started a Connecticut newspaper in 1981, bought and sold The Nation, and founded the New York Observer in 1987, has died at 93

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's Zootopia 2 surpasses $1B at the global box office, the fastest PG-rated film to do so after just 17 days in release

More News

Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
As social networks become cluttered with ads, disinformation, and irrelevant posts, the fun era of consuming posts from fellow humans and posting back is over
Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting on October 20, the first test of the company's plans to spend $1B/year on movies for theaters

Earlier Picks

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Online used car marketplace Shift files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and begins shutting down its business, after going public via a SPAC merger in October 2020
Queenie Wong / Los Angeles Times:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to delete a state resident's personal info after a single request
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
After a US judge invalidates Sonos' patents, Google brings back support for multiple Speaker Groups across Nest speakers, Nest displays, and Chromecast devices
Jonathan Greig / The Record:
Amazon, Google, and Cloudflare say a DDoS attack hit 398M RPS in August 2023, ~8x larger than the prior record, due to a new flaw; Google mitigated the attack
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