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November 13, 2023, 4:50 AM
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's work on its “ambitious and compelling” OS updates for 2024, paused for a week after hitting a key milestone in iOS 18 and macOS 15 development  —  Apple's recent software development delay underscores the need to get ambitious 2024 updates right.
Financial Times:
An in-depth look inside a covert Russian operation to get dual-use specialist microchips, which are protected by EU export controls, into the hands of the state  —  A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state
Reuters:
Chinese chipmaker YMTC filed a lawsuit against Micron on November 9 in California, alleging that the US chipmaker infringed eight of its patents  —  Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) has filed a lawsuit against U.S. rival Micron Technology (MU.O) alleging infringement of eight of its patents.
Wall Street Journal:
Former FTX employees, including general counsel Can Sun, plan to launch crypto exchange Backpack, protecting user funds using lessons learned from FTX's failure  —  Ex-FTX lawyer Can Sun and other former company executives want the new exchange to allow customers to verify holdings at any time
Bloomberg:
Foxconn launches two prototype low-Earth orbit communication satellites on a SpaceX rocket, as Foxconn diversifies into new sectors with greater urgency  —  - Taiwan's Foxconn wants to replicate outsourcing model in orbit  — Company launches first two LEO satellites on a SpaceX rocket
Andi Yu / ABC:
DP World Australia, the country's second largest port operator, resumes operations after a cyberattack halted the movement of goods in and out of Australia  —  Australia's second largest port operator has shut down because of a cyber security incident, impacting the movement of goods in and out of the country.
David Gilbert / Wired:
Experts say terrorist groups are using generative AI to bypass the hashing databases used by tech companies to automatically remove violent extremist content  —  Experts are finding thousands of examples of AI-created content every week that could allow terrorist groups and other violent extremists …
Tom Dotan / Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Microsoft EVP of Business Development Chris Young on the AI hype, Microsoft making a business out of AI, the non-tech early adopters of AI, and more  —  Top strategy executive views nontech customers as artificial intelligence's big untapped market
Wes Davis / The Verge:
Many Threads users report that the app now has a privacy option that lets them opt out of having their posts show up on Instagram and Facebook  —  Many Threads users are now saying they have the ability to opt out of having their posts shown on Instagram and Facebook.
Shanti Das / The Guardian:
Investigation: UK biomedical research database Biobank shared the sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to  —  Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so
Jack Ewing / New York Times:
How Łukasz Krupski, a Tesla whistleblower in Norway, leaked personnel records and Autopilot data that caught the attention of regulators in several countries  —  An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.
Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg:
Xiaomi's stock is up 60%+ since June 2023, gaining ~$20B in market value on the back of strong Xiaomi 14 series sales and its foray into EV and other businesses  —  - Xiaomi up more than 60% from June low on new smarthphone push  — JPMorgan sees ‘trading opportunity in the next six months’

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Baltimore Banner parent The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism acquires the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications to run it as a nonprofit

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
US Sen. Cory Booker is holding a hearing Wednesday on the Paramount-WBD merger; so far, Paramount's David Ellison has not accepted an invitation to appear

Max Tani / Semafor:
Colby Hall, the writer of Mediaite's One Sheet, which aggregates newsletters about media and adds commentary, is suspended pending a probe into recent errors

More News

Sarah Zheng / Bloomberg:
Alibaba and JD.com reported YoY sales increases for Singles Day, but neither company provided overall revenue figures for the event for the second straight year
Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on “mass affluent” customers in the UK, raised a £40M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation
David Gilbert / Wired:
Google's Jigsaw unit and Tech Against Terrorism launch Altitude, a free tool that helps smaller platforms detect and remove terrorist content on their networks

Earlier Picks

Steph Batalis / Foreign Policy:
Chatbots can lower the information barrier to help malicious actors build a bioweapon, making chatbot development guardrails a good first step for biosecurity
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Humane's Ai Pin is a bizarre cross between Google Glass and a pager, the lack of apps seems extremely limiting, and $699 is too high compared to other wearables
Jonathan Randles / Bloomberg:
Filing: FTX sues crypto exchange Bybit and two affiliates to recover ~$953M, including $327M+ that they allegedly withdrew just before FTX filed for bankruptcy
Reuters:
EC official: X had just 2,294 EU content moderators, versus 16,974 at YouTube and 6,125 at TikTok, according to reports submitted by the companies in September
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Report: Apple product and search result pages on Amazon have few, if any, rival ads, after Apple asked for preferential treatment, leading to their 2018 deal
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