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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.

More: 9to5Mac, Supercharged, Forbes, AppleInsider, The Verge, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, and iPhone in Canada Blog

Mastodon: @paul@tapbots.social. X: @markgurman, @biz_socks, and @albin1887

Forums: r/apple, r/iphone, r/technology, and r/ios

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

X: @dcuthbert, @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @maxseddon, @elinaribakova, @maxseddon, @xtophercook, @elinaribakova, @maxseddon, @alenapopova, and @xtophercook

LinkedIn: Raimonds Bricis and Leen Paape. Forums: r/UkrainianConflict

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

More: Unchained Crypto, Cointelegraph, CoinStats, Bitcoin Insider, PYMNTS.com, crypto.news, The Daily Beast, and The Block

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @caspiancey, @caspiancey, @caspiancey, @digitalartchick, @riddle245, @deitaone, @smtuffy, @silvermanjacob, @zarchasmpgmr, and @quinnypig. LinkedIn: James Herbick, MS, MBA

Reuters:

Chinese chipmaker YMTC filed a lawsuit against Micron on November 9, 2023 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.

More: South China Morning Post and Global Times

X: @rnaudbertrand, @lithos_graphein, @lithos_graphein, and @kanthan2030

Forums: r/Sino and r/hardware

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.

Hannah Lang / Reuters:

In a major policy change, banks on the payment app Zelle have started refunding scam victims as of June 30, 2023 after pressure from US lawmakers and the CFPB — Banks on the payment app Zelle have begun refunding victims of imposter scams to address consumer protection concerns raised …

Threads: @cg_inthepaint

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.

More: PCMag, Livemint, NewsBytes, and 9to5Mac

Threads: @ami.l.berger, @jbillinson, @datadrivenmd, @datadrivenmd, @michaelgreshko, @ipedro, @kiriappeee, @brooksrocco, and @dryllyrd. X: @jonah_manzano

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 …

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:

Sam Altman says he expected “to raise a lot more” from Microsoft and other investors to keep up with the punishing costs of building more sophisticated LLMs — Sam Altman expects big tech group will back start-up's mission to create software as intelligent as humans

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

More: The Register, Benzinga, SpaceNews, Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn), NewsBytes, South China Morning Post, and Neowin

X: @honhai_foxconn, @honhai_foxconn, and @mytechmusings

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.

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to and @pallenberg@mastodon.social

X: @mrstad, @stephaniemflynn, @michellesdude, and @thefawcette

LinkedIn: Nicholas Benes, Michael Plunkett, and Deb Hileman, SCMP. Forums: r/RealTesla

Charlotte Yang / Bloomberg:

Xiaomi is up 60%+, gaining about $20B in market value since June 2023 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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Reuters:

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta plans to shut down after 30+ years, following pressure from Russian authorities and the persecution of its reporters

Gavin Blair / The Hollywood Reporter:

The Association of Japanese Animations: Japan's anime industry revenue grew 15.8% YoY to a record $28.5B in 2025, with overseas revenue reaching ~$16B

Bruce Gil / Gizmodo:

Fan fiction site AO3 says it will be offline for two to four weeks after a security incident; it hosts over 18M works and has 11M registered users

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Shanti Das / The Guardian:

Investigation: the UK biomedical research database Biobank shared the sensitive health data of ~500K volunteers with insurance companies despite pledging not to

More: HIT Consultant. Mastodon: @StevenFrench@writing.exchange and @JackTheCat@mastodon.scot

X: @drstevetaylor, @shanti_das, @karamballes, @mikebutcher, @jessrmorley, @winchwoodie, @pwgtennant, @sewsow1, @helenrsalisbury, @_danibeck, @paullewismoney, @doctor_oxford, and @premnsikka

LinkedIn: Rebecca Lacey, Andy Crow, Daniel Uribe …, Nicola McKilligan, Dr Chris Lewington FIMA FRSA, Paul Veeneman, John Greally, Jaume Sanz, Kristina M., Liston Johnson, and Michael N. Liebman

Forums: r/privacy and r/unitedkingdom

Kate Irwin / Decrypt:

Esports leaders discuss ongoing industry challenges, including VC bubbles, layoffs, and ageism, and call for wealthy game studios to take on more responsibility

X: @decryptmedia and @iamhodler_

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

More: The Information, Tech in Asia, The Register, Reuters, and South China Morning Post

X: @economics, @shanghaimacro, @24hcitizen, and @michaelxpettis

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:

London-based Monument, a digital bank focused on “mass affluent” customers in the UK, raised a $50M Series B, a source says at a £150M+ pre-money valuation

More: Tech.eu, Crowdfund Insider, BusinessCloud, FinTech Futures, Financial IT, FinSMEs, and AltFi

X: @markkleinmansky. LinkedIn: Wasim Khouri, Monument, and Ian Rand

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

More: The Economic Times and The Verge

X: @techvsterrorism, @jason_kint, @jigsaw, @austen, @bitcloud, @jigsaw, @jigsaw, @basedbeffjezos, @josephjacks_, @bradsmi, @martin_casado, @techvsterrorism, @geetkhosla, @mer__edith, @boztank, @kvnbbg, and @daithaigilbert

LinkedIn: Clare S. and Mark Dobson. Forums: r/technology

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

More: CoinStats. Threads: @ethank and @carnage4life

X: @vijaypande, @vijaypande, @vijaypande, @clementdelangue, @kevinallison, and @foreignpolicy

LinkedIn: Scott C. Lemon, Adam Russell, Krystal Jackson, and Steph Batalis

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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

More: Mashable, Hackaday, Supercharged, Insider, Humane, ExtremeTech, GeekWire, and Android Headlines

Threads: @carnage4life, @seyitaylor, @ericflo, @alexanderbellgram, @kbode, @ryancoleman, @prakashm14, @neil.cybart, @katienotopoulos, @craiggrannell, @jason_tiernan, @jbruck, @chris, @jseibert, @crumbler, @seyitaylor, and @donaldrichard

Mastodon: @counternotions@mastodon … and @arstechnica@mastodon.social

X: @neilcybart, @growing_daniel, @artemr, @maxwinebach, @chih98, @rsgnl, @chrisjbakke, @varunramg, @pungme, @thestalwart, @dylanmcd8, @timokissel, @arstechnica, @peggyktc, @ronamadeo, @esthercrawford, @steventey, and @buccocapital

LinkedIn: Scott C. Lemon, John Miner, Marc Calamia, and Timo Kissel. Forums: Ars OpenForum

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

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:

A profile of Bumble CEO Lidiane Jones, who succeeds Whitney Wolfe Herd and is charged with turning around a company whose stock is down ~80% since its 2021 IPO

More: The Economist, Insider, and BBC

X: @salfordsmith61 and @joshuaogundu

Kevin Roose / New York Times:

A look at custom chatbots, or GPTs, which are tailored for specific tasks and represent an important step in OpenAI's strategy of “gradual iterative deployment”

More: Decrypt, ChinaTechNews.com, and Financial Times

Threads: @carnage4life. X: @linusekenstam, @simonw, @saranormous, @rachel_l_woods, @simonw, @sama, @goodside, @treyratcliff, @angelataptos, @tomchapin, @tunguz, @gregkamradt, @random_walker, @simonw, @emollick, @jeffjarvis, @peteskomoroch, and @jkronand

LinkedIn: Brad Dean, Andrew Mawson, Jorge Ortega, Daniel Rezac, M.Ed., Gregory North, Garth Sheriff, Franky Arriola, Randy B., Martin Waxman, MCM, APR, William Lee, and Janette Roush

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

Source: Insider. More: PhoneArena, The Verge, Engadget, Supercharged, PCMag, SamMobile, Benzinga, and AppleInsider

Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @alistairmbarr. LinkedIn: Eugene Kim. Forums: r/technology

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:

Maine's government says that MOVEit hackers may have accessed the personal information of ~1.3M individuals, which is close to the state's entire population

More: Security Affairs, Maine.gov, Mashable, Maine.gov, GovTech, WebProNews, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, SC Media, Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, The Verge, and WHDH-TV

Mastodon: @markcarter@hachyderm.io and @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social. X: @tylerp_31

Forums: Hacker News and r/hacking