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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
In its lawsuit, the US DOJ says “Apple deploys privacy and security justifications as an elastic shield that can stretch or contract” to serve its interests  —  The U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple Thursday over monopolistic practices.  The complaint accuses Apple of moulding …
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Some experts say the DOJ's Apple lawsuit makes a strong case for harm to consumers and developers, but proving Apple's market power could be challenging  —  The Department of Justice's antitrust division has come into its own, having filed its third tech monopoly lawsuit in four years.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Analysts say some arguments in the DOJ's lawsuit may favor Apple, as a judge ruled that Apple doesn't violate antitrust laws when Epic made similar claims  —  The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Apple Thursday, accusing the company led by CEO Tim Cook of engaging in anti-competitive business practices.
Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
In its lawsuit, the US DOJ alleges CarPlay lets Apple exert too much control over the auto industry; some analysts say the DOJ may be misunderstanding CarPlay
Wall Street Journal:
The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked its competitors from accessing iPhone features, made switching to non-Apple devices more difficult, and more
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is winding down an in-house effort to create microLED displays and is eliminating several dozen display engineering roles in the US and Asia  —  - Project would have been its first push into homegrown screens  — Move involves cutting several dozen engineering roles
Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple held talks to use Baidu's AI tech in its devices in China, as part of looking for a local provider to comply with China's AI model requirements  —  iPhone maker may need a partner in the country to navigate regulatory hurdles  —  SINGAPORE—Apple has held preliminary talks …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Researchers reveal a hotel keycard hacking technique that can let a hacker almost instantly open RFID-based Saflok locks used in 3M doors across 13K properties  —  The company behind the Saflok-brand door locks is offering a fix, but it may take months or years to reach some hotels.
Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI is meeting with Hollywood studios, media executives, and others to form partnerships to encourage filmmakers to integrate Sora into their work  —  - Startup pitching its new AI video generation tool, Sora  — CEO Altman attended LA parties during Oscars weekend
Newcomer:
As regulators constantly and unreasonably block acquisitions, Microsoft is pioneering the non-acquisition acquisition with its OpenAI and Inflection deals  —  Plus, Redpoint makes the case for the venture slowdown ending … Reddit's Y Combinator Origins at the Forefront of its Public Debut
Bloomberg:
Digital marketing software company Ibotta files for a US IPO, reportedly seeking a $2B valuation, and says it had a profit of $38M on revenue of $320M in 2023  —  The Denver-based company, which helps brands to deliver mobile promotions through rewards and rebates, said in a filing Friday …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
On Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 Day 1, contestants earned $732,500 and a Tesla Model 3 for demoing 19 zero-days in Windows 11, Tesla cars, Ubuntu, and other products  —  On the first day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024, contestants demoed Windows 11, Tesla, and Ubuntu Linux zero-day vulnerabilities …
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
Some users on Instagram and Threads complain that a new setting to limit political content, which Meta announced in February, is enabled by default  —  Instagram never directly told users it was limiting political content by default.  —  Instagram users have started complaining on X …

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Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
A US watchdog group files a bar complaint against White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, requesting a probe into the alleged unauthorized practice of law

Bloomberg:
A judge extends an earlier order to ban taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads until Nov. 8, past Election Day; she'll hold a hearing on a more permanent order Nov. 4

Danny Funt / Columbia Journalism Review:
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Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
The UK CMA launches a formal Phase 2 investigation into Vodafone and Three UK's planned $19B merger, after finding competition and pricing concerns in Phase 1
Anton Shilov / AnandTech:
MediaTek introduced Dimensity Auto Cockpit, its automotive-focused SoCs, this week, becoming the first third-party company to use Nvidia's GPU IP in its chips
Axios:
Some senators who received a classified briefing about TikTok say China's government can use the app to spy on US users and push propaganda at alarming levels
Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Tennessee passes the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, aiming to protect musicians and other artists from unauthorized use involving AI
David Ingram / NBC News:
Changing its policy, X bans posting the real names of people behind anonymous accounts, after suspending accounts that unmasked a suspected neo-Nazi cartoonist
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
DoorDash taps Alphabet's Wing to test drone deliveries in the US, starting in Christiansburg, Virginia; DoorDash uses Wing drones in Australia for 60+ merchants
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft unveils the Surface Laptop 6 and Surface Pro 10 for enterprises, adding a Copilot key, a Neural Processing Unit for Windows 11's AI features, and more
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