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Katharine Gemmell / Bloomberg:

The UK CMA closes its Google Play Store and Apple App Store investigation ahead of a new digital rules regime, set for fall 2024, that will give it more power — - CMA's digital market powers set to come into force this fall — Regulator expects early work of rules to focus on app stores

More: MacRumors, Computerworld, Silicon Republic, GOV.UK, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Euractiv, The Mirror, TechRepublic, Mobile World Live, iPhone in Canada Blog, City A.M., Proactive, Developer Tech News, and The Mac Observer

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:

Samsung unveils a new Odyssey gaming monitor lineup that uses eye-tracking tech to convert 2D visuals into glasses-free 3D, set for release “within this year” — Samsung has announced a new Odyssey gaming monitor lineup at gamescom that uses eye-tracking technology to convert 2D visuals into glasses-free 3D.

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X: @kylebrussell and @tomwarren

Wes Davis / The Verge:

Google adds a Polish feature that edits existing drafts to Gemini in Gmail, on top of Formalize, Elaborate, and Shorten, for Google One AI Premium and Workspace — Google is upgrading its Gemini writing tools in Gmail to help you polish drafts that you've already written.

More: Google Workspace Updates, Tom's Guide, Business Standard, Mashable, Android Authority, Hindustan Times, WinBuzzer, Moneycontrol, The Indian Express, PhoneArena, Android Police, Droid Life, 9to5Google, and NewsBytes

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:

Linux users say Microsoft's recent Windows patch leaves dual-boot devices unable to boot into Linux when Secure Boot is enforced; Microsoft hasn't commented — Microsoft said its update wouldn't install on Linux devices. It did anyway. — Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users …

More: PCWorld, ZDNET, Metacurity, The Verge, Windows Central, Neowin, Security Boulevard, BleepingComputer, and GamingOnLinux

Mastodon: @epidiah@dice.camp and @dangoodin@infosec.exchange

Forums: Hacker News, r/Windows11, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum

The Information:

Source: Meta's Llama struggles to gain traction on AWS, where Claude is most popular; Microsoft pitches Llama to clients with data expertise, per a staffer — Meta Platforms knows how to get brands like Away and Temu to buy advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.

X: @theinformation

Nick Turner / Bloomberg:

Filing: chipmaker Microchip Technology says its servers were breached by “an unauthorized party”, causing its facilities to operate at “less than normal levels” — - Nvidia, GlobalWafers have also been attacked in the past — Breach comes as nations are competing for chip dominance

More: Microchip Technology, Tech Monitor, SC Media, Tom's Hardware, PCMag, Silicon Republic, BleepingComputer, The Register, CSO, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, SecurityWeek, The Cyber Express, Cyber Daily, Phoenix Business Journal, Reuters, and Benzinga. X: @thetranscript_

Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times:

After rivals' criticism, CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas says no vendor can “technically” guarantee their software won't cause a similar incident to July — Botched update that hit millions of computers leads to claims of ‘ambulance chasing’ by competitors

More: Ars Technica. Bluesky: @radiobeartime.com. X: @chirag_mehta, @starcourse, and @lukolejnik. LinkedIn: Lance McGrath

Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg:

The UK's new rules to curb online payment scams, rolling out in October 2024, face backlash from the finance industry, including over a lack of time to adjust — - Critics say firms aren't fully prepared, warn of more frauds — Hundreds of financial firms are struggling to comply …

More: PYMNTS.com. X: @aishagani

Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:

Interviews with US political campaigns and tech companies: despite offers from 30+ companies for AI products, most campaigns are wary and largely not biting — More than 30 tech companies have pitched A.I. tools to political campaigns for November's election. The campaigns have been wary.

Catherine Perloff / Adweek:

Sources and docs: sales reps say Google's targeting of teen minors goes beyond Meta; Google lets advertisers target an “unknown” group that skews toward teens — This activity is broader than the agreement between Google and Meta that the FT reported this month

Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:

Microsoft releases three Phi-3.5 models designed for basic/fast reasoning and more, available for developers to download, use, and fine-tune on Hugging Face — Microsoft isn't resting its AI success on the laurels of its partnership with OpenAI. — No, far from it.

More: Hugging Face, AIM, Maginative, WinBuzzer, and Neowin

X: @rohanpaul_ai, @yampeleg, @terryyuezhuo, @reach_vb, and @altryne

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:

US court records: US agencies are increasingly accessing parts of the 500M encrypted message haul retrieved from the hack of encrypted phone company Sky in 2021 — European cops hacked the encrypted phone provider Sky in 2021. More and more cases in the U.S. are using that mass of collected messages.

Mastodon: @josephcox@infosec.exchange

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Microsoft plans to launch the $450 white discless Xbox Series X, a $600 2TB Galaxy Black special-edition Series X, and $350 1TB Series S on October 15 in the US — Microsoft is launching three new Xbox Series S / X console options in October. There's the $449.99 white discless Xbox Series X …

More: Windows Central, Thurrott, IGN, TheGamer, Neowin, Stevivor, MSPoweruser, Press Start, 9to5Toys, Pure Xbox, and GamingBolt

Samantha Cole / 404 Media:

Shein sues Temu for copyright infringement, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets and masquerading “as a legitimate e-commerce ‘marketplace’” — In a civil complaint filed on Monday, Chinese fast fashion giant Shein claims other Chinese fast fashion giant Temu …

More: Benzinga, The Register, CNBC, Boing Boing, Sourcing Journal, Proactive, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Forbes, and Chain Store Age

X: @robertfreundlaw, @robertfreundlaw, @josephfcox, @broderick, @stockmarketnerd, and @samleecole. Forums: Beehaw

Wall Street Journal:

Since 2023, Chinese investors, including Alibaba and Tencent, have valued 6+ China-based startups developing LLMs, dubbed “Little AI Dragons”, at $1B+ each — Since 2023, 40% of Alibaba's deals in China and 30% of Tencent's have targeted AI startups

More: Benzinga. X: @jchengwsj

Bloomberg:

Didi reports Q2 revenue up 4.1% YoY to ~$7.1B and ~196M net profit, after ride-hailing transactions hit a record, as Didi recovers from a $1.2B US fine in 2022 — - The business is recovering after years of instability — Didi is said to be preparing for an eventual Hong Kong listing

More: South China Morning Post, Reuters, and Didi Global

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Grafana Labs, which makes the Grafana visualization tools, completes a primary and secondary transaction worth ~$270M at a $6B+ valuation, up from $3B in 2022 — Grafana Labs, the open-source company that probably powers at least a few operational dashboards in your company …

More: SiliconANGLE and Grafana Labs

Financial Times:

Chinese government data: China is unleashing billions in lending to tech startups using intellectual property as collateral, up 57% YoY to ~$58.8B in H1 2024 — Beijing ramps up use of intellectual property as collateral to try to revive credit growth — China is unleashing billions …

X: @zacharykeck, @chinabeigebook, and @tanarrowz

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