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August 22, 2024, 6:30 AM

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Trisha Thadani / Washington Post:
Court filing: the unsealed list of X Holdings shareholders names ~100 entities, including 8VC, Italy-based UnipolSai, and a fund linked to Sean “Diddy” Combs  —  A court filing obtained by The Post lists which firms and individuals have a financial stake in the platform.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says Recall will be available to Windows Insiders in October 2024, after delaying the launch of the AI feature in June over security concerns  —  Microsoft says it's planning to allow Windows testers to try out its controversial Recall AI feature in October.
Financial Times:
Italian officials: UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch's body has been recovered from the wreckage of the superyacht Bayesian, which sank three days ago off Sicily  —  Fifth body pulled from sunken yacht on Thursday morning, with one person still missing  —  The body of UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple App Store VP Matt Fischer is leaving in October; App Store group will split into two teams, one for its own store, one for alt app distribution  —  - Longtime App Store vice president Fischer to exit in October  — Company makes changes in response to regulatory environment
David Shepardson / Reuters:
The FCC says Lingo Telecom agreed to pay a $1M fine after the agency said Lingo transmitted fake robocalls imitating President Joe Biden in New Hampshire  —  Lingo Telecom agreed to pay a $1 million fine after the agency said it transmitted fake robocalls imitating President Joe Biden seeking …
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL review: great build quality, brighter screens, and faster fingerprint sensors, but the AI features are inconsistent  —  The AI is inconsistent, but the hardware is oh so good. … Google finally got the hardware right.
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
LiteSpeed Cache, the top WordPress site acceleration plugin, had a critical flaw that left sites open to takeover attacks; 2M+ sites are likely still vulnerable  —  A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin can let attackers take over millions of websites after creating rogue admin accounts.
Meduza:
Users in Russia report outages affecting Telegram, WhatsApp, and other services; Roskomnadzor blames a DDoS attack, while activists suspect Kremlin interference  —  Internet users in Russia reported outages affecting a wide range of online services on Wednesday, including Telegram, WhatsApp, and Skype.
Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg:
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces the $30 Xbox Adaptive Joystick, a wired companion to other Xbox controllers, for players with limited mobility, launching in early 2025  —  Microsoft is launching a new $29.99 Xbox Adaptive Joystick early next year that's designed for players with limited mobility.

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