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French President Emmanuel Macron says the government was not involved in the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and “this is in no way a political decision” — French president condemns “false information” as Pavel Durov's detention in Paris triggers global outcry.| Bloomberg: |
Dubai-based Telegram says CEO Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” and the app “abides by EU laws”, including the Digital Services Act, after France arrested Durov — - Company says it isn't responsible for abuse on messaging app — Billionaire co-founded taken into custody at a Paris airport| Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: |
A look at Telegram's claims that it is a “secure messenger” despite lacking default end-to-end encrypted messages and any E2E encrypted option for group chats — This blog is reserved for more serious things, and ordinarily I wouldn't spend time on questions like the above.| Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg: |
French agency OFMIN, established in 2023 to prevent violence against minors, issued the arrest warrant for Pavel Durov, who is a citizen of France and the UAE — - French magistrate will decide whether to charge Pavel Durov — Durov was apprehended at an airport outside Paris on Saturday| Reuters: |
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The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber a record €290M for failing to abide by European protection standards when sending sensitive driver data to the US — - Uber was fined for not sufficiently protecting driver data — The fine is the highest penalty ever issued by Dutch regulator| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's robotics efforts; sources: at Connect, Meta will unveil prototype “Orion” AR glasses, a cheaper Quest, and new AI features for Ray-Ban Meta — Also: Meta nears the launch of a cheaper Quest; Apple tries a new Vision Pro sales tactic; and the App Store chief is leaving as part of a reorganization.| Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
How some Chinese AI companies use brokers to access top AI chips despite US sanctions, sometimes using cryptocurrency smart contracts to anonymously make orders — SINGAPORE—Chinese artificial-intelligence developers have found a way to use the most advanced American chips without bringing them to China.| Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: IBM shuts down its China R&D department, affecting 1,000+ staff, and plans to move the R&D functions overseas, the latest company to retreat from China — Jobs to be added in India, employees are told — IBM is shutting down its China research and development department … | Bloomberg: |
Chinese-made, Tencent-backed game Black Myth: Wukong sold 10M copies in just 83 hours, one of the fastest game debuts in history, earning an estimated $450M+ — - Adventure title has one of the fastest game launches ever — Strong debut signals China's games industry turning a corner| Bloomberg: |
Current and former Nvidia staff say that, despite a 3,776% stock jump since 2019, minting many multimillionaires, the hours are just as grueling and high-stress — Many of the chipmaker's employees have grown rich but still face a stress-filled work life. — It's a summer day in Santa Clara … | Richard Milne / Financial Times: |
Ikea launches Ikea Preowned, an online marketplace for customers to sell secondhand furniture to each other, testing in Madrid and Oslo until the end of 2024 — Furniture retailer challenges digital classified ads ‘oligopoly’ with peer-to-peer sales platform for its products| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces a September 9 event at Apple Park with the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watch models, and AirPods 4 expected; the invitation says “It's Glowtime” — Apple today announced plans to hold its annual iPhone-centric event on Monday, September 9 at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
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