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A majority of Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm an order to ban X in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN — - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
Starlink, which has 250K customers in Brazil, told Brazil's telecom agency that it would not comply with orders to block X until its frozen assets were released — The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.
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| Ellsworth Toohey / Boing Boing: |
Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of “women and low T men”, advocates a “Republic of high status males”, and mentions a “Reich effect” — On Sunday, Elon Musk recently reposted a 4chan argument claiming that only “high T alpha males” …
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Bluesky: @brendannyhan.bsky.social and @tonytassell.bsky.social
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Forums: r/EnoughMuskSpam and r/Twitter
| New York Times: |
Sources detail OpenAI's struggles to transform into a no-nonsense, profit-driven company; 80% of its 1,700+ staff started after ChatGPT's November 2022 release — The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.| Yuka Konishi / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple will use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from next year, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models to OLED screens from LCDs — U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025 — TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) … | Financial Times: |
Sources: Huawei's Ascend chips still lag far behind Nvidia's for model training and have stability issues, slower inter-chip connectivity, and inferior software — Tech group's Ascend artificial intelligence chips are being widely adopted but Chinese companies complain of performance problems
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| Sonja Wind / Bloomberg: |
SAP CTO Juergen Mueller says he will leave the company by the end of September because of inappropriate conduct at a past company event — - Mueller will leave by the end of the month after an incident — He apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ behavior at company event| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
A US judge issued a last-minute partial block on Texas law HB 18, that would require some large web services to identify minors and filter what they see online — A federal judge issued a last-minute partial block on a Texas law that would require some large web services to identify minors and filter what they see online.
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X: @0riettarose, @themattbeebe, and @thetymonbay
Forums: r/technews and r/technology
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Zilch says it made an operating profit in July 2024, hitting profitability within four years of its founding date, and crossed £100M in annual revenue run rate — British financial technology firm Zilch on Tuesday reported its first-ever month of profit, marking a key milestone …
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| Denham Sadler / Information Age: |
Canva announces price raises, including hikes of 300% for some users, citing its new generative AI features, as it prepares for a US IPO — Not so affordable anymore. — Canva has announced a price increase of 300 per cent for some of its users as the Australian tech company prepares for a public listing in the US.| Dhruv Khullar / New Yorker: |
The use of AI techniques has accelerated and improved drug discovery efforts, in the face of rising antibiotic resistance due to drug overuse — The A.I. revolution is coming to a pharmacy near you. — When I first became a doctor, I cared for an older man whom I'll call Ted.
X: @erictopol
| Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch: |
Dubai-based Ziina, a P2P payments app with 50,000 retail and business customers, raised a $22M Series A led by Altos, bringing its total funding to $30M+ — In June 2021, Ziina, fresh from completing YC's first cohort that year and securing a $7.5 million seed, launched its fintech app … Sponsor Posts
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