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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
The European Court of Justice rules against Apple over a record €13B Irish tax bill, confirming a 2016 decision; filing: Apple will incur a ~$10B charge in Q4  —  Europe's top court on Tuesday ruled against Apple in the tech giant's 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The European Court of Justice rules against Google, keeping a 2017 decision for a €2.4B fine for Google abusing monopoly power to crush rival shopping services  —  - EU judges uphold lower court ruling in shopping case  — Google was accused by EU of abusing its dominant position
John Timmer / Ars Technica:
Microsoft says it has demonstrated, with Quantinuum, logical operations with the largest number of error-corrected qubits yet, and partners with Atom Computing  —  Microsoft boosts error correction on Quantinuum machine, parters with Atom Computing.  —  On Tuesday, Microsoft made a series …
Timothy B Lee / Understanding AI:
Waymo: its cars in Phoenix and SF had 48% fewer crashes/mile than humans and 73% fewer injury-causing ones; humans rear-ended Waymos in 16 of the 23 worst ones  —  I took a careful look at Waymo's latest crash data. … On a Friday evening last November, police chased a silver sedan across the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
A total of 42 state and territory AGs call on Congress to pass legislation requiring warning labels on social networks that warn of social media's risks to kids  —  A coalition of 42 state and territory attorneys general is calling on Congress to pass regulation requiring warning labels on social media platforms.
Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
Glean, which uses AI to offer unified search across apps used at a company, raised $260M+ at a $4.6B valuation, after raising $200M+ at $2.2B in February 2024  —  Glean was founded by former Google engineers in 2019 as a search engine for companies, helping employees access internal data.
Vanity Fair:
An excerpt from the book “Character Limit” on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and how his inner circle employed hardball tactics in a touch-and-go transaction  —  In an excerpt from their new book, Character Limit, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac detail how Musk's “goons” …
More: Sherwood News.  Threads: @dino.luck and @thelancecarlson.  Bluesky: @ishaav.bsky.social
X: @rmac18, @rmac18, and @ranimolla.  Forums: r/RealTesla
Scott Stein / CNET:
Sony announces the PS5 Pro, offering a better GPU and faster memory for up to 45% faster game rendering, but no disc drive, available from November 7 for $700  —  In a CNET exclusive, I visited Sony's PlayStation headquarters to play the all-new PS5 Pro and ask Sony executives what makes this midcycle upgrade different.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Apple unveils two new AirPods 4 models with an H2 chip and USB-C; AirPods 4 for $129 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation for $179, coming September 20  —  At any Apple event, new AirPods are never a given.  The earbuds have been around nearly as long as the Apple Watch …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an AirPods Pro 2 hearing health software update to add features like a “clinical grade” hearing aid mode and a clinically-validated hearing test

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Rohan Goswami / Semafor:
Sources: Netflix is interested in buying Lionsgate and bid on Roku, but the deal would have faced tougher antitrust scrutiny than Fox's

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the DOJ closed an investigation of Paramount's bid for WBD before career staffers who were concerned about the acquisition had an opportunity to object

Nieman Lab:
RISJ's 2026 Digital News Report: social media and video networks are now more popular as a source of news than TV and owned and operated news websites and apps

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Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
Huawei unveils the Mate XT trifold phone with a screen that folds into 6.4" or 7.9" and unfolds into 10.2", available in China from September 20 for $2,800+

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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Ofcom: the internet has replaced TV as UK adults' most popular news source; 71% get news online, 70% via TV, and 52% via social media, up from 47% in 2023
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
The FBI says that losses from crypto-related frauds and scams grew 45% YoY to $5.6B+ in 2023, with losses from investment scams accounting for 71% of the total
Cherlynn Low / Engadget:
Google Pixel Watch 3 review: solid 1.5-day battery life, better display, and comprehensive health-tracking features, but slightly bulky and some software quirks
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
In the first day of the US DOJ's antitrust trial focused on ads, prosecutors allege Google abused its size to dominate the sector through acquisitions and more
Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max with larger 6.3" and 6.9" screens, four titanium finishes, Camera Control, A18 Pro, 48MP ultrawide, 5x telephoto cameras
More: Apple, MacRumors, Bureau of Industry …, Apple on YouTube, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, BGR, Redmond Pie, Android Headlines, The Verge, Pocket-lint, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MacRumors, PhoneArena, The Verge, O'Grady's PowerPage, Mashable, MakeUseOf, Focus Taiwan, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, RM Update News, 3G, How-To Geek, Financial Express, Ghacks, Trusted Reviews, The Irish Times, The Economic Times, TechCabal, Wccftech, Sammy Fans, MySmartPrice, TechShout, Becca Farsace on YouTube, 9to5Mac, Liliputing, Variety, Neowin, SlashGear, CNET, Watcher Guru, AppleInsider, Tom's Guide, Tom's Guide, T3, PhoneArena, Wccftech, iPhone in Canada Blog, Stuff, BGR, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors, Engadget, 9to5Mac, and Engadget
Threads: @crumbler, @theericajoy, @becca.farsace, @crumbler, @nexusben, @mcwm, @paul_rietschka, @shiraovide, and @wongmjane.  Bluesky: @parismarx.bsky.social
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Forums: r/apple, r/technology, and MacRumors Forums
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 10, with a thinner design, a bigger screen, smaller bezels, a Jet Black finish, faster charging, more, coming Sept. 20 for $399+
More: Apple, Apple, Android Authority, Wccftech, Android Headlines, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, ZDNET, Mashable, O'Grady's PowerPage, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, CNET, Wccftech, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Economic Times, Business Insider, AppleInsider, Engadget, Stuff, Trusted Reviews, TechCrunch, and Engadget
Threads: @eshumarneedi, @vicmsong, @vicmsong, @parkerortolani, @chancehmiller, @benedictevans, @jonporteruk, @bzamayo, @joannastern, @freezydorito, @eshumarneedi, @eshumarneedi, @eshumarneedi, @mehtology, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @eshumarneedi, and @joeyabanks
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