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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
The GSM Association plans to enable E2EE on messages between Android and iOS; Google is working to bring cross-platform E2EE to RCS chats “as soon as possible” — E2EE prevents third parties, like your messaging service or cell carrier, from viewing your texts.
More: GSMA, 9to5Google, Tom's Guide, Pixel Envy, Phandroid, Android Authority, Android Police, PhoneArena, Android Headlines, and Thurrott
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential “chilling effect” of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development — - Governor says he's worried about the impact on competitiveness — Newsom signs other legislation to ban election AI deepfakes| Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter: |
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two bills restricting the use of AI replicas of performers, building on protections SAG-AFTRA sought in its 2023 strike — In a symbolic move, the governor visited the Los Angeles headquarters of performers' union SAG-AFTRA to greenlight the legislation … | Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: |
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Snap unveils new Spectacles that it will lease to Snapchat AR lens developers for a $1,188 one-year commitment, with an improved display and longer battery life — Will developers finally help Snap take AR glasses mainstream? … Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles have a richer, more immersive display.
More: Road to VR, Snap Newsroom, Android Authority, Business Standard, Reuters, The Indian Express, Moneycontrol, Phandroid, Bloomberg, Platformer, TechRadar, Patently Apple, TechEBlog, Maginative, New York Post, Benzinga, Social Media Today, AR Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, The Atlantic, Fast Company, The Information, The Economic Times, TechCrunch, BNN Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review, MIXED Reality News, Engadget, and UploadVR
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
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| Financial Times: |
BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and MGX announce a new AI fund that seeks to raise $30B+ of private equity capital and $100B+ in total investment when including debt — Nvidia and Abu Dhabi-backed MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power and data grids| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla says it will shut down its Mastodon server, Mozilla.social, giving users until December 17 to export their data and migrate to another instance — Mozilla is exiting the fediverse. Though the concept of the open social web, also known as the fediverse, has been picking …
More: Mozilla Support and Werd I/O
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| Tim Culpan / Tim Culpan's Position: |
Sources: Apple's A16 SoC is currently being manufactured at Phase 1 of TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona in small, but significant, numbers — [Exclusive] The iPhone maker is set to be the first client of TSMC's new Arizona fab — TSMC's first Arizona chips are now in production … | Sam Sabin / Axios: |
Microsoft: starting in late August, Russian cyber operatives focused on Harris' campaign, with disinfo including videos spread by a site posing as a news outlet — - One claimed to show a group of alleged Harris supporters attacking an assumed Trump rally attendee.
More: Microsoft On the Issues, Politico, Washington Post, KVIA-TV, Reuters, Neowin, CyberScoop, The Hill, and The Japan Times
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Prager Metis, a former auditor for FTX, pays a $1.95M fine to settle two US SEC cases, including for alleged negligence in auditing the cryptocurrency exchange — A former auditor for FTX will pay $1.95 million to settle two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cases … | New York Times: |
Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default — The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content …
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LinkedIn: Ricardo Dalmaso Marques, Chris Griffith, Robin Tombs, and Rachel Curran. Forums: Hacker News
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: the EU's decision to fine Meta, with up to 10% of its global annual revenue, for linking Marketplace and Facebook, could come as early as October 2024 — Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services
More: Reuters and Washington Post
| Reuters: |
Sources: the US is urging Vietnam to avoid cable-laying firm HMN Technologies and other Chinese companies in Vietnam's plans for 10 new subsea cables by 2030 — The United States is urging Vietnam to avoid Chinese cable-laying firm HMN Technologies and other Chinese companies in its plans … | Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: |
GoTo signs a five-year cloud infrastructure deal with Alibaba, which has agreed to not sell down its 7.5% stake in GoTo any further for the duration of the deal — - Indonesia ride-hailing firm agrees to use Alibaba cloud tech — As part of deal, Alibaba agrees to stop selling down its stake
More: The Register and Alibaba Cloud Press Room
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Lenovo says the company has started building AI servers in Pondicherry in southeastern India, moving beyond products such as laptops and smartphones — - India making progress in luring high tech into the country — Firms are making increasingly sophisticated products in India
More: Moneycontrol, Inc42 Media, AIM, Reuters, Moneycontrol, Taipei Times, TechCircle, and Reuters
| Nikkei Asia: |
Taiwanese chip industry suppliers have been expanding into the Japanese island of Kyushu, which has become a gateway for business growth after TSMC's arrival — Companies follow TSMC into ‘huge market,’ bringing advanced tech — FUKUOKA, Japan — For Taiwanese chip-industry suppliers …
More: Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia
| Larry Dignan / Constellation Research: |
Dreamforce 2024 takeaways: Salesforce upgrades all customers from Einstein Copilot to Agentforce, Slack is positioned as an agentic AI-enhanced work OS, more — Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff laid out the company's AI vision, which revolves around autonomous agents working with humans and the end of the “hit or miss” copilot era.| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
NYC-based GreenLite, which aims to standardize the construction permitting process across multiple jurisdictions, raised a $28.5M Series A led by Craft Ventures — Construction permitting often involves drafting lengthy applications, leading to unpredictable timelines for developers and businesses.| Leslie Hook / Financial Times: |
BHP, the world's largest mining company by market cap, warns the rise of data centers and AI could exacerbate a looming shortage of copper by increasing demand — World's largest miner expects global demand for red metal will rise by more than 70% by 2050 — The growth of artificial intelligence … | Bhanvi Satija / Reuters: |
Neuralink says Blindsight, its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision, has received the US FDA's “breakthrough device” designation — Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its implant had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's “breakthrough device” designation.
More: Business Standard, TechCrunch, Reuters, Benzinga, Tech Startups, Proactive, and Quartz
X: @neuralink and @elonmusk
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Amazon names Samir Kumar as the new head of its India consumer business, a month after his predecessor Manish Tiwary's sudden exit, as competition intensifies — Amazon has named long-time executive Samir Kumar as the new head of its India consumer business, a month after its domestic …
More: Entrackr, Moneycontrol, Reuters, The Economic Times, Inc42 Media, NDTV Profit, and Times Now
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