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September 23, 2024, 6:15 AM

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Apollo Global Management has offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5B in Intel  —  - Investment firm offered equity-like investment in chipmaker  — Move comes as rival Qualcomm makes approach about takeover … The alternative asset manager has indicated …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Thoughts on Apple's slowing pace of iPhone hardware innovation, a closer look at its Apple Intelligence rollout plans, and iPhone 16 Pro Max first impressions  —  The new iPhone has tantalizing camera improvements, but the device is emblematic of Apple's slower pace of hardware innovation.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: TSMC and Samsung executives have visited the UAE and are considering building UAE-funded chip factories; TSMC denies any new international expansion  —  Potential projects in the United Arab Emirates could be worth more than $100 billion, though major hurdles remain
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Law enforcement agencies shut down a phishing-as-a-service platform offered by iServer since 2018 that was used to unlock 1.2M+ stolen or lost mobile phones  —  iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones.  —  A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut …
New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative  —  In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.
Kit Chellel / Bloomberg:
A look at Bot Farm Corporation, a Siberia-based operation that raked in millions of dollars by deploying advanced poker-playing AI across gambling sites  —  # How a card-playing # Siberian AI outsmarted # the world's brightest  —  # researchers and # raked in millions
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
In an event that raised $27M, Kamala Harris vowed to help grow investments in “AI and digital assets”, her first comments on crypto as the presidential nominee  —  - Vice president says she'll encourage ‘innovative technologies’  — Fundraiser at Cipriani Wall Street venue raises $27 million
Victoria Song / The Verge:
With the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, which can easily slot into people's lives, Meta has exceeded expectations in a year when many AI gadgets flopped  —  The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses exceeded expectations in a year when AI gadgets flopped.  But can it keep the momentum going?
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