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September 26, 2024, 8:00 PM

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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
X is blocking links to Ken Klippenstein's newsletter with a hacked JD Vance dossier and suspended Klippenstein's X account for posting Vance's private info  —  X is preventing users from posting links to a newsletter containing a hacked document that's alleged to be the Trump campaign's research …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US DOJ is probing Supermicro after a Hindenburg Research report; an ex-employee accused the company of accounting violations; SMCI closed down 12%+  —  Former employee accused AI server maker of accounting violations  —  Super Micro Computer , the server maker that saw …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2426, which forces digital stores to tell customers they are getting a revocable license when “buying” digital media  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law (AB 2426) to combat “disappearing” purchases of digital games, movies, music, and ebooks.
Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch:
Google updates its AI note-taking assistant NotebookLM to let users get summaries of YouTube videos and audio files, and create sharable AI audio discussions  —  Google on Thursday announced new updates to its AI note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM, allowing users to get summaries …
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung unveils the $649+ Galaxy S24 FE, a “Fan Edition” value-focused version of the S24 with a 6.7" display, Exynos 2400e, and 8GB of RAM, in five colors  —  Samsung has just unveiled the Galaxy S24 FE, its latest “Fan Edition” smartphone, but with a questionable value proposition for those “fans.”
Billy Steele / Engadget:
Samsung unveils the 14.6" Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and 12.4" Galaxy Tab S10+, which are “built with AI enhancements”, available for $1,200+ and $999+, respectively  —  Both have similar spec sheets, so display size is the key difference.  —  Samsung is once again expanding its tablet lineup …
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Q&A with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on Orion, Reality Labs, building News Feed, competing with Apple, developers, the AR and VR bifurcation, Ray-Ban, and more  —  Listen to this Update in your podcast player  —  Today's Daily Update Interview is with Meta Chief Technical Officer Andrew Bosworth.
Thomas Claburn / The Register:
Matt Mullenweg says WP Engine no longer has free WordPress.org access and directs WP Engine customers having trouble with their websites to WP Engine support  —  WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter's servers …
Rasmus Larsen / FlatpanelsHD:
LG rolls out full-screen screensaver ads from LG and its partners to its smart TVs, including its expensive OLED models; the ads, on by default, can be disabled  —  Even if you buy one of the most expensive TV models today, you cannot escape ads.  LG is rolling out screensaver ads …
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
The Tor Project merges with Tails, a portable Linux-based OS focused on user privacy and anonymity; Tails says it had “outgrown its existing structure”  —  The Tor Project is merging operations with Tails, a portable Linux-based operating system focused on preserving user privacy and anonymity.
Reuters:
Indian food delivery company Swiggy files for an IPO in India; source: Swiggy plans to raise $1.25B at a $15B valuation  —  SoftBank-backed Swiggy filed papers on Thursday for an initial public offering, which a source said would be worth $1.25 billion, as the food delivery firm looks to tap …
The Hacker News:
Google says transitioning to memory-safe languages like Rust led to the share of memory-safe vulnerabilities in Android dropping from 76% in 2019 to 24% in 2024  —  Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
At Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg was the whole show, giving it a “Zuck or nothing” feel, and he has never seemed more intent on claiming the mantle of innovator  —  The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg take the stage, just a few weeks ago, the slogan on his chest struck a note of humility.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Researchers reported a flaw in Kia's web portal in June that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines; Kia seems to have fixed the issue  —  Researchers found a flaw in a Kia web portal that let them track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will …

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