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September 27, 2024, 6:40 AM

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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 …
Hayden Field / CNBC:
Source: at an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said there were no plans for him to get a “giant equity stake” in OpenAI, calling the information “just not true”  —  At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a …
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:
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.
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 …
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 …
Ian King / Bloomberg:
Source: Arm approached Intel about potentially buying Intel's product group, but not factory operations; Intel declined, saying the division isn't for sale  —  - Intel's rapid decline has spurred takeover speculation  — Arm is interested in product group, not factory operations
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 …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Kamala Harris is courting crypto investors and pro-crypto Democrats, as some prominent Democrats temper their initial skepticism of crypto assets  —  THE SCOOP  —  Kamala Harris isn't just talking about a friendlier approach to cryptocurrency than President Joe Biden.

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