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October 6, 2024, 11:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple aims to debut iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence on October 28 and unveil a new iPad mini and Macs in late October; some could ship from November 1  —  Apple is inching away from its annual product upgrade cycle, a move that could lead to more frequent releases and fewer jarring delays.
Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others gain  —  A flurry of new offerings for advertisers is hitting the market  —  Google's grip on the nearly $300 billion search advertising business is loosening.
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
Google rolls out Android theft protection features: Theft Detection Lock, which uses AI to detect motion indicating theft, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock  —  Google is rolling out a new set of features aimed at making it less easy for thieves to access your data.
Reuters:
Some US ride-hailing drivers are using Teslas with FSD as makeshift robotaxis, saying FSD lets them work longer hours by reducing stress, amid safety concerns  —  A self-driving Tesla carrying a passenger for Uber (UBER.N) rammed into an SUV at an intersection in suburban Las Vegas in April …
Isabel Hilton / Yale E360:
Taiwan, which is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, is struggling to meet its chip industry's energy demands; TSMC uses ~9% of Taiwan's electricity  —  As the world's largest producer of advanced computer chips, Taiwan is struggling to meet demand for electricity.
Matteo Wong / The Atlantic:
Q&A with UCLA's Terence Tao, widely considered the world's greatest living mathematician, about OpenAI's o1, how AI might be useful to mathematicians, and more  —  Terence Tao, the world's greatest living mathematician, has a vision for AI.  —  Terence Tao, a mathematics professor at UCLA, is a real-life superintelligence.

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