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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.
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eMarketer expects Google's share of the US search ad market to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others make gains — 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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An interview with AWS CEO Matt Garman on generative AI, AWS' AI chatbot Q, shutting down services, investing in open source, open sourcing projects, and more — It was quite a surprise when Adam Selipsky stepped down as the CEO of Amazon's AWS cloud computing unit.| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are increasingly eyeing nuclear reactors, which provide steady “baseload” power, as their carbon emissions climb due to AI tools — Major tech firms, in search of carbon pollution-free electricity for data centers, are helping to revive nuclear energy in the US.
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Sources: China-linked “Salt Typhoon” hacking campaign potentially accessed US wiretap systems after breaching networks of US ISPs like Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen — AT&T, Verizon are among broadband providers breached in China-linked ‘Salt Typhoon’ hack
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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 … | Sylvia Pfeifer / Financial Times: |
Dealroom: US VCs made up 65% of 2024 VC investments in European defense startups, up from 18% in 2023, for a total of $458M, or 3x+ more than in any prior year — American venture capital funds have provided the lion's share of investment to the nascent sector this year
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| John Foley / Financial Times: |
Among US companies founded in the past 20 years, only Meta and Uber have become “scale insurgent”, with $10B in annual revenue and $1B of operating cash flow — More companies are reaching the $1bn valuation milestone, but growing from horned foal to winged steed is getting tougher| Financial Times: |
A look at the fall of Byju's, India's most valuable startup in 2022 at an estimated $22B, as the edtech startup faces insolvency and Indian and US lawsuits — Edtech company's legal battles from Delaware to Bengaluru have exposed corporate governance issues| 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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| 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.
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| Max Tani / Semafor: |
Substack, which still isn't profitable but has added 1M+ paid subscribers over the past year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid — The News — Seven years since its launch, the newsletter platform Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business.
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