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October 7, 2024, 11:50 AM
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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.
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.
Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
How Malaysia's Johor went from a backwater to having one of the world's biggest AI data center construction projects, with an estimated ~$3.8B invested in 2024  —  Blackstone and TikTok's parent are among those investing in data centers in Malaysia's Johor, known for palm-oil plantations

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Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
Three men have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist Lyra McKee in 2019; the New IRA claimed responsibility for the killing

Associated Press:
After a short-term hold, SCOTUS denies former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge's bid to stay an $800-a-day fine if she refuses to reveal a source

Angela Fu / Poynter:
Lee Enterprises, which owns the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and more, told its newspapers to run a three-story package on new chairman David Hoffmann on front pages

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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

Earlier Picks

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
Anton Shilov / Tom's Hardware:
Amkor and TSMC sign an MOU to collaborate on advanced chip packaging for AI, HPC, PC, and mobile processors at Amkor's planned $1.6B facility in Peoria, Arizona
Wall Street Journal:
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
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
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
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