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October 7, 2024, 7:05 PM

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Sean Hollister / The Verge:
In a final Epic v. Google ruling, US judge orders Google to open up Google Play to rivals for three years, distribute 3rd-party stores in Google Play, and more  —  Google's Android app store is an illegal monopoly — and now it will have to change. … Google will have to distribute rival …
Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says it will appeal the Epic Games verdict, claiming “Apple and Android clearly compete” and the ruling will cause unintended consequences for consumers  —  The Epic verdict missed the obvious: Apple and Android clearly compete.  We will appeal and ask the courts …
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Experts have long warned “secure backdoor” systems are impossible; Salt Typhoon's reported hack of US ISPs' wiretap systems is a key example of backdoors' risks  —  News broke this weekend that China-backed hackers have compromised the wiretap systems of several U.S. telecom …
Charles Duhigg / New Yorker:
A deep dive on Chris Lehane, super PACs like Fairshake, and recent political savagery from some Silicon Valley execs, effectively targeting Katie Porter, others  —  From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super pacs that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda.
Ryan Broderick / Garbage Day:
As Meta proudly unveils AI tools, Facebook users find feeds clogged with AI junk, even when Facebook is needed as a civic resource to coordinate disaster relief  —  Read to the end for furry opera  —  We're inching closer to the Garbage Day Live election special!!!  Over the next few issues, I'll be announcing a new guest.
Bloomberg:
US bankruptcy judge approves plan to repay FTX customers; in June FTX had $12.6B, which could rise to $16.5B; FTX is in talks with US over $1B+ in seized assets  —  - FTX judge approves plan to distribute at least $12.6 billion  — Company in talks over $1 billion seized by prosecutors
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS rejects X's appeal over Special Counsel Jack Smith's secret DOJ search warrant for records related to Donald Trump's account and upholds a $350K fine  —  The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Elon Musk's X Corp., steering clear of a clash over a secret Justice Department search warrant …
Philip Heijmans / Bloomberg:
UN report: cyber crime syndicates raked in as much as $37B in 2023 and are growing in Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and across Southeast Asia despite police efforts  —  - Operations are becoming more professionalized with use of AI  — Casinos, hotels and SEZs being used by cyber crime groups

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