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Indonesia bans iPhone 16 series sales, saying that Apple has not fulfilled its 40% local content requirements and invested ~$95M, below its ~$108M commitment — - Indonesia says Apple hasn't fulfilled investment pledges — Rivals Samsung, Xiaomi have set up local factories to comply
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A look at the M4 Macs coming this week; sources say Apple's home smart display will have an iMac G4-like base and a square screen about the size of two iPhones — Also: fresh details on the company's upcoming smart home device. — Apple kicks off a Mac overhaul this week that centers on new M4 chips.
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X: @theapplehub, @parkerortolani, @raywongy, and @markgurman
Forums: r/gadgets, r/mac, r/apple, r/hardware, and MacRumors Forums
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Hong Kong outlines an AI policy for finance and proposes an extension of a tax break on owning digital assets, as it seeks to become Asia's go-to financial hub — - Tax break law to be tabled by year-end: treasury secretary Hui — City was denied access by major AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini
More: DL News, HKEX, Benzinga, Bitcoin Insider, Fortune, Blockhead, Blockonomi, and crypto.news
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Elon Musk says there's a “chance” that HW3, in millions of Teslas, “does not achieve the safety level that allows for unsupervised FSD” and floats free upgrades — Elon Musk finally admits Tesla's HW3 might not support full self-driving and that he doesn't actually know what it will take.
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Threads: @e.w.niedermeyer, @vantazach, @kolchak, @tayray94, and @vocino
Forums: r/SelfDrivingCars, r/wallstreetbets, r/electricvehicles, and r/RealTesla
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Trade data analysis: Mumbai-based Shreya Life Sciences exported 1,111 Dell PowerEdge XE9680 servers with AI chips, worth $300M+, to Russia from April to August — Trade-tracking data show that the Indian firm is selling top-end Dell servers optimized for artificial intelligence to Russia.
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X: @angelazhanghk, @journodebjit, and @imandylin2
Forums: r/nvidia, r/geopolitics, r/offbeat, and r/Economics
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
The Open Source Initiative releases version 1.0 of its Open Source AI Definition, after years of collaboration with academia and the industry — There's finally an “official” definition of open source AI. — The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a long-running institution aiming to define and …
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How Jeff Bezos, who bought The Washington Post in 2013 and a DC mansion in 2016, never made a splash in the capital, visiting only on occasion for glitzy events — The billionaire made splashy purchases of The Washington Post and a mansion in Washington. But his status as a power player in the nation's capital was never realized.| John Melloy / CNBC: |
Robinhood says US users that meet a certain criteria can trade a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump contract via its Robinhood Derivatives unit and ForecastEx — WATCH NOW — Upstart broker Robinhood is jumping into the prediction betting game, announcing Monday users can begin trading … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Loops, a fediverse TikTok competitor, begins accepting signups, plans to become open-source and integrate with ActivityPub, and seeks user donations — Similar to how Mastodon offers an open source, distributed version of X, the fediverse is getting its own TikTok competitor.
More: Elena Rossini, TechIssuesToday.com, The Verge, Tech in Asia, and NewsBytes
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
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Armis, which provides risk management tools, raised $200M led by General Catalyst and Alkeon at a $4.2B valuation ahead of a 2026 IPO, and passed $200M in ARR — - Cyber startup secured $200 million in latest funding round — Firm has been preparing for an IPO for more than a year| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple refreshes the 24" iMac with M4, Thunderbolt 4, 16GB+ of RAM, a nano-texture screen option, and a 12MP webcam, starting at $1,299 and shipping November 8 — Apple today announced that it has updated the 24-inch iMac with the M4 chip, which debuted in the iPad Pro earlier this year.
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Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon — Netflix just added a way for you to watch that carriage scene from “Bridgerton” over and over and over again — and share it with your friends — without breaking a sweat.Sponsor Posts
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