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October 28, 2024, 11:15 AM

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Claire Jiao / Bloomberg:
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
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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.
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
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.
Bloomberg:
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.
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 …
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 …
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
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.

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