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October 28, 2024, 4:05 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A closer look at M4 Macs coming this week; sources: Apple's home smart display will have an iMac G4-like base and a square screen the size of about 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.
Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: Google plans to preview an AI product codenamed Jarvis, which takes over a user's web browser to complete tasks like booking a flight, in December  —  Google is developing artificial intelligence that takes over a person's web browser to complete tasks such as gathering research …
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Musk said there's a “chance” HW3 systems, now in millions of Teslas, do “not achieve the safety level” for unsupervised FSD and mentioned free upgrades from HW3  —  Elon Musk finally admits Tesla's HW3 might not support full self-driving and that he doesn't actually know what it will take.
Claire Jiao / Bloomberg:
Indonesia bans the sale of iPhone 16 series, claiming that Apple has not fulfilled 40% local content requirements and has not met its investment commitments  —  - Indonesia says Apple hasn't fulfilled investment pledges  — Rivals Samsung, Xiaomi have set up local factories to comply
Reuters:
Sources: TSMC halted shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo, which was co-founded by Bitmain's Micree Zhan, after TSMC chips were found on Huawei AI chips  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330.TW) suspended shipments to China-based chip designer Sophgo after a chip …
Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson on Agility's humanoid robot Digit, which was demoed on stage sorting laundry, automation's impact on jobs, and more  —  Peggy Johnson of Agility Robotics gives a demo of the company's Digit—a robot that can, among other things, sort laundry
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Paris-based Filigran, whose open-source threat intelligence platform OpenCTI is used by the EU, the FBI, and others, raised a $35M Series B led by Insight  —  Paris-based startup Filigran is fast becoming the next cybersecurity rocketship to track: The company just raised a $35 million Series B round …
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Financial Times:
Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi says he is overhauling corporate culture and pay structures in search of growth beyond Prosus' stake in Tencent  —  Fabricio Bloisi will overhaul corporate culture and pay structures in search of growth beyond its stake in the Chinese internet giant

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