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October 29, 2024, 9:35 AM

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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
A now-deleted chart on Amazon leaked the new Mac mini: M4 and M4 Pro options, two front-facing USB-C ports, up to a 14-core CPU, up to 64GB of RAM, and more  —  Amazon has seemingly leaked the rumored next-generation Mac mini ahead of Apple's announcement this week, revealing several details.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Apple launches some Apple Intelligence features like writing tools, image cleanup, and typing in Siri, with the release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1  —  Apple on Monday confirmed the general availability of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.
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Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times:
Nigeria-based Moniepoint, which offers bank accounts, loans, and POS terminals, raised $110M led by DPI, sources say at a $1B+ valuation, after raising $55M  —  Company raises $110mn from investors including Google despite slowdown in fundraising for African start-ups
Reuters:
The Biden admin says it is finalizing rules to limit US investments in AI and other tech in China that could threaten national security, effective January 2  —  The Biden administration said on Monday it is finalizing rules that will limit U.S. investments in artificial intelligence …
Kylie Robison / The Verge:
Meta disagrees with OSI's definition of open-source AI; Llama doesn't fit the definition due to its commercial use restrictions and no access to training data  —  The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released its official definition of “open” artificial intelligence, setting the stage …
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Apple updates its $199 Magic Keyboard, $99 Magic Mouse, and $149 Magic Trackpad with USB-C, keeping the same pricing; all three have used Lightning since 2015  —  Apple is finally removing the Lightning port from its lineup of Mac accessories.  Earlier today, the company announced a new iMac …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google says its AI Overview summaries will begin rolling out in over 100 countries and territories this week, meaning the feature will reach 1B+ monthly users  —  Google's AI Overviews are expanding across more than 100 countries this week.  The AI-generated search summaries will appear for users in Canada …
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Amazon plans to shut down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025; users won't lose access to unlocked stories after the program closes  —  It's winding down the service over the next few months.  —  Amazon, in what it described as a “difficult decision,” …
Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: TSMC has suspended shipments of 7nm chips to at least two chip developers over suspicions they were trying to circumvent US export controls on Huawei  —  TAIPEI — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has suspended shipments to at least two chip developers over suspicions …
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