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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US has reached a TikTok deal with China, as Trump cites “a ‘certain’ company that young people” in the US wanted saved — The U.S. and China have a reached a ‘framework’ deal for social media platform TikTok, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday.
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In a preliminary probe, China rules that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly laws by acquiring Mellanox in April 2020, as the US and China negotiate tariffs in Madrid — China ruled that Nvidia Corp. violated anti-monopoly laws with a high-profile 2020 deal, ratcheting up the pressure on Washington during sensitive trade negotiations.| Adamya Sharma / Android Authority: |
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, its next flagship mobile chipset, before its 2025 Snapdragon Summit, and Xiaomi says its 17 series will use it — The Xiaomi 17 series will be one of the first to adopt the new chipset. — • — • — • — TL;DR| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
OpenAI releases the first detailed public study on how people use ChatGPT: 73% of chats were non-work related, practical guidance was the top use case, and more — OpenAI released the first detailed public study on who uses its chatbot and what they most often ask it to do.
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The London Stock Exchange debuts a blockchain-based platform, initially focused on private funds and increasing efficiency, marking its push into digital assets — London Stock Exchange Group Plc has rolled out a blockchain-based platform initially focused on private funds, marking a push by the bourse operator into digital assets.| David Carnoy / CNET: |
Apple AirPods Pro 3 review: significantly better fit, sound quality, noise cancellation, and battery life, but heart-rate monitoring is buried in fitness apps — They cost the same at a hefty $249, but Apple's third-generation noise-canceling earbuds have improved in all the key areas … | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon schedules its annual fall hardware event for September 30 in NYC, where it is expected to launch Echo smart speakers, Kindles, and possibly other gadgets — The company will likely launch its latest Echo devices and new Kindles at the September 30th event.
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The AI revolution has more in common with shipping containerization than the boom unleashed by the microprocessor: diffuse global benefits but few new fortunes — The disruption is real. It's also predictable. — ISSUE 04 — Fortunes are made by entrepreneurs and investors … | Kate Park / TechCrunch: |
LA-based MarqVision, which uses AI to monitor marketplaces for counterfeits, raised a $48M Series B led by Peak XV Partners, bringing its total funding to ~$90M — When Mark Lee was a law student at Harvard, a trademark class exposed him to the staggering scale of counterfeiting …
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Alphabet becomes the fourth company to reach a $3T market cap, joining Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple, after its stock jumped 4%+ on Monday — Alphabet has joined the $3 trillion club. — Shares of the search giant jumped more than 4% on Monday, pushing the company into territory occupied only by Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple.
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Sources: OpenAI is recruiting people to work on humanoid robots and is training AI algorithms that are better able to make sense of the physical world — The company behind ChatGPT is putting together a team capable of developing algorithms to control robots and appears to be hiring roboticists who work specifically on humanoids.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify adds new features globally that let free users search for and play any song they want; the company reported 433M ad-supported MAUs out of 696M in Q2 — Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too.
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PayPal launches PayPal Links, which lets users create personalized, one-time links to send money to or request payment from other PayPal users, including crypto — ZDNET's key takeaways — PayPal Links lets you send and request money with other PayPal users.
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Sources: Google adopts risk-based Android security updates, prioritizing fixing only high-risk vulnerabilities in monthly releases, and others in quarterly ASBs — Google has changed its release strategy for Android security updates. Here's what this means for you — • — •
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