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October 13, 2025, 5:25 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's glasses may run full visionOS when paired with Mac or a lighter UI with iPhone; Apple may unveil M5 iPad, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro this week  —  After spending a week with Meta's new display-embedded smart glasses, I'm convinced that Apple made the right call pivoting from the so-called Vision Air to spectacles.
Financial Times:
The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia under the Goods Availability Act to safeguard chip supply for European industries  —  Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology
Washington Post:
Sora videos depicting dead celebrities spark backlash from families; OpenAI says reps of “recently deceased” public figures can request likenesses be blocked  —  ChatGPT-maker OpenAI's new tool lets users make realistic AI videos of dead public figures.  A rush of crude and racist memes has followed.
Calder McHugh / Politico:
Q&A with journalist Jacob Silverman on his new book Gilded Rage, the radical politics of certain tech elites, AI's impact on Silicon Valley politics, and more  —  How did Silicon Valley leaders go from heaping praise on Barack Obama to going all in on Donald Trump?
Alex Traub / New York Times:
John Searle, known for “the Chinese Room” thought experiment on AI consciousness, died on Sept. 16 at 93; his UCB tenure ended over alleged sexual harassment  —  His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar.
Ben Blanchard / Reuters:
Taiwan says it expects no significant impact from China's new export controls on rare earth minerals, as it uses different rare earths in chip manufacturing  —  No significant impact is expected on Taiwan's semiconductor industry from China's new curbs on rare earths as they differ …
Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times:
Strava CEO Michael Martin says Strava plans to launch a US IPO; Sensor Tower says Strava has 50M MAUs and users spent $180M+ on Premium in the year to September  —  CEO Michael Martin targets US IPO to raise capital for deals to keep Strava ahead of rivals including Garmin and Nike
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How modern media consumption is converging toward a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming providers, podcasts, and social media apps  —  A theory of culture and attention  —  A spooky convergence is happening in media.  Everything that is not already television is turning into television.

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