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Sources: Apple plans to launch a low-cost laptop powered by an iPhone chip in H1 2026 to rival Chromebooks, aimed at students and casual users, codenamed J700 — Apple Inc. is preparing to enter the low-cost laptop market for the first time, developing a budget Mac aimed at luring away customers …
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon sent a cease-and-desist to Perplexity, demanding it to stop letting Comet make purchases on users' behalf, accusing it of computer fraud — Amazon.com Inc. has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity AI Inc. demanding that the artificial intelligence search startup stop allowing …
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| CNBC: |
Perplexity AI accuses Amazon of “bullying” after receiving “an aggressive legal threat” demanding Comet not make purchases on users' behalf — Perplexity AI accused Amazon of “bullying” on Tuesday after it received a letter from the e-commerce giant demanding … | Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Google unveils Project Suncatcher to launch two solar-powered satellites, each with four TPUs, into low Earth orbit in 2027, as it seeks to scale AI compute — The demand for AI data centers has grown so large that there isn't enough energy on earth to power the buildout.
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| Lee Ying Shan / CNBC: |
Shares of Asian AI-linked companies fall, tracking declines in US peers, as investors worry about stretched valuations; SoftBank falls 13%+, Advantest drops 8%+ — Shares of Asian AI-linked companies and tech firms fell Wednesday, tracking declines in U.S. peers, as investors turned wary …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail Musk's time at xAI after he left DOGE: he oversaw the design of the racy chatbot Ani, employees turned over biometric data to train avatars, more — Focus on winning tech arms race leads to long hours at xAI; employees turned over biometric data to develop controversial avatars
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
OpenAI launches its Sora app on Android, including in the US, Canada, and Japan; the app reached 1M+ downloads in the five days after its September iOS launch — Now, more people can create and share AI-generated videos on the app's social feed. … OpenAI has brought its AI video app, Sora, to Android.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says Live Translation on AirPods will expand to the EU next month; the first iOS 26.2 beta, seeded to developers on Tuesday, brings the feature to the EU — The upcoming iOS 26.2 update for iPhone makes the Live Translation on AirPods feature available in the EU, according to Apple.
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Super Micro reports Q1 revenue down 15% YoY to $5B, vs. $6.09B est., and forecasts Q2 profit below estimates; SMCI drops 9%+ after hours — Super Micro Computer Inc. shares tumbled in late trading after the server maker missed reduced estimates for first-quarter sales and profit and gave …
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| Ian King / Bloomberg: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue up 36% YoY to $9.24B, vs. $8.7B est., Data Center revenue up 22% to $4.3B, and forecasts Q4 revenue below the highest projections — Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the main contender to Nvidia Corp. in the artificial intelligence chip market, failed to impress investors … | Clare Armstrong / ABC: |
Australia broadens its social media ban for under-16s to include Reddit and Kick, which join Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, X, and YouTube — In short: — Reddit and Kick will be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16.
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp launches an Apple Watch app that lets users get call notifications, read full messages, and record and send voice messages — WhatsApp announced on Tuesday that it's launching an Apple Watch companion app. For the first time, WhatsApp users will be able to use their Apple Watch …
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| Bloomberg: |
IBM plans to cut “a low single-digit percentage” of its workforce in Q4, affecting thousands of staffers; it employed ~270K workers as of the end of 2024 — International Business Machines Corp. will cut thousands of workers this quarter while it continues to shift the focus …
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| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
The US sanctions eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes for the North Korean government — Learn more. — The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained … | Bloomberg: |
Bitcoin dropped below $100K for the first time since June on Tuesday; ETH also fell as much as 15% on Tuesday, and many altcoins are down 50%+ this year — Bitcoin has wiped out its summer rally, giving back gains made during Wall Street's euphoric embrace and a surge in institutional buying.
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| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Source: Anthropic projects revenues of up to $70B in 2028, up from ~$5B in 2025, and expects to become cash flow positive as soon as 2027 — Anthropic this summer hiked its most optimistic growth forecasts by roughly 13% to 28% over the next three years and projected generating …
More: TechCrunch and PYMNTS.com
| Kritika Lamba / Reuters: |
Match reports Q3 revenue up 2% YoY to $914M, vs. $915M est., net income up 18% to $161M, paying users down 5% to 14.5M, and forecasts Q4 revenue below estimates — Match Group (MTCH.O) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates on Tuesday, underscoring ongoing challenges …
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| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK's High Court rules against Getty in its lawsuit against Stability AI over its image generator; the judge calls the ruling “extremely limited in scope” — Getty Images largely lost its landmark lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI over its image generator at London's High Court on Tuesday.
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| Emily Forlini / PCMag: |
AWS says it is developing Fastnet, a subsea cable from Maryland to Ireland buried ~1.5m below the sea floor and with a capacity over 320 Tbps, debuting in 2028 — Amazon Web Services (AWS) will lay a new subsea cable across the ocean floor, connecting Maryland and Ireland.
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| Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Sources: Netflix has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA, and CAA for video podcast creators, and plans to launch video podcasts in early 2026 — The streamer has sent out dozens of requests to agents at WME, UTA and CAA for video podcast creators.
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| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
European law enforcement arrests nine suspects involved in an alleged crypto fraud ring that stole €600M+ via fake investment platforms promising high returns — European law enforcement authorities have arrested nine suspected money launderers who set up a cryptocurrency fraud network …
More: Eurojust, The Record, and OCCRP
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sequoia announces that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha, who led Sequoia solo since 2022 — Sequoia Capital on Tuesday announced that Alfred Lin and Pat Grady will be elevated to firm stewards, succeeding Roelof Botha.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify says it now has nearly 500K video podcasts and more than 390M users have now streamed a video podcast on its platform, up 54% YoY — Spotify says its video podcasts are seeing increased consumer adoption. In its third quarter earnings report, the company shared that its video podcast catalog …
More: MacRumors
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Apple releases version 26.1 of its full family of OSes, adding a “tinted” option for its Liquid Glass design that reduces transparency and increases contrast — Today, Apple released version 26.1 of its full family of OSes. Every platform received attention, including the proverbial …
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