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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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 …
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. is suing Perplexity AI Inc. to try and stop the startup from helping users buy items on the world's largest online marketplace …
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 …
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Google and Epic Games reached an agreement to settle Epic's 2020 antitrust lawsuit, with proposed changes to Android and Google Play pending court approval  —  Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it has reached a comprehensive U.S. court settlement with “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple refreshes the web version of the App Store, letting users view and search for apps for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro
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 …
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.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Pinterest reports Q3 revenue up 17% YoY to $1.05B, MAUs up 12% to 600M, vs. 590M est., but forecasts Q4 revenue below est.; PINS drops 20% after hours  —  Pinterest shares tanked nearly 20% on Tuesday after the company reported third-quarter financial results that missed on earnings per share and provided weak guidance.

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the DOJ is probing whether the NFL uses anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers; regulators and others have raised concerns about streaming deals

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC Networks rebrands as AMC Global Media, filing new articles of incorporation in Nevada; CEO Kristin Dolan says streaming is its top domestic revenue source

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Sources: Paramount is unlikely to appoint a direct successor to Jeff Shell after his departure; Shell had few direct reports and did not lead WBD negotiations

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