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Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Apple execs Cue, Schiller, and Federighi as well as key Siri scientists Alex Acero and Tom Gruber explain Apple's secretive approach to AI and machine learning  —  On July 30, 2014, Siri had a brain transplant.  —  Three years earlier, Apple had been the first major tech company to integrate …
Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:
Five years after Tim Cook became Apple CEO, the company has doubled staff, is more socially conscious, but hasn't created a new product category rivaling iPhone  —  Hours after Steve Jobs resigned as the CEO of Apple, his successor Tim Cook sent an email to reassure employees about the company's future.
Biz Carson / Business Insider:
Legalist, a startup launched by a Thiel Fellow, will fund lawsuits in exchange for up to 50% cut of settlement based on algorithmic calculation of winning  —  It's a startup idea that looks like it's ripped straight from the headlines.  —  This summer, Forbes revealed that tech luminary Peter Thiel …
Jim Weber / LinkedIn Pulse:
Sports writer says Twitter permanently banned his account with nearly 100K followers after he tweeted three Olympics GIFs  —  I thought the only people to get permanently banned from Twitter were Leslie Jones' online bully and terrorists.  Apparently those who post a GIF …
Chris Williams / The Register:
Microsoft details HoloLens' Holographic Processing Unit: TSMC-made, 24-core, performs 1T calculations/second, handles all environmental sensing and other inputs  —  How to make your own virtual reality brain  —  Hot Chips Microsoft today revealed a first look at the inside …
Monte Reel / Bloomberg:
Baltimore police have been testing an aerial surveillance system that uses wide-angle cameras flown at 8.5K feet, without informing the public, since January  —  Since January, police have been testing an aerial surveillance system adapted from the surge in Iraq.  And they neglected to tell the public.

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Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with California AG Rob Bonta about why David Ellison is “desperate”, some Hollywood guilds supporting Paramount's WBD deal, concerns about CNN, and more

Max Tani / Semafor:
Memo: MS NOW plans to launch a $7.99/month membership program for “super fans” on September 9, offering members-only content verticals, a 24/7 feed, and more

Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
FOIA docs: Brendan Carr joined 8+ White House meetings and three calls with Trump officials from March 2025 to February 2026, and met conservative media leaders

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John Herrman / New York Times:
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Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Spotify tries to get long-term deals with labels wanting higher cuts and other rights while operating on short-term extensions of old contracts
CNN:
Sources: FBI investigating cyber “intrusions” of NYT, other news orgs; the hackers are suspected to be affiliated with Russian intelligence agencies
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