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Associated Press:
MGM Resorts says a “cybersecurity issue” that began on Sunday is affecting some casino and hotel computer systems at the company's properties across the US  —  A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across …
Bloomberg:
Qualcomm says Apple extended its modem deal to “smartphone launches in 2024, 2025, and 2026”, instead of ending in 2023, suggesting Apple's own modem is delayed  —  - Pact between the companies had been scheduled to end this year  — The iPhone maker has been trying to create its own components
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Tests show Threads' new search function blocks words like “sex”, “gore”, and “vaccines”; Meta admits “covid” is a blocked term but declines to disclose others  —  Public health experts expressed anger with the platform's moderation policies …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The US Copyright Office denies protection for an AI-made image that won an art competition, despite Adobe Photoshop alterations and 624+ text prompt revisions  —  The U.S. Copyright Office has again rejected copyright protection for art created using artificial intelligence …
WABetaInfo:
WhatsApp releases an Android beta that adds a “Third-party chats” screen, revealing how Meta plans to comply with the EU's DMA chat interoperability regulations  —  WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.19.8.
Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast:
An investigation finds that Barstool Sports apparently controls 40+ “burner” X accounts to launder viral copyright-protected videos for its legitimate accounts  —  A Daily Beast investigation found more than 40 content-swiping Twitter accounts apparently controlled by Barstool …
Reuters:
Filing: Instacart aims to raise up to $616M in its IPO at an up to $9.3B valuation and prices shares at $26 to $28; the listing is expected later in September  —  Instacart is aiming for a valuation of up to $7.73 billion, the grocery delivery company said on Monday, in its march toward …
Reuters:
Sources: seeking to shore up its finances, Embracer is considering its options for US-based Borderlands developer Gearbox, acquired for $1.4B in February 2021  —  Embracer (EMBRACb.ST) is considering options for its U.S. game developer Gearbox Entertainment including a sale …
Jack Schickler / CoinDesk:
Filing: FTX's estate has now marshalled ~$7B in assets, including $2.6B in cash, $1.16B in solana, $560M in bitcoin, and ~$200M in 38 properties in the Bahamas  —  The company says it paid billions to executives including founder Sam Bankman-Fried before filing for bankruptcy last year.  —  Register Now
Zack Abrams / The Block:
FTX sues cross-chain swap protocol builder LayerZero Labs, seeking to undo a $45M deal made four days before FTX filed for bankruptcy and $40M+ in withdrawals
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
Guardio Labs details a campaign that uses fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send 100K+ Messenger phishing messages per week, targeting business accounts  —  Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages …
Hunter Walk:
Why there has never been a better time to be an online creator: it might be harder than ever to earn $1M per year, but it has never been easier to make $50K  —  I judge the health of the creator economy by one single controversial factor: ease of access and probability of survival for its participants.
Dylan Martin / CRN:
Nvidia claims TensorRT-LLM will double the H100's performance for running inference on leading LLMs when the open-source library arrives in NeMo in October  —  The AI chip giant says the open-source software library, TensorRT-LLM, will double the H100's performance for running inference …

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled

Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him

Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump says he supports subpoenaing reporters in leak probes and that reporters should be forced to reveal the source of the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe

More News

Akash Sriram / Reuters:
Oracle Q1: revenue up 9% YoY to $12.45B, vs. $12.47B est., cloud services and license support revenue up 13% YoY to $9.5B, net income up 56% YoY; ORCL drops 5%+
Melanie Mitchell / AI: A Guide for Thinking Humans:
A look at whether LLMs reason, the downsides of “chain of thought”, how models might solve problems without reasoning, and evaluating LLMs for general reasoning
Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
An interview with Walter Isaacson on Elon Musk, the new biography, why Musk agreed, the Twitter acquisition, Musk being “driven by demons”, surprises, and more
Andy Robinson / Video Games Chronicle:
Nintendo and DeNA tell Mario Kart Tour users that the mobile game won't be updated after October 4, 2023, hinting at Nintendo's lessening focus on mobile titles

Earlier Picks

Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Microsoft drops software support for the first-generation Surface Duo, three years after its launch; the Android smartphone received only two major OS updates
Wall Street Journal:
A competition between Wharton MBA students and ChatGPT that judges generating ideas for a new product or service finds that 35 of the top 40 came from ChatGPT
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Coinbase says the company disabled sign-ups in India in June but remains committed to the country, after emailing users about ceasing operations on September 25
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