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Wall Street Journal:
The FTC and 17 US states sue Amazon for allegedly using monopoly power to keep its prices artificially high, lock sellers into its platform, and harm its rivals  —  High-stakes case puts e-commerce giant in sights of agency chair Lina Khan's aggressive antitrust stance
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google plans to shut down Google Podcasts later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music  —  Google announced this morning it will be shutting down its Google Podcasts app later in 2024 as part of its broader transition to move its streaming listeners over to YouTube Music.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Jam, a new feature that lets up to 32 people curate a single playlist; only Premium subscribers can create Jams, but all users can contribute  —  Spotify is today introducing its latest social feature, Jam, which allows multiple people to blend their own musical tastes into a combined playlist.
Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Sources: FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel is set to announce on September 26 plans to reinstate net neutrality rules governing ISPs that the FCC gutted under Trump  —  - Chairwoman set to announce plans to restore broadband rules  — FCC panel gained Democratic majority with new commissioner
Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:
EU's first DSA report: Twitter had the highest rate of disinfo in H1 2023, followed by Facebook; TikTok removed ~6M fake accounts; YouTube removed 400+ channels  —  Musk is told his platform, now known as X, must comply with new laws designed to combat fake news and Russian propaganda
Sandali Handagama / CoinDesk:
Email: Chase bans crypto-linked payments for UK clients starting October 16 as “fraudsters are increasingly using crypto assets to steal large sums of money”  —  Starting Oct. 16, the bank will decline customer attempts to make payments related to crypto assets via debit card or outgoing bank transfers.
Aaron Holmes / The Information:
Sources detail how Microsoft aims to cut costs behind running AI features like Bing Chat by developing efficient AI models that mimic OpenAI's more capable ones  —  Microsoft's push to put artificial intelligence into its software has hinged almost entirely on OpenAI, the startup Microsoft funded …
Bloomberg:
The US SEC objects to Coinbase's role in Celsius' plan to emerge from bankruptcy, saying the proposal goes “far beyond the services of a distribution agent”  —  - Regulator objects to Coinbase distribution agreements  — Coinbase, Celsius each face separate lawsuits from the SEC
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority:
Many users report that their iPhone 15 series devices, including the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, get too hot to hold, especially during charging or prolonged use  —  Many users are reporting that their iPhone 15 and 15 Pro series heats up during charging and during prolonged tasks.  —  TL;DR
Steve Dent / Engadget:
DJI Mini 4 Pro review: lightweight, improved obstacle avoidance, great ActiveTrack 360 subject tracking, 4K at 60fps, but not crashproof and expensive at $760  —  Better range, tracking and crash protection, plus ultra slow mo 4K  —  Last year, DJI showed what was possible in a small drone …
Simon Sharwood / The Register:
Google plans to discontinue Gmail's Basic HTML version in January 2024, saying the view does not include “full Gmail feature functionality”  —  The blind think this is not a visionary decision  —  Google will discontinue the Basic HTML version of its Gmail service in January 2024.

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The Wrap:
The FCC votes to repeal the national broadcast ownership cap and replace it with a case-by-case review, approving the measure by a 2-1 margin

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
A US federal judge pauses an order requiring Trump to disclose details of his businesses' financial performance to the BBC in his $10B defamation suit

Angela Fu / Poynter:
USA Today partners with Palantir to better monetize its customer data and reports Q2 revenue down 8% YoY to $536.3M and net income of $9.1M; TDAY drops 7.62%

More News

Financial Times:
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission plans to publish a list of crypto exchange license applicants in the wake of the JPEX crypto exchange probe
Balkan Insight:
Investigation: some stakeholders, like AI firms selling CSAM scanning tech, funded lobbying efforts for EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson's CSAM scanning proposal

Earlier Picks

Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge:
Email: YouTube plans to stop offering its ad-free €6.99/month Premium Lite tier after October 25, 2023, following a two year pilot in some European countries
CNBC:
Memos: Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith is stepping down on December 4 and retiring on January 2, set to be replaced by Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp
Scharon Harding / Ars Technica:
LG unveils the Gram Fold, its first foldable-screen laptop, weighing 2.76 lbs and arriving in South Korea on October 4 for ~$3,700 to rival Asus, Lenovo, and HP
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Tinder rolls out Tinder Select, a $500/month tier with perks like a SELECT profile badge and the ability to DM others up to twice a week without matching first
Kyle Wiens / iFixit News:
iPhone 15 Pro Max teardown: a redesigned frame helps with replacing the back glass, a tetraprism periscope lens, software lockdown makes repairs hard, and more
David Pierce / The Verge:
OpenAI updates ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Enterprise to let users prompt the tool using voice commands or by uploading an image, coming to all users “soon after”
Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg:
DeFi project Mixin Network suspends deposits and withdrawals after a hack involving $200M in crypto assets; SlowMist says Mixin's cloud provider was compromised
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