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ProPublica:

Ex-employee Andrew Harris says Microsoft for years dismissed his warnings of an Active Directory flaw that led to the 2021 SolarWinds hack; Harris left in 2020 — Microsoft hired Andrew Harris for his extraordinary skill in keeping hackers out of the nation's most sensitive computer networks.

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LinkedIn: Rich Mogull, Andrew Jaquith, and Michelle Eggers

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

Sources: Apple isn't paying OpenAI to add ChatGPT into its OSes and aims to eventually make money from AI by striking revenue-sharing deals with chatbot makers — - The iPhone maker isn't paying OpenAI to use the chatbot — Apple announced OpenAI agreement as part of AI push this week

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LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski and Clarence Mun

Forums: Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/apple, r/technology, and MacRumors Forums

Aernout van de Velde / Wccftech:

After a major leak of unannounced games, Epic releases an update “so third-party tools can't surface any new unpublished product titles” from its Games Store — [Update] After publishing our story, we received a statement from Epic on this matter (via an Epic PR agency):

More: ResetEra, Kotaku, TechSpot, WinBuzzer, KitGuru, TweakTown, The Verge, Digital Trends, and Neowin

X: @wario64, @gamescage_, @metalfy4, @isbbonpc, @gigahero, and @ethangach

Forums: r/GamingLeaksAndRumours and r/TwoBestFriendsPlay

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Long-time Android Engineering VP Dave Burke steps down to explore “AI/bio” projects at Alphabet; sources say the Platforms & Devices team is undergoing a reorg — Back in April, Google announced a merger of the Platforms & Ecosystems and Devices & Services divisions.

More: Thurrott, Wccftech, TechCrunch, Android Authority, Android Headlines, Android Police, Android Central, and Phandroid

X: @davey_burke and @chrisprice. LinkedIn: Dave Burke

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Sony rolls out an update to Discord on the PS5 that integrates the app into the console's dashboard and lets users join voice calls directly, starting in Asia — Sony is improving its Discord integration on the PS5 so that you can join voice calls directly from the console.

More: PlayStation.Blog, PCMag, TechRadar, IGN, Game Rant, Push Square, Video Games Chronicle, Gematsu, TechRaptor, Dexerto, Phandroid, iPhone in Canada Blog, Wccftech, PlayStation LifeStyle, and Notebookcheck. X: @playstation

Financial Times:

OpenAI has expanded its global affairs team from three at the start of 2023 to 35 now, stationed strategically in locations where AI legislation is advanced — ChatGPT maker beefs up global affairs unit as politicians push for new laws that could constrain powerful AI models

More: PYMNTS.com, Benzinga, and The Information

X: @dorotheabaur, @1br0wn, and @shakeelhashim. Forums: Hacker News

The Information:

Sources: OpenAI's annualized revenue hits $3.4B, up from ~$1B in summer 2023 and $1.6B in late 2023, with ~$3.2B from subscriptions to its chatbots and API fees

Keith Bradsher / New York Times:

How China is testing more driverless cars than any other country, with 16+ cities letting 19+ companies test vehicles on public roads, aided by government help — Assisted driving systems and robot taxis are becoming more popular with government help, as cities designate large areas for testing on public roads.

Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @baidu_inc and @arpitrage

Keith Bradsher / New York Times:

As Chinese companies test driverless cars, with government and public support, state media seldom reports crashes or incidents, and online posts are censored

Kylie Robison / The Verge:

Sources: at an all-hands, X CEO Linda Yaccarino urged staff to discuss xAI's Grok with advertisers and said little about the recently delayed promotions process — During an internal all-hands meeting led by X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday, concerned employees tuned in to hear …

More: Benzinga. Threads: @quillmatiq. X: @alexeheath, @trevorspoke, and @tomorrownook. Forums: Hacker News

Kyodo News:

Japan passes a law that prohibits Apple and Google from preventing the sale of third-party apps and services that compete with native iOS and Android offerings — Japan's parliament enacted Wednesday a law to promote competition in smartphone app stores by restricting tech giants Apple Inc …

More: The Register, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, The Verge, GamesIndustry.biz, TechSpot, WinBuzzer, The Asahi Shimbun, Business Standard, Patently Apple, UPI, Agence France-Presse, and Nikkei Asia

X: @timsweeneyepic, @fortnitegame, @appfairness, @basicappleguy, and @vadimyuryev

Forums: Hacker News and r/apple

Boone Ashworth / Wired:

Yahoo debuts a revamped version of its free Yahoo News app, powered by Artifact's AI tech, after acquiring the Instagram co-founders' news app in April 2024 — Artifact, the news app startup from Instagram's cofounders, was purchased by Yahoo earlier this year.

More: Thurrott, TechCrunch, and Yahoo Inc.

X: @jlanzone and @jlanzone. Forums: r/artificial

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Oliver Darcy's Status media newsletter is moving into live events with the Status Summit, planned for September 9 to discuss the forces shaping media

Todd Spangler / Variety:

A Paramount shareholder lawsuit claims David and Larry Ellison made an illegal deal with Trump in trade for approval of the WBD merger, promising to revamp CNN

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The NYT filed a motion Wednesday to quash DOJ subpoenas of three of its reporters demanding they disclose their sources, following coverage of Air Force One

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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:

Donald Trump met ~12 Bitcoin mining executives in Florida, and says he wants “all the remaining Bitcoin to be made in the USA” to help US be “energy dominant”

More: CoinDesk, Reuters, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, Bitcoinist.com, Coinspeaker, Forbes, crypto.news, The Crypto Times, and Cryptopolitan

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Eliana Raszewski / Reuters:

Amazon and telecom Vrio plan to launch a satellite internet service in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, coming online in mid-2025

More: Cord Cutters News, Advanced Television, and Benzinga

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Dublin-based AccountsIQ, which offers AI-powered bookkeeping, raised €60M, after raising just €12.7M in its nearly 20 year history, and reports 1,000 clients

More: Tech.eu, Tech Funding News, Silicon Republic, FinTech Global, Silicon Canals, and EU-Startups

Xinyi Luo / Bloomberg:

Ant Group spent a record ~$2.9B on research in 2023, as the Alibaba affiliate develops its BaiLing LLM; Ant and affiliate MYbank served 87M businesses by 2023

More: Benzinga, Nikkei Asia, South China Morning Post, and Reuters

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An interview with Brex co-founders Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, who is now its sole CEO, on restructuring, being cash-flow positive by 2025, and more

More: The Information and Seattle Business Journal. X: @bayareawriter

David Pierce / The Verge:

A look at the Microsoft Excel World Championship, an annual tournament hosted by Financial Modeling World Cup where competitors solve Excel puzzles for prizes

Threads: @reckless1280 and @imdavidpierce. Mastodon: @kottke@mastodon.social

X: @stephenlrose, @verge, and @ambermac. LinkedIn: Chris Weaver

Hirofumi Kanaoka / Nikkei Asia:

Japanese trade data: 50%+ of chipmaking equipment exports went to China for three straight quarters through Q1 2024, driven by demand for less advanced gear

More: TechNode and Light Reading

X: @nikkeiasia. LinkedIn: Adj. Professor Warwick Powell

Moneycontrol:

Sources: Indian rapid grocery delivery startup Zepto plans to raise ~$650M co-led by Nexus and StepStone at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.4B in August 2023

More: Business Today and The Economic Times

X: @goenka_tushar1, @chandrarsrikant, and @chandrarsrikant

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Jordan Novet / CNBC:

Databricks tells investors its annualized revenue is expected to reach $2.4B through July 2024, or the first half of its FY 2025, up 60% from a year earlier

X: @jordannovet and @jasonlk

Wall Street Journal:

A look at Satya Nadella's AI efforts; a source says some future Microsoft AI products may switch from OpenAI's tech to the model developed by Suleyman's team

More: MSPoweruser. X: @tanarrowz and @aparanjape. Forums: Hacker News

Abner Li / 9to5Google:

Google says ChromeOS will soon be developed on portions of the Android stack, including its Linux kernel and frameworks, to bring AI features to users faster

More: ChromeOS.dev, The Verge, ChromeOS.dev, How-To Geek, HotHardware, PCWorld, TechRadar, Android Central, Business Standard, The Register, OSnews, Android Authority, NewsBytes, Engadget, BetaNews, Android Police, Chrome Unboxed, and Thurrott

X: @robby_payne, @mishaalrahman, and @mishaalrahman. LinkedIn: Frank Gorgenyi

Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters:

Broadcom reports Q2 revenue up 43% YoY to $12.49B, vs. $12.01B est., raises FY 2024 revenue forecast, announces a 10:1 stock split; AVGO jumps 9%+

Christine Hall / TechCrunch:

Canary Technologies, which offers tools for hotel guest management, raised a $50M Series C led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to nearly $100M

More: FinSMEs, Tech Funding News, and Canary Technologies

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Bloomberg:

Terraform Labs agrees to pay $4.47B to resolve an SEC lawsuit, after a jury in April 2024 found the company and Do Kwon liable for fraud following a civil trial

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:

A hacker says they breached Tile internal tools, including one for processing data for cops, and stole customer data like phone numbers, addresses, and Tile IDs

More: Tile eCommerce, The Verge, BleepingComputer, Times of India, SC Media, Engadget, Tech.co, TechRadar, SecurityWeek, Digital Trends, Cyber Daily, SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, The Register, Pocket-lint, WOOD-TV, How-To Geek, BGR, and Tom's Guide

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Mariella Moon / Engadget:

X says Likes are now private for everyone, meaning users are no longer able to see who liked someone else's post