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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's strategy to keep execs, who wish to retire, around longer; sources: M4 Mac mini will have 5 USB-C ports, internal power supply, and no USB-A — Apple's succession strategy has come into focus with the upcoming exit of its chief financial officer.
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, T3, Android Authority, Dexerto, Macworld, TechCrunch, The Verge, PhoneArena, Tom's Guide, Mashable, KnowTechie, iMore, TechRadar, PC Guide, WinBuzzer, BGR, Cybernews.com, Neowin, The Indian Express, Lowyat.NET, Business Standard, nextpit, TechIssuesToday.com, Patently Apple, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Apple Post, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Appleosophy, Cult of Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iMore, MacRumors, iClarified, The Mac Observer, NewsBytes, Notebookcheck, and XDA Developers
Threads: @markgurman. Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, and @paul@tapbots.social
X: @newsynick, @brandonbutch, @gartenberg, @raywongy, @vadimyuryev, @samsheffer, @matthewkeyslive, @saranbyte, @tgod34748, @markgurman, and @theapplehub
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Fidelity's latest valuation of X, 72% lower than when Musk took over, would mean top investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud is down $1.4B and Ellison $720M — Elon Musk bought Twitter with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates.
More: Joe.My.God.. Threads: @faizsays, @runtimecolorado, and @brithestar1
Bluesky: @chadbourn.bsky.social and @marygillis.bsky.social
X: @faizsays and @mekkaokerekebye
Forums: r/inthenews, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/Economics, r/Twitter, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/Destiny
| Reuters: |
Sources: Pat Gelsinger aims to present Intel's board ideas to cut capex spending and more, like halting the $32B chip plant project in Germany or selling Altera — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company's board of directors …
More: Tech Monitor, TechSpot, Business Times, TipRanks Financial, Benzinga, Reuters, Proactive, TrendForce Insights, Evertiq AB, News18, SiliconANGLE, and Wccftech
X: @viveksworld, @krewell, and @rogoway
Forums: r/hardware and r/wallstreetbets
| Bloomberg: |
OKX says OKX SG received a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and appoints former Grab exec Gracie Lin as OKX SG CEO — - CEO Lin to focus on products, seeks MAS nod for adding tokens — Crypto exchange OKX named former regulator Gracie Lin as CEO …
More: OKX, CoinDesk, Tech in Asia, CryptoSlate, Coinspeaker, Blockonomi, crypto.news, Bitcoin Insider, Cointelegraph, Cryptonews, and The Crypto Times
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: China has threatened Japan of severe economic retaliation if Japan further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms — - One concern is Toyota could lose access to critical minerals — Biden is pressuring Japan to align with possible new US rules| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
A look at Sub.club, which aims to let users on ActivityPub-based platforms monetize content via subscriptions while taking a 6% cut, available in dev preview — The fediverse has the potential to help create enduring and interoperable social networks. But many creators and businesses rely on bigger … | Wall Street Journal: |
Apple and Meta fight over who should determine user's age in teen social media use bills; Apple lobbied Louisiana to kill a device level age check requirement — Earlier this year, freshman Louisiana legislator Kim Carver got a close look at Apple's AAPL -0.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle formidable lobbying machine.
More: AppleInsider and Benzinga
| Daniel Lippman / Politico: |
Sources: LobbyMatic, which offers AI tools for lobbying, is covertly run by far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons, including Jacob Wohl — Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are operating under the pseudonyms Jay Klein and Bill Sanders. — A Washington startup pitched as a service … | Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix is trying to improve dubbing and translations of non-English content, particularly South Korean reality TV shows, to drive international viewership — Using South Korea as a testing ground, the streaming giant offers culture classes to voice actors to nail the nuances of translation
More: Benzinga and The Streamable
| Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: |
A look at Amazon's and Bezos Earth Fund's growing influence on the carbon credit market, as experts worry about how Big Tech aims to achieve tough climate goals — Experts warn of ties between Big Tech and philanthropic bodies with groups that set corporate climate standards| New York Times: |
Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users — The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares.
More: Business Insider, Euronews, POCIT, Silicon Republic, CCN.com, WinBuzzer, London Evening Standard, Invezz, The Economic Times, Neowin, TechIssuesToday.com, NewsBytes, TechCrunch, Capital Brief, The Guardian, The Rio Times, Trying to make sense of Brazil, The Verge, 9News, and Axios
Threads: @the.brain.worm, @alfredo_liberal, @lindadominguez637, @goldengateblond, @irishpolyglot, @wolfgangbremer, @mediumboi, @maureenhastings4, @technicallymims, and @tedunderwoodillinois
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @why.bsky.team, @rincewind.run, @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @colormints.bsky.social, @treacherous.tech, @tomphillips.bsky.social, @lolennui.bsky.social, @robpegoraro.com, @samuel.bsky.team, @rudyfraser.com, @andylevy.net, @mackuba.eu, @mynintendonews.bsky.social, @thorgisarcade.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @thedamnthinguy.com, @eikofried.bsky.social, @mackuba.eu, and @chadbourn.bsky.social
Forums: r/Twitter and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| New York Times: |
More: BankInfoSecurity.com, Australian Financial Review, DL News, Know Your Meme, Bitcoin Insider, Trying to make sense of Brazil, Raw Story, and Neowin
Threads: @lorakolodny, @digiphile, @esqueer_, @grantmcconnaughey, @renee.diresta, @technicallymims, @digiphile, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, and @kateaconger. Mastodon: @juergen_hubert …. Bluesky: @kenwhite.bsky.social
| Nick Burns / Americas Quarterly: |
| Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times: |
A US court ordered Dozy Mmobuosi, founder of Tingo, which sells phones to African farmers, to pay $250M+ in fines after SEC said he inflated financial records — Decision against Dozy Mmobuosi by US court comes after civil complaint by SEC against his Nasdaq-listed companies| Chien Mi Wong / Bloomberg: |
Sources: ByteDance is tapping banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan, for a $9.5B loan, the biggest dollar-denominated corporate loan in Asia excluding Japan — - Loan carries greenshoe option that allows size to increase — Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan are the loan coordinators
More: Reuters
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