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September 3, 2024, 9:45 AM

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Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg:
All five Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm the X ban in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN; X can appeal  —  - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network  — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
SpaceX, which has 250K Starlink clients in Brazil, told Brazil's telecom agency it would not comply with orders to block X until its frozen assets were released  —  The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.
Yuka Konishi / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Apple plans to use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from 2025, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models from LCDs to OLEDs made by BOE and LG  —  U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025  —  TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) …
New York Times:
Sources detail OpenAI's struggles to transform into a no-nonsense, profit-driven company; 80% of its 1,700+ staff started after ChatGPT's November 2022 release  —  The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.
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Ellsworth Toohey / Boing Boing:
Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of “women and low T men”, advocates a “Republic of high status males”, and mentions a “Reich effect”  —  On Sunday, Elon Musk recently reposted a 4chan argument claiming that only “high T alpha males” …
Financial Times:
Sources: Huawei's Ascend chips still lag far behind Nvidia's for model training and have stability issues, slower inter-chip connectivity, and inferior software  —  Tech group's Ascend artificial intelligence chips are being widely adopted but Chinese companies complain of performance problems
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search AI Overviews, how it may alter traffic, and more  —  Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
HP says it intends to pursue its $4B damages claim in London against the estate of the recently deceased Mike Lynch; HP won the false accounting case in 2022  —  - HPE to continue to seek $4 billion damages after Lynch's death  — Mike Lynch and daughter died in yacht tragedy off Sicily coast

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