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The Guardian:
Pavel Durov calls his arrest by French authorities “misguided” and denies Telegram is an “anarchic paradise”, in his first public comments since the detention  —  Russian-born billionaire detained last month in France denies app is ‘anarchic paradise’
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Telegram radically alters its stance on “illegal” use of its platform by letting users in private chats “flag illegal content” for review by its moderators  —  The decision comes after the CEO's arrest in France for allegedly failing to police illegal content.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect from Apple's September 9 event: four iPhone 16 models, two new AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10 with an updated look, Apple Intelligence, and more  —  Company also planning major updates for AirPods and watches. … The event kicks off from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. local time.
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
X's VP of Global Affairs Nick Pickles is leaving the company after a decade in which he fought multiple political battles and engaged with regulators worldwide  —  Chief executive Linda Yaccarino's right-hand man helped fight many of the group's political battles
Ben Werdmuller / Werd I/O:
By secretly paying some creators to post on Threads, Meta is undermining trust in everyone's motivations as people assume every user is “engagement farming”  —  It was a useful program, and the archival has merit, but publishers argued that the Archive overstepped, and the courts eventually agreed.
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
The US and allies reveal that the hacker group known as Cadet Blizzard is part of the GRU's Unit 29155, which is responsible for assassinations in Europe  —  Unit 29155 of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency—a team responsible for coup attempts, assassinations, and bombings …
Reuters:
Sources: Qualcomm has explored acquiring portions of Intel's design business, including Intel's client PC design business, as Intel struggles to generate cash  —  Qualcomm (QCOM.O) has explored the possibility of acquiring portions of Intel's (INTC.O) design business to boost the company's product portfolio …
Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central:
A look at Honor's AI defocus tech, which aims to solve myopia and is available on the new Honor MagicPad 2 tablet and Honor Magic V3 foldable phone  —  Honor's AI defocus tech aims to solve myopia with devices you use every day.  —  Until last year, I was a person who never needed to wear glasses.
More: Gizchina.com
Simon Hill / Wired:
A review of Honor's Magic V3, a foldable phone that is thinner than the Galaxy Z Fold6 at 9.2mm when folded, launching for £1,699 in the UK and €1,999 in the EU
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon says the company is working with Samsung and Google on a mixed-reality set of smart glasses linked to a smartphone  —  WATCH NOW  —  Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC the chip designer is working with Samsung and Google to explore a mixed-reality set …
Amanda Hoover / Wired:
Airbnb says New York City's law on short-term rentals has had “predictable” outcomes one year later, as rent prices remain high and housing availability low  —  The city's short-term stay law was meant to lower rents and open up apartments for full-time residents.
More: PhocusWire.  X: @mikeelgan, @cbernaut, and @katiewr31413491.  LinkedIn: RHOAR NYC
Forums: r/technology and r/nyc
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google rolls out Ask Photos, the Gemini-powered search feature in Google Photos announced at I/O in May 2024, in “early access” to select customers in the US  —  First announced at Google's I/O developer conference this May, Google Photos' AI-powered search feature, “Ask Photos,” is rolling out to users starting Thursday.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Salesforce agrees to acquire Own Company, which provides data management and protection services, for ~$1.9B in cash; Own was valued at $3.35B as of August 2021  —  Salesforce has acquired Own, a provider of data management and protection solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash.
Kourtnee Jackson / CNET:
An interview with Bill Gates about What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates, an upcoming five-part Netflix docuseries examining issues like AI, misinfo, and more  —  I spoke with the tech pioneer about his new Netflix docuseries that touches on artificial intelligence, global warming and more.
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The UK CMA objects to Google's ad tech practices, says Google harms competition by using its online display ad dominance “to favour its own ad tech services”  —  LONDON — Britain's competition watchdog on Friday issued a statement of objections over Google's ad tech practices …

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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: new Doctor Who episodes are likely to remain off TV until at least 2028; the BBC says it will use a competitive process to find producers for Season 16

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
The Washington Post faces a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the company covertly used surveillance pricing to charge loyal subscribers higher rates

Sara Fischer / Axios:
Disney study: the Toy Story franchise has driven $16B in total revenue for the company over 30 years; nearly half of the revenue was generated domestically

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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
FCC filing: Larry Ellison will own 77.5% of Paramount Global parent company National Amusements after his son David completes the purchase of Paramount

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Helen Bushby / BBC:
The UK CMA launches an investigation into whether Ticketmaster breached consumer protection law with the sale of Oasis tickets, including via “dynamic pricing”
Ezza Ijaz / Wccftech:
Bluetooth SIG releases its Bluetooth 6.0 spec, which has a Channel Sounding feature that could help Find My apps locate items with “centimeter-level accuracy”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube announces AI detection tools to protect against copying creators' likeness, including their faces and voices, and plans to offer AI scraping controls
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI says it has 1M+ paid corporate ChatGPT users across ChatGPT Team, Enterprise, and Edu, up from 600K paid ChatGPT Team and Enterprise users in April 2024
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
The US, the UK, the EU, and others sign a Council of Europe treaty to ensure that AI use is “fully consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law”
Maia Coleman / New York Times:
US prosecutors charge a man for allegedly using AI to create hundreds of thousands of songs and using bots to play them and get $10M in streaming royalties
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Verizon agrees to acquire rival telecom operator Frontier Communications for an enterprise value of $20B including debt; Frontier reported $5.8B in 2023 revenue
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