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October 7, 2024, 2:10 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple aims to debut iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence on October 28 and unveil a new iPad mini and Macs in late October; some could ship from November 1  —  Apple is inching away from its annual product upgrade cycle, a move that could lead to more frequent releases and fewer jarring delays.
Charles Duhigg / New Yorker:
A deep dive on Chris Lehane, super PACs like Fairshake, and recent political savagery from some Silicon Valley execs, effectively targeting Katie Porter, others  —  From crypto to A.I., the tech sector is pouring millions into super pacs that intimidate politicians into supporting its agenda.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS rejects X's appeal over Special Counsel Jack Smith's secret DOJ search warrant for records related to Donald Trump's account and upholds a $350K fine  —  The US Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Elon Musk's X Corp., steering clear of a clash over a secret Justice Department search warrant …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Substack, which still isn't profitable but has added 1M+ paid subscribers over the past year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid  —  The News  —  Seven years since its launch, the newsletter platform Substack has consolidated its dominance of the independent news business.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Apple releases macOS 15.0.1, which “improves compatibility with third-party security software”, after the Sequoia's release broke some third-party tools  —  In September, Apple released the new version of its computer operating system macOS 15, also known as Sequoia …

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