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Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
Apple announces a “major evolution” of the Apple Security Bounty program, doubling its top award to $2M for exploit chains that could be abused for spyware  —  With the mercenary spyware industry booming, Apple VP Ivan Krstić tells WIRED that the company is also offering bonuses …
Omer Kabir / CTech:
A group of American investors led by Hollywood producer Robert Simonds has agreed to acquire NSO Group in a deal valued at “several tens of millions of dollars”  —  Hollywood producer Robert Simonds leads the deal, subject to Israeli and U.S. regulatory review.
More: TechCrunch
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to move its health and fitness teams under Eddy Cue's Services, with Craig Federighi overseeing watchOS and John Ternus overseeing Watch  —  Apple Inc. is preparing to expand the roles of some top executives in response to the pending departure of longtime Chief Operating …
Financial Times:
Sources: China tightens customs checks on chip imports, starting with Nvidia's H20 and RTX Pro 6000D, after urging local companies not to buy Nvidia's products  —  Stringent border checks come after Beijing orders tech companies to stop ordering US processors
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
President Trump threatens a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products, in response to export controls that China imposed on rare earth minerals  —  President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products imported …
Financial Times:
The UK CMA designates Google with “strategic market status” in search and ads, but excludes Gemini; Google has warned such oversight could slow product launches  —  Big Tech company becomes the first to be designated with special status under strict new digital laws
Jason Koebler / Wired:
Memo: Meta VP of Metaverse Vishal Shah tells his team to use AI to “go 5X faster” and expects 80% of them to integrate AI into their daily work by 2025's end  —  Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse chief is urging employees to adopt AI across every workflow as part of a broader shift inside the company.
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Google says Cl0p hackers who exploited Oracle's E-Business Suite stole data from “dozens of organizations” since at least July 10, three months before detection  —  Security researchers at Google say hackers targeting corporate executives with extortion emails have stolen data from …
Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:
Kalshi raised a $300M+ Series D at a $5B valuation, expands to 140 countries, and is on track for $50B in annualized trading volume, up from $300M in 2024  —  The fund-raising round comes as online prediction marketplaces gain mainstream prominence.  —  Online prediction markets have jumped …
Fortune:
Sources: Coinbase and Mastercard have each held talks to acquire stablecoin startup BVNK for $1.5B-$2.5B; a deal would be the largest stablecoin acquisition yet  —  Almost one year after the fintech giant Stripe struck a $1.1 billion deal to acquire the stablecoin startup Bridge …
Bloomberg:
Sources: SoftBank is nearing a deal for a $5B margin loan secured by Arm shares in order to fund additional investment in OpenAI later this year  —  SoftBank Group Corp. is in talks to borrow $5 billion from global banks, refilling its coffers at a time Masayoshi Son is accelerating …
Politico:
After Big Tech implemented a blackout on political advertising in the EU following a new law, the European Commission says it is in talks with Big Tech  —  Politicians and campaigners fear that an advertising law designed to improve transparency could stifle it.
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From Mediagazer

Perry Stein / Washington Post:
A US judge blocks federal officials from examining devices seized from WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home until after he can review and rule on access issues

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK's Future acquires social-first publisher Sheerluxe and Blush Talent MGMT for an initial £39.9M, rising by an additional £40M based on performance

Washington Post:
An Israeli strike killed three journalists in Gaza, one of whom freelanced for AFP and CBS; Israel says it targeted operators of a drone affiliated with Hamas

More News

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
China opens an investigation into Qualcomm's acquisition of Autotalks, a chipmaker specializing in vehicle communications, over potential antitrust violations
Jay Peters / The Verge:
EA's Battlefield 6, coming October 10, is a pivotal moment for the series and for EA, set to go private in a $55B deal, as EA competes with Activision and COD

Earlier Picks

Financial Times:
Microsoft and Anthropic appoint former UK prime minister Rishi Sunak as a senior adviser and pledge his role will not include lobbying with the UK government
New York Times:
Sources: crypto investor Roger Ver, aka “Bitcoin Jesus”, has reached a tentative agreement with the US DOJ to pay ~$48M to end a 2024 criminal tax fraud case
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
YouTube launches a pilot program to give “terminated creators” a “second chance” by letting them apply to create a new channel “and bring their voice back”
Bloomberg:
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is exploring building a TV app as part of a deeper video push, but isn't interested in licensing live sports or Hollywood content
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Inside Intel's 700-acre Fab 52 in the Arizona desert, which cost $32B and is starting large-scale 18A chip production, as the company seeks to impress customers
Bloomberg:
Google Cloud launches Gemini Enterprise, designed to help employees automate tasks and generate content across departments, priced at $30 per user per month
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Apple plans to update its Declared Age Range API and launch new APIs “later this year” to verify the ages of Apple Account users in Texas from January 1, 2026
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