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September 5, 2023, 11:15 PM

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Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Google refreshes Android's logo and releases updates to its mobile app and services, including its “At a Glance” widget and its visual accessibility app Lookout  —  Google is releasing a grab bag of updates to its mobile apps and services, including an At a Glance Google Assistant widget …
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple says visionOS beta will include the App Store this fall and, by default, iPad and iPhone apps will be published automatically on the Vision Pro app store  —  As developers continue to work on bringing their apps to Vision Pro, Apple has shared a new update via its website with details on the Vision Pro's App Store.
RT Watson / The Block:
MetaMask says its customers in the US, UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function  —  - Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.  — MetaMask customers that choose …
Stephen Nellis / Reuters:
Filing: Apple signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040”  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according to Arm's initial public offering documents filed on Tuesday.
Manya Saini / Reuters:
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft rolls out a new Xbox dashboard that lets users stream Xbox gameplay one-way to anyone on Discord, a tool for reporting Xbox voice chat clips, and more  —  Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox dashboard for September that includes the ability to stream your Xbox gameplay to Discord friends …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Apple acquires Sweden-based BIS Records, founded in 1973, and plans to fold the classical music label into Apple Music Classical and Apple's A&R label Platoon  —  More than 80% of the music we listen to today is delivered over streaming, according to figures from last year.
Sundar Pichai / The Keyword:
Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Source: the FTC plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon later this month, after Amazon offered no concessions in an August meeting with FTC officials  —  E-commerce giant's lawyers offered no concessions in talks with agency officials last month  —  officials haven't offered concessions …
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
AGs in all 50 US states urge Congress to study how AI can be used to exploit kids, including via AI-made pornography, and pass legislation to guard against it  —  The top prosecutors in all 50 states are urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence can be used to exploit children through pornography …
Vishal Chawla / The Block:
Visa expands its USDC stablecoin settlements to Solana and has partnered with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilots that have already moved millions of USDC via VisaNet  —  - Visa expanded its USDC stablecoin settlement capabilities to Solana, forming partnerships with Worldpay and Nuvei for pilot programs.
Financial Times:
Margrethe Vestager is stepping down as the EU's competition chief to run for a job at the EIB, and justice commissioner Didier Reynders will now assume the role  —  Belgian politician appointed while incumbent Margrethe Vestager targets top job at European Investment Bank
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Email: Genesis Global Trading plans to close its US-focused spot crypto trading platform on September 18 and all remaining open accounts by September 30's end  —  The subsidiary had escaped parent company Genesis Global's lending-induced bankruptcy.  —  Genesis' U.S.-focused spot crypto trading business …
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to deprecate the Facebook News tab in the UK, France, and Germany in early December 2023 and won't sign new deals for news content in those countries  —  The company will “deprecate” the news tab — a Facebook feature to prominently display news material — for users in the UK, Germany and France.
Wall Street Journal:
How Spotify's $1B+ bet on building a podcast empire has not paid off: most shows aren't profitable, exclusives don't work, cutting staff and originals, and more  —  The prospect of podcast riches led to aggressive investments in celebrity deals and original programming for what appeared a sky's-the-limit media frontier
Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:

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