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| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU lists the 22 services falling under the Digital Markets Act, including TikTok and Facebook, and will assess if Microsoft's services and iMessage qualify — - Tech firms set to challenge EU in digital antitrust clampdown — Apple's App Store, Google Search, Amazon marketplace on list
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Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
Mozilla finds that 25 major car brands examined fail to adhere to the most basic privacy and security standards in their new internet-connected models — Bad news: your car is a spy. Every major car brand's new internet-connected models flunked privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla.
More: Mozilla Foundation, The Verge, Ars Technica, The Hill, HotHardware, VICE, Insider, Mozilla Foundation, Tech.co, Internet of Things News, Mozilla Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, The Register, Pixel Envy, Mozilla Foundation, TechRadar, Cybernews.com, Metacurity, and SecurityWeek
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Forums: Hacker News, r/privacy, r/cars, r/technology, and Beehaw
| Financial Times: |
The UK government pulls back from new encryption rules in the Online Safety Bill, averting a clash with Big Tech, as the bill enters its final stages — Ministers will not immediately enforce online safety bill powers to scan apps after WhatsApp threatened shutdown
More: Wired, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Tech Monitor, TechRadar, Supercharged, and Apple Must
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| New York Times: |
A look at U.S. et al v. Google, the federal government's first monopoly trial of the modern internet era, set to last 10 weeks; top execs are likely to testify — The 10-week trial, set to begin Tuesday, amps up efforts to rein in Big Tech by targeting the core search business that turned Google into a $1.7 trillion behemoth.| Nico Grant / New York Times: |
A profile of Kent Walker, Google's top lawyer, who helped negotiate the 2013 FTC settlement, as Google prepares to defend itself against DOJ antitrust claims — The tech giant is facing the greatest legal threat in its history, and hopes the stolid approach of Kent Walker, its top lawyer, will once again prevail.| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: China orders officials at central government agencies not to use iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office — The directive is the latest step in Beijing's campaign to cut reliance on foreign technology and could hurt Apple's business in the country.
More: Insider, Bloomberg, CNN, MarketWatch, Engadget, MSPoweruser, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, RTÉ, South China Morning Post, MacDailyNews, Coinspeaker, Patently Apple, Reuters, PCMag, Barron's Online, AppleInsider, Cybernews.com, iMore, Tech in Asia, The Information, Neowin, Supercharged, Livemint, and Business Today. Forums: r/technews
| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Google has been rolling out Chrome's “Enhanced Ad Privacy” via a popup, part of its Topics API; some say the “Got It” button is misleading as tracking is active — YMMV, based on where you are — Google has been gradually rolling out Chrome's “Enhanced Ad Privacy.”
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
The Pixel Pro 8 appeared online on Google's 360-degree device simulator, showing the phone in three colors and a new temperature sensor beside the rear cameras — If you had any remaining questions about what the Pixel 8 Pro looks like, Google is here to answer them.| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT review: great for 1440p gaming and less power hungry but the 7800 XT barely outperforms the 6800 XT and older GPUs may suffice — It's hard to get excited about yesterday's performance at yesterday's prices. — Nearly a year ago, Nvidia kicked off this GPU generation with its GeForce RTX 4090.| Amanda Hoover / Wired: |
NYC's Local Law 18, which mandates registration and other requirements for short-term rental hosts, goes into force, potentially wiping out thousands of Airbnbs — Thousands of Airbnbs and other short-term rentals are expected to disappear from rental platforms as New York City begins enforcing tight restrictions.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IPO filing: Apple signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040”; Apple is among the tech companies that invested $735M in Arm's IPO — Apple (AAPL.O) has signed a new deal with Arm for chip technology that “extends beyond 2040,” according …
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Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Sundar Pichai / The Keyword: |
Sundar Pichai reflects on Google at 25: search is “still our biggest moonshot”, AI will be “the biggest technological shift we see in our lifetimes”, and more — Editor's note: Google will officially celebrate our 25th birthday later this month.
More: The Verge, NPR, Beyond Search, Analytics India Magazine, Insider, and 9to5Google
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| Wall Street Journal: |
The Pentagon is considering building a vast network of AI tech, drones, and autonomous systems over the next two years to counter threats from China and others — Defense Department seeks an array of air-, land- and sea-based autonomous systems to keep pace with adversaries
More: The Verge, Tech Startups, and TechSpot
| Sophie Kiderlin / CNBC: |
Crypto Wealth Report: 88,200 people have crypto worth $1M+, or <1% of all users, 182 have $100M+, and 22 have $1B+, of which six hold their investments in BTC — Hundreds of millions of people around the world have some form of crypto holdings, whether that is in bitcoin or one of the many other digital currencies.
More: The Block, Decrypt, Bitcoin News, CCN.com, Fortune, crypto.news, Cryptonews, and CryptoGlobe. Forums: r/CryptoCurrency
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Roku plans to lay off 300+, or 10% of its staff, close offices, and take an up to $65M impairment charge in Q3 2023 for cutting some content; ROKU jumps 5%+ — Roku will cut more than 300 staffers — laying off 10% of its workforce — as the streaming-platform company continues its battle to control costs.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says its visionOS beta this fall will include the App Store and plans to publish iPadOS and iOS apps automatically on the Vision Pro App Store by default — 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.| Alan Levin / Bloomberg: |
UPS and Phoenix Air Unmanned win FAA approval to fly drones beyond the sight of operators, a key step that may eventually enable widespread package delivery — - UPS, uAvionix and Phoenix Air Unmanned can fly beyond sight — Approval for more automated flights marks major step forward
More: Reuters
| Max A. Cherney / Reuters: |
d-Matrix, which designs chips optimized for the “inference” part of AI processing, raised a $110M Series B led by Temasek, taking its total funding to $154M — Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence chip startup d-Matrix has raised $110 million from investors that include Microsoft Corp …
More: SiliconANGLE, FinSMEs, Silicon Republic, Tech Startups, and Business Wire
| RT Watson / The Block: |
MetaMask says its customers in the US, the UK, and parts of Europe can now convert ether into fiat at their bank or PayPal account via its new sell function — - Company announces customers can now convert crypto for traditional fiat currency with a new sell function.
More: MetaMask, TechCrunch, crypto.news, Metaverse Post, Crypto Daily, Inside Bitcoins, and Decrypt
| André Beganski / Decrypt: |
Washington-based Story Protocol, a blockchain-based IP ownership network that aims to address creatives' concerns about generative AI, raised $54M+ led by a16z — Andreessen Horowitz invested in a startup that uses blockchain tech to address problems heightened by artificial intelligence.
More: Business Wire, FinSMEs, Cryptonews, NFTgators, The Block, Metaverse Post, Bloomberg, and Variety
| Horace Dediu / Asymco: |
An analysis of EU and other data on iOS and Android usage finds Apple's App Store has $10.40 of Monthly Revenue Per User compared to $1.40 for Google Play — As I remember it, at least 10 years ago, I began to hear anecdotes from developers who built apps for both iOS and Android about their economics.| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
After debuting math lessons in 2022, Duolingo plans to add “hundreds of bite-sized” music lessons to its app, helping users learn from a library of 200+ songs — The new course includes 200+ tunes and ‘hundreds of bite-sized lessons.’ — Duolingo is best known for its language learning app …
More: TechCrunch, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Axios, and Mashable
| Zuha Siddiqui / Rest of World: |
Pakistan's tech workers leave the country as funding dries up, companies fold, and more; government data: 830K+ Pakistanis got jobs abroad in 2022, up 189% YoY — Inflation and dried-up VC funding have caused the country's tech ecosystem to plummet, prompting young people to search for greener pastures abroad.
X: @sheryhydri, @kalsoom82, and @kmzuberi
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
The Atlantic Council details how a Chinese law from 2021 requiring companies to disclose flaws within two days of discovery helps China's hacking operations — Some foreign companies may be complying—potentially offering China's spies hints for hacking their customers.
X: @a_greenberg, @a_greenberg, @a_greenberg, and @a_greenberg
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