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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Microsoft product chief Panos Panay steps down, ahead of the September 21 Surface event; consumer marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi to lead Windows and Surface units — Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft.
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| John Dickerson / CBS News: |
An interview with Tim Cook on Apple's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030, the Vision Pro, return to the office, why Apple still advertises on X, and more — In Brown County, Texas - flat, dry, near the geographical center of the state - Apple has invested in a joint venture to power 100,000 homes with clean energy.
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| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman on LLMs becoming more controllable, “interactive” AI after generative AI, AI regulation being achievable, and more — DeepMind cofounder Mustafa Suleyman wants to build a chatbot that does a whole lot more than chat.
More: VentureBeat, Insider, and TechSpot
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| Yoel Roth / New York Times: |
Twitter's ex-head of trust and safety reflects on Donald Trump publicly attacking him, the resulting abuse, fact-checking, Elon Musk, Twitter Files, and more — When I worked at Twitter, I led the team that placed a fact-checking label on one of Donald Trump's tweets for the first time.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple's new AirPods Pro with USB-C add dust resistance but little else; an AirPods Pro software update alongside iOS 17 adds the useful Adaptive Audio and more — Last week, as predicted, Apple announced that the second-generation AirPods Pro would start shipping with a USB-C charging case instead …
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel details its work on glass core substrates, a longterm project to replace organic substrates in chips, and plans a launch in the second half of the decade — Although Intel's annual Innovation event doesn't kick off until tomorrow, the company is already publishing some announcements ahead …
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Researchers find a GitHub repository belonging to Microsoft's AI research unit that exposed 38TB of sensitive data, including secret keys and Teams chat logs — Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords …
More: MSPoweruser and OnMSFT.com
| Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: |
AI writing startup Writer, used by L'Oréal, Spotify, and Uber to create digital marketing campaigns, raised $100M led by Iconiq Growth at a $500M+ valuation — The company's technology can write and summarize a wide range of text. … Led by Chief Executive Officer May Habib … | Elad Gil / Elad Blog: |
The US should not push to regulate most aspects of AI, letting the tech mature for positive uses, to avoid favoring incumbents and forcing the industry overseas — There have been multiple call to regulate AI. It is too early to do so. — [While I was finalizing this post …
More: EU-Startups and Fortune
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LinkedIn: Allan Thygesen and David Roberts
| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: |
Crypto custody startup Bastion, co-founded by two ex-a16z executives, raised a $25M seed led by a16z crypto to expand its tools for traditional companies — - Bastion raises $25 million in funding round led by a16z crypto — Startup to provide custody and other services on one platform| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
T2, a rival to X launched after Elon Musk's takeover, rebrands as Pebble with a new logo and says T2 was never meant to be its permanent name — An X challenger didn't hide its ambitions to take on the social network formerly known as Twitter when it dubbed itself T2 at launch … | Daniel Thomas / Financial Times: |
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and other UK broadcasters announce Freely, offering linear TV channels via the internet, available on new smart TVs starting in 2024 — Freely will be built into next-generation smart sets, in effect taking Freeview platform on to internetSponsor Posts
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Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Zoho:
Mastering bot filtering and Apple MPP compliance — Why is bot filtering important for your business? As marketers, we live and breathe data. Open rates, click-through rates, conversions—these metrics serve as the compass that guides our campaigns.
Mastering bot filtering and Apple MPP compliance — Why is bot filtering important for your business? As marketers, we live and breathe data. Open rates, click-through rates, conversions—these metrics serve as the compass that guides our campaigns.
IDrive:
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