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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
On a livestream, Elon Musk says X is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system”, as it's “the only way to combat vast armies of bots”  —  - Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a livestream …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Microsoft CPO Panos Panay is leaving after 19 years, ahead of the September 21 Surface event; consumer marketing chief Yusuf Mehdi will lead Windows and Surface  —  Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company's Surface line, is leaving Microsoft.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon is hiring Microsoft's former CPO Panos Panay to run the Alexa and Echo unit; longtime hardware chief Dave Limp said in August he is retiring  —  Amazon.com Inc. is hiring Microsoft Corp.'s product chief to run the division responsible for Alexa and the Echo smart speakers …
Jason Schreier / Bloomberg:
At an all-hands, Unity discussed potential changes to its controversial new fees, like capping fees to 4% of a game's revenue for customers with $1M+ in revenue  —  Maker of video-game development tools backtracks after customers threaten boycott  —  Video-game tool maker Unity Software Inc …
Federico Viticci / MacStories:
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 review: a bigger bet on widgets and the modularization of apps, and needed Stage Manager fixes, but visionOS stole the spotlight this year  —  Well, last year was weird.  —  For the first time since I started writing annual reviews of Apple's two mobile operating systems …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
FTC v. Microsoft: new documents detail an Xbox Series X refresh in 2024, codenamed Brooklin, including a new controller and cylindrical, disc-less design  —  Microsoft is planning to refresh its Xbox Series X console in 2024 with an all-new design and features.
Carly Page / TechCrunch:
Researchers find a GitHub repo run by Microsoft's AI research unit that exposed 38TB of sensitive data, like secret keys and 30K+ Microsoft staff Teams messages  —  Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed tens of terabytes of sensitive data, including private keys and passwords …
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Microsoft adds layers and image transparency to Paint, 38 years after the app's launch, rolling out to Windows Insiders first, after adding background removal  —  Microsoft is finally rolling out support for layers and image transparency to the Paint image editor application 38 years after its launch.
Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg:
A US federal judge rejects the SEC's request to inspect Binance.US' tech infrastructure and to force the company to share other requested information  —  - Regulator says it is not getting enough access in lawsuit  — Magistrate judge didn't grant expedited discovery request
Jacquelyn Melinek / TechCrunch:
Blockchain Capital raised a total of $580M for two separate VC funds and says the focus of the new funds will be on sectors including DeFi and blockchain gaming  —  The crypto bear market may be ongoing, but Blockchain Capital is still going big.  It closed two new funds for a total of $580 million …
Catherine Thorbecke / CNN:
Filing: Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Block's Square unit, plans to step down on October 2 after nine years at the company; Jack Dorsey will become the “Square Head”  —  Alyssa Henry, the CEO of Square - a unit of Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block - will leave her post at the company next month.
Ari Levy / CNBC:
Instacart prices its 22M shares at $30 a piece, raising $660M in its IPO at a fully diluted valuation of ~$10B; Instacart was valued at $39B in 2021  —  - Instacart priced its IPO at $30 a share on Monday, at the top end of the expected range of $28 to $30.
Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg:
Citigroup debuts Citi Token Services, which turns deposits into tokens that can be sent internationally, in a push to offer institutional clients digital assets  —  - New offering turns customer deposits into digital tokens  — Pilot program focuses on trade finance, cash management
Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Agility Robotics is opening a Salem, Oregon factory to mass produce up to 10K humanoid Digit robots per year, designed to be warehouse and factory “co-workers”  —  - Agility Robotics is opening a first-of-its-kind factory in Salem, Oregon where it will mass-produce a line of humanoid robots called Digit.

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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Experts expect a surge in FOIA requests in Trump's second term, causing more delays and lawsuits; FOIA.gov: as of Q3 2024, the backlog of requests reached 222K+

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A judge grants NetChoice's request to block the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, as the online child safety law likely violates the First Amendment

Earlier Picks

Yoel Roth / New York Times:
Twitter's former head of trust and safety reflects on Donald Trump and Elon Musk attacking him, the resulting abuse, fact-checking, the Twitter Files, and more
Ryan Smith / AnandTech:
Intel details its work on glass core substrates, a long-term project to replace organic substrates in chips, and plans a launch in the second half of the decade
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple's new USB-C AirPods Pro add only dust resistance; an AirPods Pro software update adds Adaptive Audio, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness
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
Bloomberg:
The UK CMA lists seven AI foundation model regulating principles and plans to engage Google, Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Anthropic before a 2024 report
Elad Gil / Elad Blog:
The US should not regulate most AI, letting the tech mature for positive uses, to avoid favoring incumbents, killing startups, and forcing the industry overseas
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