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October 23, 2023, 10:05 AM

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Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of China-based Luxshare, which started as Foxconn's electronics supplier and is now, according to analysts, eating into Foxconn's Apple business  —  Apple increasingly relies on China-based Luxshare for manufacturing amid U.S. tensions with Beijing
Financial Times:
Bloomberg:
Japan's FTC opens an investigation into Google over alleged antitrust violations; a report says the focus will be if Google asked OEMs to prioritize its search  —  - The FTC said it is looking into Google's business practices  — The US is mounting a broad investigation into the company
Zack Abrams / The Block:
The Worldcoin Foundation plans to pay orb operators, who scan people into the Worldcoin network, in WLD rather than USDC in December and has issued ~134M WLD  —  - In a recent blog post, the Worldcoin Foundation announced that orb operators, who assist people in scanning their eyes to join …
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Members of Gen Z say they use family location sharing apps to bolster a sense of security, such as during dates or at concerts; Life360 now has 33M+ US MAUs  —  An upbringing filled with anxiety has Gen Z sharing their location via apps  —  Teenagers have long balked at telling parents where they are.
More: 9to5Mac and Insider
Rafly Pratama / MSPoweruser:
An internal Qualcomm document details the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, including support for new AI camera tools, like removing objects and expanding photos  —  Qualcomm will soon release its latest flagship mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which will enable generative AI …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft and Sony both advertise on the The Sphere in Las Vegas, for Xbox and Spider-Man 2, respectively; a leak showed Sphere ad slots may cost up to $450K  —  Microsoft and Sony have both spent thousands of dollars this week in marketing campaigns at The Sphere in Las Vegas.
Nikkei Asia:
Analysis: the iPhone 15 lineup has ~10% more expensive components than the iPhone 14 lineup; iPhone 15 Pro Max costs rose to $558, up 12% from the 14 Pro Max  —  Apple largely shoulders costs of zoom camera and 3-nm chip: Nikkei analysis  —  South Korea provided 29% of the latest iPhone series' parts …

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