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The US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked its competitors from accessing iPhone features, made switching to non-Apple devices more difficult, and more — Justice Department says iPhone maker leveraged its dominance to block software and limit functionality of competing devices
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Threads: @jasonkoebler, @benedictevans, @benedictevans, @nick_statt, @joannastern, and @parkerortolani
Mastodon: @danilo@hachyderm.io, @paul@tapbots.social, @sdw@mastodon.social, @johnvoorhees@mastodon …, @elkmovie@mastodon.social, and @viticci@mastodon …
X: @eric_seufert, @s8mb, @s8mb, @tomgara, @mgsiegler, @thejusticedept, @thejusticedept, @thejusticedept, @megangra, @amandalws, @jolingkent, @adamkovac, @thejusticedept, @thejusticedept, @tomwarren, @swiftonsecurity, @ericmigi, @ashleygjovik, @sytaylor, @jose_pagliery, @barstoolnate, @amandalws, @ryanaraine, @bzamayo, @mikebutcher, @garrytan, @pdmcleod, @netchoice, @pdmcleod, @igorletina, @jolingkent, @carnage4life, @pythiar, @garrettventry, @marceloplima, @ericmigi, @ericmigi, @adamkovac, @bzamayo, @stevesi, @ericmigi, @ericmigi, @eriqgardner, @garrytan, @benthompson, @benthompson, @rakeshlobster, @stevesi, @film_girl, @richontech, @kantrowitz, @mgsiegler, @benbajarin, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @jonfortt, @joannastern, @matthewstoller, @adamkovac, @film_girl, @lauren_feiner, @adamkovac, @richontech, @papscun, @joannastern, @matthewstoller, @mrddmia, @jeiting, @florian4gamers, @jwsherrod, @dhh, and @steipete
Forums: r/gadgets, r/apple, r/technology, r/politics, r/neoliberal, r/technology, r/technology, r/technews, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says the US DOJ winning its lawsuit “would set a dangerous precedent, empowering government to take a heavy hand in designing people's technology” — The U.S. Department of Justice today filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of operating … | CNBC: |
Reddit priced its IPO at $34 per share, the top of its expected $31-$34 range, raising $519M and valuing the company at nearly $6.5B, ahead of its market debut — In this photo illustration a Reddit logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. — Reddit, the 19-year-old website that hosts millions …
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X: @serenawilliams, @alexisohanian, @yuris, @mikeisaac, @tomaxwell, @akhenosiris, and @katie_roof. Forums: r/investimentos
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
How Reddit, one of the last online spaces where real people gather, went from one of the darkest parts of the internet to a content moderation success story — The site's journey from toxic cesspool to trusted news source illustrates the business value of keeping bad actors at bay.| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: the EU plans to announce investigations into Apple's and Google's DMA compliance in the coming days; Meta's subscriptions could also face scrutiny — - Meta also expected to face scrutiny in EU's Big Tech clampdown — Digital Markets Act investigations could pave way for fines
More: The Verge, WinBuzzer, Benzinga, Mercury News, Windows Report, Radio Free Mobile, and Channel NewsAsia
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
More: 9to5Mac, Unreal Engine on YouTube, Unreal Engine, MobileSyrup, Supercharged, MySmartPrice, BGR, Android Police, Android Central, PhoneArena, Gizchina, MSPoweruser, O'Grady's PowerPage, KitGuru, Ghacks, Bloomberg, Liliputing, and Pocket Gamer.biz
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X: @epicgames, @om, @timsweeneyepic, @wilson_boi_101, @timsweeneyepic, @dylanmcd8, @om, @chancehmiller, and @uwukko. Forums: r/Games
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Threads: @shiraovide, @documentingmeta, and @eshumarneedi
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
The Browser Company, which makes the Arc browser, raised $50M led by Pace Capital at a $550M valuation, bringing its total funding to $128M — The Browser Company, which makes the Arc browser, has raised $50 million in a round led by Pace Capital at a $550 million valuation, TechCrunch has learned exclusively.| Emily Mullin / Wired: |
Neuralink shows its first brain implant patient, a 29-year-old man paralyzed from the shoulders down, playing online chess using the Neuralink device — In a livestream on X, the paralyzed 29-year-old man used his Neuralink brain implant to control a computer.
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Forums: Hacker News, r/gaming, r/singularity, r/Futurology, r/technology, r/teslainvestorsclub, and r/Neuralink
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
YouTube TV gets multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch up to four TV channels at once; Android support is set to arrive “in the coming months” — Google has confirmed that YouTube TV is now rolling out support for Multiview on the iPhone and iPad, but the feature won't arrive on Android for a while.| Financial Times: |
Chinese state media: Tim Cook said “there's no supply chain in the world that's more critical to us than China” and praised “modernization in Chinese factories” — Apple chief Tim Cook has said China is “critical” to its business in comments made during a visit to the country … | Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: |
In a letter to Judge Kaplan, FTX CEO John Ray says SBF's claims of “zero” harm to users are “demonstrably false” and FTX had only 105 bitcoin when Ray took over — - Ray called the claims ‘callously’ and ‘demonstrably’ false — SBF had claimed customers on the exchange suffered no harm
More: Associated Press, Cryptopolitan, PYMNTS.com, Cryptonews, CoinGape, CCN.com, Financial Times, and CoinDesk
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| Kate Knibbs / Wired: |
Fairly Trained certifies KL3M, an LLM legal tech consultancy startup 273 Ventures claims to have built without the permissionless use of copyrighted materials — OpenAI claimed it's “impossible” to build good AI models without using copyrighted data. An “ethically created” …
More: Hugging Face, Silicon Republic, Benzinga, Cryptopolitan, and Fairly Trained
| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
After a classified briefing on TikTok, Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell says that “the next steps might be something more public, like a hearing” — - But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not committed to putting the bill on the floor anytime soon.
More: Washington Post, JD Supra, The National Pulse, NPR, 6abc, The Hill, and NBC News
X: @ashleyrgold, @nathanleamerdc, and @ashleyrgold
| Zephyr Teachout / The Atlantic: |
X: @zephyrteachout, @zephyrteachout, @zephyrteachout, @zephyrteachout, @mark_histed, @theatlantic, @dlberes, and @niubi
Forums: r/technology, r/DecodingTheGurus, r/JordanPeterson, and r/politics
| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Canadian regulatory agency ISED clarifies its stance on banning Flipper Zero, saying the aim is to restrict the use of such devices “to legitimate actors only” — A Canadian regulatory agency says the aim is to restrict the Flipper Zero ‘to legitimate actors only.’ — Michael Kan
More: BleepingComputer. X: @michael_kan. Forums: r/CanadaPolitics, r/canada, r/flipperzero, and r/hacking
| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
BlackRock unveils its first tokenized asset fund, BUIDL, built on the Ethereum network and fully backed by cash, US Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements — The asset management giant also made a strategic investment in asset tokenization company Securitize.
More: BlackRock, Finextra, Blockonomi, CryptoGlobe, Unchained, Bitcoin Insider, Cryptopolitan, Forbes, CoinGape, and Coinspeaker
Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/ethtrader
| Anna Tong / Reuters: |
Tokyo-based Sakana AI, founded by two Google researchers, releases three Japanese language models built using “model merging”, which combines existing AI models — Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup founded by two prominent former Google (GOOGL.O) researchers …
More: Sakana AI and arXiv.org
X: @sakanaailabs, @vkhosla, @sakanaailabs, @sakanaailabs, and @graceisford
LinkedIn: Mohamed El Mehdi Khalfoun and Christine Tsai
| Bloomberg: |
A UK jury finds a UK citizen guilty of laundering BTC for a Chinese fugitive allegedly behind a ~$6B fraud in China; UK police seized BTC worth $2.2B+ in 2018 — - Jury finds Jian Wen guilty on one count of money laundering — Jian helped Chinese fugitive Zhimin Qian launder Bitcoin
More: BBC, cps.gov.uk, CCN.com, Sky News, The Crypto Times, Cryptonews, Protos, Blockonomi, Bitcoinist.com, The Guardian, crypto.news, CoinGape, CoinDesk, Financial Times, and Reuters
| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
An analysis of cookie pop-ups on the 10K most popular websites shows that dozens share data with 1,000+ companies, and thousands share data with 100+ companies — Cookie pop-ups now show the number of “partners” that websites may share data with. Here's how many of these third-party companies … | Shen Lu / Wall Street Journal: |
Investor letter: Shein announces its “supply chain as a service” initiative to offer its supply chain infrastructure and tech to outside brands and designers — China-founded fashion giant shifts business strategy as it faces U.S. challenges — China-founded Shein has built …
X: @jchengwsj and @wsj
| Yossi Matias / The Keyword: |
In a research paper, Google Research details how AI helped to provide accurate flood forecasting in over 80 countries up to seven days in advance of the flood — A paper published in Nature today shows how Google Research uses AI to accurately predict riverine flooding and help protect livelihoods …
More: ZDNet, Business Standard, Google AI Blog, Engadget, Google Research on YouTube, Nature, and Hindustan Times
LinkedIn: Kate Brandt, Juliet Rothenberg, and Adam Elman
| Jena McGregor / Forbes: |
Borderless AI, whose AI agent automates HR tasks like onboarding and payments, emerges from stealth with a $27M seed led by Susquehanna and Aglaé Ventures — Few HR startups have grown faster or seen more venture capital funding in recent years than so-called “employers of record,” …
More: SiliconANGLE, FinSMEs, Reuters, and PR Newswire
| David Gilbert / Wired: |
X suspends the accounts of some journalists and researchers who posted the alleged real name of neo-Nazi cartoonist Stonetoss, after Stonetoss appealed to Musk — Researchers and journalists have been blocked on X from sharing the alleged identity of the neo-Nazi cartoonist Stonetoss.
More: Mashable, Advocate, and Anonymous Comrades Collective
Mastodon: @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes …, @jalefkowit@octodon.social, @SteveThompson@mastodon.social, and @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @osomatic.bsky.social
X: @hannahgais, @gwensnyderphl, @mollyfud, @stevanzetti, @daithaigilbert, @stevanzetti, @tom___scott, @mauraleelang, @realbugsycat, @imgentledamnit, @blackknight10k, @jaredlholt, @mattbinder, @daithaigilbert, @burger_meister6, @westmm4028, @daithaigilbert, and @mollyfud. LinkedIn: Anthony Duignan-Cabrera. Forums: r/technology
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