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March 24, 2024, 1:00 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
An analysis of the DOJ's case against Apple; sources: Apple will start rolling out its system to update packaged iPhones' software to its US stores in April  —  With its lawsuit against Apple, the Justice Department focuses on outdated issues and irrelevant points, missing an opportunity to address more pressing concerns.
Steven Sinofsky / Hardcore Software:
A look at the US DOJ's lawsuit against Apple, comparisons to Microsoft suit in the 1990s, basic factual errors, why it is clearly a political case, and more  —  March 21, 2024 the United States filed an antitrust complaint against Apple.  The filing is a new approach to antitrust and hinges …
Financial Times:
Chinese officials have begun following the new PC, laptop, and server guidelines to phase out Intel/AMD processors and Windows from government PCs and servers  —  China has introduced new guidelines that will mean US microprocessors from Intel and AMD are phased out of government PCs and servers …
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Redis, the popular in-memory data store, switches from the open source 3-clause BSD license to a controversial dual-license model  —  Redis, the popular in-memory data store, is switching away from the open-source three-clause BSD license.  Instead, in a move that is clearly aimed to prevent …
David Pan / Bloomberg:
April's Bitcoin halving will slash revenue for miners, who will likely move from the US to lower-cost countries like Ethiopia, Tanzania, Paraguay, and Uruguay  —  - Outdated machines may be profitable in low-cost energy areas  — Ethiopia, Paraguay among countries becoming mining ‘players’
Wall Street Journal:
Some TikTok fans in India still question the country's 2020 decision to ban the app, saying alternatives like YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels lack its allure  —  Young adults in India who came of age on the app are still angry at their government  —  NEW DELHI—Gayatari Mohanty always wanted to be a dancer.
Forbes:
Stability AI says Emad Mostaque resigned as CEO and from the board “to pursue decentralized AI”; COO Shan Shan Wong and CTO Christian Laforte named interim CEOs  —  Mostaque has told a number of people close to him that he plans to step down as chief executive …
Brian Fung / CNN:
Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company:
Q&A with ex-CEO of CrowdTangle Brandon Silverman about the founding principle of the research tool, Meta's decision to close it in an election year, and more  —  Meta announced this month that in August it will be closing CrowdTangle, the platform monitoring tool the company bought in 2016.

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