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Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
French President Emmanuel Macron says the government was not involved in the arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and “this is in no way a political decision”  —  French president condemns “false information” as Pavel Durov's detention in Paris triggers global outcry.
Bloomberg:
Dubai-based Telegram says CEO Pavel Durov has “nothing to hide” and the app “abides by EU laws”, including the Digital Services Act, after France arrested Durov  —  - Company says it isn't responsible for abuse on messaging app  — Billionaire co-founded taken into custody at a Paris airport
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Sarah Jacob / Bloomberg:
The Dutch Data Protection Authority fines Uber a record €290M for failing to abide by European protection standards when sending sensitive driver data to the US  —  - Uber was fined for not sufficiently protecting driver data  — The fine is the highest penalty ever issued by Dutch regulator
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple announces a September 9 event at Apple Park with the iPhone 16 lineup, new Apple Watch models, and AirPods 4 expected; the invitation says “It's Glowtime”  —  Apple today announced plans to hold its annual iPhone-centric event on Monday, September 9 at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: IBM shuts down its China R&D department, affecting 1,000+ staff, and plans to move the R&D functions overseas, the latest company to retreat from China  —  Jobs to be added in India, employees are told  —  IBM is shutting down its China research and development department …
Bloomberg:
Chinese-made, Tencent-backed game Black Myth: Wukong sold 10M copies in just 83 hours, one of the fastest game debuts in history, earning an estimated $450M+  —  - Adventure title has one of the fastest game launches ever  — Strong debut signals China's games industry turning a corner
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