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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's strategy to keep execs, who wish to retire, around longer; sources: M4 Mac mini will have 5 USB-C ports, internal power supply, and no USB-A  —  Apple's succession strategy has come into focus with the upcoming exit of its chief financial officer.
New York Times:
How Brazil's experiment to fight fake news during the 2022 elections, giving a justice broad power to order social media content removal, led to the ban on X  —  To combat disinformation, Brazil gave one judge broad power to police the internet.  Now, after he blocked X, some are wondering whether that was a good idea.
New York Times:
Bluesky reports a record spike in usage as many X users in Brazil move to Bluesky and Threads; Brazil is X's fifth-largest international market, with 20M+ users  —  The platform went dark across Brazil on Saturday, sending online commentators to new digital town squares.
New York Times:
Brazilian judge amends his order, no longer requiring Apple and Google to prevent downloads of X's app; those using a VPN to access X still face a ~$9K/day fine
Associated Press:
Brazil blocks X, following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country
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Threads: @gergelyorosz_, @larakate14, @lorakolodny, @andrealessi, @the.morning.constitutional, and @lorakolodny.  Bluesky: @bsky.app
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
X is right to stand up to Brazil's unjust “hostage laws,” but Musk's fight highlights his cynical free speech stance after he caved to Modi's censorship demands
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Fidelity's latest valuation of X, 72% lower than when Musk took over, would mean top investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal al Saud is down $1.4B and Ellison $720M  —  Elon Musk bought Twitter with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates.
Reuters:
Sources: Pat Gelsinger aims to present Intel's board ideas to cut capex spending and more, like halting the $32B chip plant project in Germany or selling Altera  —  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company's board of directors …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
A look at Sub.club, which aims to let users on ActivityPub-based platforms monetize content via subscriptions while taking a 6% cut, available in dev preview  —  The fediverse has the potential to help create enduring and interoperable social networks.  But many creators and businesses rely on bigger …
Zack Abrams / The Block:
Dune Analytics: Pump.fun has generated over $100M in cumulative revenue from more than 1M memecoins created on the platform since its launch in January 2024  —  - Popular memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has made $100 million in cumulative revenue from more than one million memecoins since it launched in January of this year.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Source: NightCafe, a bootstrapped generative art marketplace with 25M users who created ~1B images, has $4M annualized revenue with a ~50% margin  —  The OG of image generation is a success, minus some moderation challenges  —  Elle Russell, co-founder of Cairns, Australia-based NightCafe …
Threads: @dsilverman
Teresa Xie / Bloomberg:
A look at the surge of interest-based sites as users grow weary of big platforms; MAUs for Letterboxd, Strava, and AllTrails grew 55%, 20%, and 10% YoY in H1  —  - Biking, reading and dining apps draw users seeking connection  — Niche apps take hold as alternative to larger online platforms

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Source: more than 75,000 Washington Post digital subscribers have cancelled their subscriptions following Jeff Bezos' overhaul of the paper's opinion section

New York Times:
Sources: VOA's parent opened probes into VOA journalists for reporting on criticism of Trump or for comments seen as critical; Steve Herman was placed on leave

CNN:
A TASS journalist gained access to Trump's meeting with Zelensky, even as AP and Reuters were barred; the White House says he was unauthorized and escorted out

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Wall Street Journal:
Big YouTube shows including Hot Ones and Good Mythical Morning attract large audiences but aren't yet getting Primetime Emmy nominations and ensuing ad revenue
Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:
A look at the farcical situation at Bolt as it insists in a letter that Silverbear is on the hook to invest $200M; source: Bolt lost $310M on $27M 2023 revenue
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
In a lawsuit, OSOM's ex-chief privacy officer alleges that the CEO of the smartphone startup misused funds to pay for his racing hobby and lavish lifestyle

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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
A deep dive into AIO, a SEO-like technique that aims to influence AI models on specific topics by embedding targeted text on websites used for training data
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Microsoft says a North Korean hacking group earlier in August exploited a now-patched zero-day in a Chromium core engine to steal crypto from organizations
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