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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.
More: MacRumors, Android Authority, The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Standard, iMore, PC Guide, The Indian Express, Patently Apple, The Apple Post, Neowin, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Lowyat.NET, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, iThinkDifferent, nextpit, TechIssuesToday.com, Tom's Guide, PhoneArena, Engadget, Appleosophy, Cult of Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, NewsBytes, iMore, MacRumors, iClarified, AppleInsider, Notebookcheck, and XDA Developers
Threads: @markgurman. Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, and @paul@tapbots.social
X: @newsynick, @theapplehub, @brandonbutch, @markgurman, @gartenberg, @raywongy, @vadimyuryev, @samsheffer, @matthewkeyslive, @saranbyte, and @tgod34748
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| 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.
More: Australian Financial Review, DL News, Know Your Meme, Digital Journal, Bloomberg, The Guardian, The Wrap, Agence France-Presse, and Notebookcheck
Threads: @lorakolodny, @digiphile, @esqueer_, @renee.diresta, @grantmcconnaughey, @technicallymims, @digiphile, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, and @kateaconger. Mastodon: @juergen_hubert …
| 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 — In the battle between Elon Musk and Brazil, there are no heroes — only two sides engaged in an epic display of hypocrisy and overreach.
More: The Independent, The Hill, The Guardian, Breitbart, Boston Herald, BBC, Benzinga, Raw Story, methodshop, CNN, Neowin, Coinpedia Fintech News, Los Angeles Times, The Gateway Pundit, NBC News, and The Japan Times
Threads: @motorcityadam and @carnage4life
Mastodon: @alexwild@mastodon.online and @dagb@snabelen.no
| 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.
More: Business Insider, Silicon Republic, London Evening Standard, The Economic Times, TechIssuesToday.com, TechCrunch, Neowin, Invezz, The Rio Times, Trying to make sense of Brazil, The Verge, and 9News
Threads: @the.brain.worm, @alfredo_liberal, @lindadominguez637, @goldengateblond, @irishpolyglot, @wolfgangbremer, @mediumboi, @maureenhastings4, @technicallymims, and @tedunderwoodillinois
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @pfrazee.com, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @why.bsky.team, @rincewind.run, @darthputinkgb.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @colormints.bsky.social, @treacherous.tech, @tomphillips.bsky.social, @lolennui.bsky.social, @robpegoraro.com, @samuel.bsky.team, @rudyfraser.com, @bsky.app, @andylevy.net, @mackuba.eu, @mynintendonews.bsky.social, @thorgisarcade.bsky.social, @thedamnthinguy.com, @eikofried.bsky.social, @mackuba.eu, and @chadbourn.bsky.social
Forums: r/Twitter and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Nick Burns / Americas Quarterly: |
| New York Times: |
More: Techdirt, Taylor Lorenz's Newsletter, Dexerto, Breitbart, Financial Times, DOWNWITHTYRANNY!, Capital Brief, New York Post, The Verge, Instapundit, Axios, Bitcoin Insider, The Guardian, UPROXX, spiked, CoinGape, Awful Announcing, Trying to make sense of Brazil, NBCSports.com, AV Club, Tech Xplore, and RedState
Threads: @celozaga and @lorakolodny
Bluesky: @kenwhite.bsky.social, @cathygellis.bsky.social, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @jasonycw.github.io, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, @lorak.bsky.social, and @kenwhite.bsky.social
X: @alexandrefiles, @mysk_co, @george_chen, @sallymayweather, @yashar, @ggreenwald, @marionawfal, @chrispavlovski, @mysk_co, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @timsweeneyepic, @brucedaisley, @elonmusk, @chrispavlovski, @cb_doge, @marionawfal, and @ggreenwald. LinkedIn: Glendon Mellow. Forums: Hacker News
| 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.
Threads: @faizsays, @runtimecolorado, and @brithestar1
Bluesky: @chadbourn.bsky.social and @marygillis.bsky.social
X: @faizsays and @mekkaokerekebye
Forums: r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/Economics, r/Twitter, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/Destiny
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: China has threatened Japan of severe economic retaliation if Japan further restricts sales and servicing of chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms — - One concern is Toyota could lose access to critical minerals — Biden is pressuring Japan to align with possible new US rules| 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 …
More: Reuters, News18, Proactive, TrendForce Insights, Evertiq AB, Wccftech, SiliconANGLE, and MarketWatch
X: @viveksworld, @krewell, and @rogoway
Forums: r/hardware and r/wallstreetbets
| 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 … | Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times: |
A US court ordered Dozy Mmobuosi, founder of Tingo, which sells phones to African farmers, to pay $250M+ in fines after SEC said he inflated financial records — Decision against Dozy Mmobuosi by US court comes after civil complaint by SEC against his Nasdaq-listed companies| Amitoj Singh / CoinDesk: |
According to a court filing on August 30, SEC seeks a change in the FTX's bankruptcy plan and says it may challenge any distributions involving crypto assets — The SEC said that it may challenge any transactions of distributions involving crypto assets to creditors.
More: Bitcoin Insider, CCN.com, Blockonomi, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Crypto Adventure, and Cryptonews
X: @somewheresy, @tztokchad, and @intangiblecoins
| Kenza Bryan / Financial Times: |
A look at Amazon's and Bezos Earth Fund's growing influence on the carbon credit market, as experts worry about how Big Tech aims to achieve tough climate goals — Experts warn of ties between Big Tech and philanthropic bodies with groups that set corporate climate standards| 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.
More: The Crypto Times. X: @0xwave, @palis, @fiddyresearch, @hellojintao, @hellojintao, and @0xramonos
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