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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's strategy to keep executives who wish to retire; sources: the M4 Mac mini will have five USB-C and no USB-A ports, and an internal power supply — Apple's succession strategy has come into focus with the upcoming exit of its chief financial officer.
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, Dexerto, HotHardware, TechCrunch, T3, Android Authority, The Verge, Macworld, Tom's Guide, Business Insider, TechRadar, TechSpot, PhoneArena, BGR, Cult of Mac, iMore, Cybernews.com, WinBuzzer, PC Guide, Neowin, The Indian Express, Lowyat.NET, Business Standard, KnowTechie, Mashable, nextpit, TechIssuesToday.com, iThinkDifferent, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Apple Post, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Appleosophy, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iMore, NewsBytes, MacRumors, iClarified, Notebookcheck, The Mac Observer, and XDA Developers
Threads: @markgurman. Mastodon: @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, and @paul@tapbots.social
X: @newsynick, @brandonbutch, @gartenberg, @raywongy, @vadimyuryev, @matthewkeyslive, @saranbyte, @tgod34748, @samsheffer, @markgurman, and @theapplehub. LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski
Forums: Hacker News, r/apple, and MacRumors Forums
| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
Fidelity values X at ~72% below Elon Musk's purchase price, meaning Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud is down $1.4B and Dorsey and Ellison are down $720M each — Elon Musk bought Twitter with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates.
More: The Information, Benzinga, Music Ally, and Joe.My.God.
Threads: @faizsays, @runtimecolorado, and @brithestar1
Bluesky: @chadbourn.bsky.social and @marygillis.bsky.social
X: @faizsays and @mekkaokerekebye
Forums: r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/inthenews, r/Economics, r/Twitter, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/Destiny
| Reuters: |
Source: Pat Gelsinger aims to offer ideas to Intel's board 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: The Information, PC Gamer, Tech Monitor, TechPowerUp, TechSpot, TrendForce Insights, Business Times, TipRanks Financial, Benzinga, Proactive, Evertiq AB, News18, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, and Wccftech
X: @viveksworld, @krewell, and @rogoway
Forums: r/hardware, r/wallstreetbets, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
OKX says the Monetary Authority of Singapore granted OKX SG a Major Payment Institution license, and appoints former Grab executive Gracie Lin as OKX SG's CEO — - CEO Lin to focus on products, seeks MAS nod for adding tokens — Crypto exchange OKX named former regulator Gracie Lin as CEO …
More: OKX, Bitcoin Insider, Coinspeaker, Blockonomi, crypto.news, Tech in Asia, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Cryptonews, The Crypto Times, and CryptoSlate
| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple and Meta fight over which should be responsible for verifying users' ages in teen social media bills; Apple lobbied Louisiana to kill a device-level rule — Earlier this year, freshman Louisiana legislator Kim Carver got a close look at Apple's AAPL -0.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle formidable lobbying machine.
More: AppleInsider and Benzinga
| 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 … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: China has threatened Japan with 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| Daniel Lippman / Politico: |
Sources: LobbyMatic, which offers AI tools for lobbying, is covertly run by far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted felons, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman — Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are operating under the pseudonyms Jay Klein and Bill Sanders. — A Washington startup pitched …
More: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
| Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix is trying to improve dubbing and translations of non-English content, particularly South Korean reality TV shows, to drive international viewership — Using South Korea as a testing ground, the streaming giant offers culture classes to voice actors to nail the nuances of translation
More: Benzinga and The Streamable
| 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| Aanu Adeoye / Financial Times: |
A US court fines Dozy Mmobuosi, the founder of Tingo, which sells phones to African farmers, $250M+ after the SEC said he inflated financial performance metrics — Decision against Dozy Mmobuosi by US court comes after civil complaint by SEC against his Nasdaq-listed companies| Chien Mi Wong / Bloomberg: |
Sources: ByteDance is tapping Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan for a $9.5B loan, the biggest dollar-denominated corporate loan in Asia, excluding Japan — - Loan carries greenshoe option that allows size to increase — Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan are the loan coordinators
More: The Information and Reuters
| Nick Burns / Americas Quarterly: |
A profile of Alexandre de Moraes, as even some supporters wonder if the Brazilian Supreme Court judge has become too powerful and gone much too far by banning X — An escalating clash with Elon Musk and damaging revelations in the press are intensifying a long-running debate about whether Alexandre de Moraes is too powerful.| New York Times: |
More: GovInfoSecurity.com, Australian Financial Review, DL News, Know Your Meme, Bitcoin Insider, Trying to make sense of Brazil, Raw Story, and Neowin
Threads: @lorakolodny, @digiphile, @esqueer_, @grantmcconnaughey, @renee.diresta, @technicallymims, @digiphile, @karaswisher, @karaswisher, and @kateaconger. Mastodon: @juergen_hubert …. Bluesky: @kenwhite.bsky.social
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More: Business Insider, Euronews, Reuters, POCIT, CCN.com, Invezz, Silicon Republic, The Economic Times, London Evening Standard, WinBuzzer, Neowin, TechIssuesToday.com, TechCrunch, NewsBytes, Capital Brief, The Guardian, The Rio Times, Trying to make sense of Brazil, The Verge, 9News, and Axios
Threads: @the.brain.worm, @alfredo_liberal, @lindadominguez637, @goldengateblond, @irishpolyglot, @wolfgangbremer, @mediumboi, @maureenhastings4, @technicallymims, and @tedunderwoodillinois
Bluesky: @bsky.app, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @pfrazee.com, @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, @andylevy.net, @mackuba.eu, @mynintendonews.bsky.social, @thorgisarcade.bsky.social, @bsky.app, @thedamnthinguy.com, @eikofried.bsky.social, @mackuba.eu, and @chadbourn.bsky.social
Forums: r/Twitter and r/EnoughMuskSpam
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