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September 3, 2024, 1:00 AM

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Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg:
A majority of Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm an order to ban X in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN  —  - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network  — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Starlink, which has 250K customers in Brazil, told Brazil's telecom agency that it would not comply with orders to block X until its frozen assets were released  —  The satellite internet service controlled by Elon Musk is refusing to comply with a court order to block his social network, X, regulators said.
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 …
Ellsworth Toohey / Boing Boing:
Elon Musk boosts a post that disparages the abilities of “women and low T men”, advocates a “Republic of high status males”, and mentions a “Reich effect”  —  On Sunday, Elon Musk recently reposted a 4chan argument claiming that only “high T alpha males” …
Jonathan Browning / Bloomberg:
HP says it intends to pursue its $4B damages claim in London against the estate of the recently deceased Mike Lynch; HP won the false accounting case in 2022  —  - HPE to continue to seek $4 billion damages after Lynch's death  — Mike Lynch and daughter died in yacht tragedy off Sicily coast
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 …
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
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A US judge issued a last-minute partial block on Texas law HB 18, that would require some large web services to identify minors and filter what they see online  —  A federal judge issued a last-minute partial block on a Texas law that would require some large web services to identify minors and filter what they see online.
Wall Street Journal:
Apple and Meta both lobby to avoid responsibility 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.
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Fidelity values X at ~72% below Elon Musk's purchase price, meaning Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud would be down $1.4B and Dorsey and Ellison $720M each  —  Elon Musk bought Twitter with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates.
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.

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