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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Bluesky says that, as of September 2, it had added over 2M new users in the past week, in the wake of Brazil's ban on X — Social networking startup Bluesky continues to benefit from X's shutdown in Brazil having now added over 2 million new users over the past four days, up from just half a million as of Friday.
More: Euronews, Fortune, Engadget, Silicon Republic, CCN.com, Financial Times, Neowin, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, WinBuzzer, POCIT, NewsBytes, TechIssuesToday.com, London Evening Standard, Invezz, and The Economic Times
| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
Dutch regulator fines Clearview AI €30.5M, following fines from the UK, France, Australia, and Italy, but Clearview says it is not subject to GDPR — Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator.
More: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, TechCrunch, BleepingComputer, Associated Press, Ars Technica, Inc.com, The Record, The Register, Reuters, TechRadar, Boing Boing, Notebookcheck, TNW, Agence France-Presse, Engadget, Forbes, Android Headlines, UPI, Cybernews.com, CCN.com, Euractiv, and CPO Magazine
X: @nickleslee, @noybeu, @asher_wolf, @sophieintveld, and @montezumachavez
LinkedIn: Risto Hübner and Joost Gerritsen
| Denham Sadler / Information Age: |
Sydney-based Canva announces a price increase, including hikes of 300% for some users, citing its new AI and generative AI features, as it prepares for a US IPO — Not so affordable anymore. — Canva has announced a price increase of 300 per cent for some of its users …
More: The Verge, Fortune, Dexerto, Silicon Republic, PetaPixel, and SmartCompany
Forums: Hacker News, r/Affinity, and r/technology
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Intel debuts Core Ultra 200V chips, touting AI performance, to ship in laptops from September 24 and rival Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and AMD's Strix Point — Do good things come to laptop buyers who wait? Today, Intel is revealing its first nine answers to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite …
More: Windows Blog, Tom's Hardware, VideoCardz.com, Hindustan Times, The Register, How-To Geek, Fierce Electronics, CTech, Intel, HotHardware, PCMag, Moneycontrol, Thurrott, Club386, CNET, Windows Central, Windows Central, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Forbes, Gizmodo, The Verge, Intel Newsroom on YouTube, Engadget, Laptop Mag, OC3D, TechEBlog, Neowin, MySmartPrice, Intel on YouTube, Eurogamer.net, Constellation Research, Wccftech, Digital Trends, MobileSyrup, CdrInfo.com, Liliputing, PC Gamer, Yahoo Finance, Tom's Guide, ExtremeTech, Lifewire, Phoronix, The Indian Express, KitGuru, TechFinitive, Trusted Reviews, Expert Reviews, ServeTheHome, and Notebookcheck
X: @benbajarin, @maxwinebach, @wyp_pc, @maxwinebach, @tomwarren, @pgelsinger, @tomwarren, @danielnewmanuv, @benbajarin, @bobodtech, @greengart, @mishaalrahman, @maxwinebach, @intelnews, @intelnews, @windowsblog, @yusuf_i_mehdi, @intelnews, @carygolomb, @anshelsag, @maxwinebach, and @intelnews. Forums: Slashdot
| New York Times: |
Sources detail OpenAI's struggles to transform into a no-nonsense, profit-driven company; 80% of its 1,700+ staff started after ChatGPT's November 2022 release — The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.| Jean Mackenzie / BBC: |
A deepfake porn crisis has hit 500+ South Korean schools, as police investigate crime rings targeting two major universities and consider a probe into Telegram — Last Saturday, a Telegram message popped up on Heejin's phone from an anonymous sender. “Your pictures and personal information have been leaked.
More: Forbes, New York Times, Cointelegraph, CCN.com, WinBuzzer, Benzinga, MEDIANAMA, Bloomberg, Cryptopolitan, Infosecurity, Daily Sabah, Cybernews.com, Reuters, and The Korea Herald. Forums: r/worldnews
| Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune: |
Elon Musk says xAI brought its “Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online” over the weekend, which will “double in size to 200k (50k H200s) in a few months” — Say what you will about Elon Musk, but when the technological disruptor sets his mind to something, he plays to win.| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Instagram adds a comment feature for Stories; by default, only followers you follow back can leave comments — Instagram's latest feature aims to boost user interaction within Stories. The social media platform now allows followers to comment on each other's Stories …
More: Engadget, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, MakeUseOf, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Tubefilter. X: @liahaberman
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Pixel 9 Pro Fold impressions: a great upgrade from the Pixel Fold, better hinge and display crease, but it's heavy and apps struggle to fit new aspect ratio — I've spent the past few days with Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is a stunning year-over-year upgrade from the company's first foldable.
More: Gizmodo, T3, Android Authority, CNET, Android Police, The Verge, Engadget, ZDNET, PCMag, Android Central, Tom's Guide, SlashGear, Gamereactor UK, BGR, Mashable, and Stuff
| Nikkei Asia: |
SEMI data: China spent a record $25B on chip tools in H1 2024, more than South Korea, Taiwan, and the US combined, and total spending could hit $50B in 2024 — Record $25bn spent in first half in Beijing push to develop local supply chain — TAIPEI — China spent more on chipmaking equipment …
More: TechRadar, WinBuzzer, The Register, Tom's Hardware, DigiTimes, Wccftech, and War on the Rocks
| Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab: |
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more — Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
X: @stevewbeales, @p0st_news, @decka227, and @glenngabe
LinkedIn: Tristan Loper, Bryan Flaherty, and Will Flannigan
| Yuka Konishi / Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple plans to use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from 2025, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models from LCDs to OLEDs made by BOE and LG — U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025 — TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) …
More: MacRumors, Livemint, CNET, Macworld, Android Authority, ExtremeTech, Android Headlines, Reuters, GSMArena.com, The US Sun, Wall Street Pit, The Verge, Cybernews.com, Neowin, AppleInsider, Display Daily, PhoneArena, Wccftech, Financial Express, Digital Trends, iClarified, Mobile World Live, MacDailyNews, NewsBytes, DigiTimes, and The Mac Observer
| Bloomberg: |
Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, and their super PACs haven't donated to Trump or Harris, instead pursuing a strategy of targeted donations to congressional campaigns — - Crypto firm's donations are shaking up Congressional races — Critics say crypto influence is akin to corporate ‘Death Star’| Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg: |
All five Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm the X ban in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN; X can appeal — - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
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Threads: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @JamesBaker@social …. X: @sadsonya4, @lexfridman, @vkhosla, @vkhosla, @actatumonline, @rakeshsfnyc, @vkhosla, @elonmusk, @deanbaker13, @shellenberger, @davidsacks, @shellenberger, @alexandrefiles, @1br0wn, @michaelreid52, @evacide, @elonmusk, @shellenberger, and @elonmusk. LinkedIn: Eric Smit
Forums: r/LinusTechTips, r/worldnews, and r/neoliberal
| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
More: The Register, Ars Technica, Inc.com, The Verge, Reuters, Axios, Human Events, PCMag, Benzinga, CNBC, The Independent, Business Insider, TechIssuesToday.com, TechCrunch, Daily Sabah, Business Today, UPI, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Breitbart, The Crypto Times, The Gateway Pundit, Total Telecom, CCN.com, and The Economic Times
Threads: @chancerydaily, @leimarisa, @mistakenotmy, @mistakenotmy, and @mistakenotmy. Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/Twitter, r/anime_titties, r/Starlink, r/elonmusk, r/technews, r/technology, and r/FreeSpeech
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