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September 10, 2024, 11:45 AM

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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
The European Court of Justice rules against Apple over a record €13B Irish tax bill, confirming a 2016 decision; filing: Apple will incur a ~$10B charge in Q4  —  Europe's top court on Tuesday ruled against Apple in the tech giant's 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland.
Scott Stein / CNET:
Sony announces the PS5 Pro with more advanced internals for 45% faster game rendering but doesn't come with a disc drive, available November 7 for $700  —  In a CNET exclusive, I visited Sony's PlayStation headquarters to play the all-new PS5 Pro and ask Sony executives what makes this midcycle upgrade different.
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The European Court of Justice rules against Google, keeping a 2017 decision for a €2.4B fine for Google abusing monopoly power to crush rival shopping services  —  - EU judges uphold lower court ruling in shopping case  — Google was accused by EU of abusing its dominant position
Washington Post:
Election officials across the US say false election rumors spread by Elon Musk to his 197M+ followers often coincide with calls by locals to purge voter rolls  —  The X billionaire's false posts about noncitizen voting spur officials to fact-check him, lead to requests to purge voter rolls …
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Hartley Charlton / MacRumors:
Apple unveils iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max with larger 6.3" and 6.9" screens, four titanium finishes, Camera Control, A18 Pro, 48MP ultrawide, 5x telephoto cameras  —  Apple today announced the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max—its latest flagship smartphones—featuring larger displays …
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an AirPods Pro 2 hearing health software update to add features like a “clinical grade” hearing aid mode and a clinically-validated hearing test  —  Apple has announced some new hearing health related features, coming as a software update for AirPods Pro 2.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Vanity Fair:
An excerpt from the book “Character Limit” on Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition and how his inner circle employed hardball tactics in a touch-and-go transaction  —  In an excerpt from their new book, Character Limit, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac detail how Musk's “goons” …
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple plans to launch Apple Intelligence in beta in October for US English language users, in more English countries in December, and in other languages in 2025  —  Apple today announced that Apple Intelligence will begin in beta starting in October, with iOS 18.1.
Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post:
Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:
Huawei unveils the Mate XT trifold phone with a screen that folds into 6.4 inches and unfolds into 10.2 inches, available in China on September 20 for $2,800+  —  BEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Huawei said Tuesday its trifold smartphone will start at the equivalent of more than $2,800.

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