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The GSM Association plans to enable E2EE on messages between Android and iOS; Google is working to bring cross-platform E2EE to RCS chats “as soon as possible” — E2EE prevents third parties, like your messaging service or cell carrier, from viewing your texts.| Pieter Haeck / Politico: |
Intel's decision to delay new Germany and Poland plants by two years is a blow to the EU's goal of making 20% of the world's chips by 2030, up from ~9% in 2022 — EU semiconductor struggles are a bad omen for industrial policy plans. — BRUSSELS — The European Commission's landmark 2022 chips strategy …
More: Intel, Deutsche Welle, The Irish Times, Techdirt, Bloomberg, Tom's Hardware, Windows Central, Invezz, and Financial Times
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential “chilling effect” of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development — - Governor says he's worried about the impact on competitiveness — Newsom signs other legislation to ban election AI deepfakes| Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter: |
| Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times: |
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Snap unveils new Spectacles to lease to Snapchat AR lens developers for a $1,188 one-year commitment, with an improved display, longer battery life, and more — Will developers finally help Snap take AR glasses mainstream? … Snap's fifth-generation Spectacles have a richer, more immersive display.
More: Road to VR, Snap Newsroom, Android Authority, Business Standard, The Indian Express, Reuters, Bloomberg, Phandroid, Moneycontrol, TechRadar, New York Post, Platformer, Benzinga, iPhone in Canada Blog, Maginative, Patently Apple, Social Media Today, AR Insider, TechEBlog, 9to5Mac, Pocket-lint, Fast Company, The Information, The Economic Times, BNN Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review, Engadget, UploadVR, and TechCrunch
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple pulls the iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pro models after bricking complaints as the company works “to resolve an issue impacting a small number of devices” — Apple stopped signing the iPadOS 18 update for the M4 iPad Pro models, which means the new software is no longer available …
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| Financial Times: |
BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and MGX announce a new AI fund that seeks to raise $30B+ of private equity capital and $100B+ in total investment when including debt — Nvidia and Abu Dhabi-backed MGX will join effort as energy-intensive tech strains power and data grids| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla says it will shut down its Mastodon server, Mozilla.social, giving users until December 17 to export their data and migrate to another instance — Mozilla is exiting the fediverse. Though the concept of the open social web, also known as the fediverse, has been picking …
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| Sam Sabin / Axios: |
Microsoft: starting in late August 2024, Russian cyber operatives focused on Harris' campaign, with disinformation including videos spread by a fake news outlet — - One claimed to show a group of alleged Harris supporters attacking an assumed Trump rally attendee.
More: Microsoft On the Issues, Euractiv, Politico, Washington Post, Engadget, Neowin, The Hill, CyberScoop, KVIA-TV, Associated Press, NPR, and Bloomberg
| Tim Culpan / Tim Culpan's Position: |
Sources: Apple's A16 SoC is currently being manufactured at Phase 1 of TSMC's Fab 21 in Arizona in small, but significant, numbers — [Exclusive] The iPhone maker is set to be the first client of TSMC's new Arizona fab — TSMC's first Arizona chips are now in production … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Discord says it is beginning to roll out end-to-end encryption to voice and video chats in DMs, Group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams — Discord, one of the largest group chat apps in the world, announced on Tuesday that audio and video calls inside the platform will now be end-to-end encrypted …
More: Discord Blog, Phandroid, The Verge, XDA Developers, and Engadget. Mastodon: @lorenzofb@infosec.exchange
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Prager Metis, a former auditor for FTX, pays a $1.95M fine to settle two US SEC cases, including for alleged negligence in auditing the cryptocurrency exchange — A former auditor for FTX will pay $1.95 million to settle two U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cases … | Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
CEO Anne Wojcicki says she remains committed to taking 23andMe private and is “surprised and disappointed” after all seven independent board directors resigned — All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company's board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her … | Bhanvi Satija / Reuters: |
Neuralink says Blindsight, its experimental implant aimed at restoring vision, has received the US FDA's “breakthrough device” designation — Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its implant had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's “breakthrough device” designation.
More: Business Standard, TechCrunch, Reuters, Benzinga, Proactive, TweakTown, Quartz, and TechPowerUp
| Mihir Sharma / Bloomberg: |
India, which has set aside $11B for its semiconductor mission, is obsessing over self-reliance instead of focusing on areas that can be scaled up quickly — Aiming for self-reliance is a fool's errand. The country should be looking to invest in areas where it has a comparative advantage.| Reuters: |
Sources: the US is urging Vietnam to avoid cable-laying firm HMN Technologies and other Chinese companies in Vietnam's plans for 10 new subsea cables by 2030 — The United States is urging Vietnam to avoid Chinese cable-laying firm HMN Technologies and other Chinese companies in its plans … | Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Lenovo says the company has started building AI servers in Pondicherry in southeastern India, moving beyond products such as laptops and smartphones — - India making progress in luring high tech into the country — Firms are making increasingly sophisticated products in India
More: Moneycontrol, Inc42 Media, AIM, Reuters, Moneycontrol, Taipei Times, TechCircle, and Reuters
| Nikkei Asia: |
Taiwanese chip industry suppliers have been expanding into the Japanese island of Kyushu, which has become a gateway for business growth after TSMC's arrival — Companies follow TSMC into ‘huge market,’ bringing advanced tech — FUKUOKA, Japan — For Taiwanese chip-industry suppliers …
More: Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: the EU's decision to fine Meta, with up to 10% of its global annual revenue, for linking Marketplace and Facebook, could come as early as October 2024 — Brussels claims Facebook is breaking the law and undermining rivals with its free Marketplace services
More: Reuters, Washington Post, and Iraqi News
| Leslie Hook / Financial Times: |
BHP, the world's largest mining company by market cap, warns the rise of data centers and AI could exacerbate a looming shortage of copper by increasing demand — World's largest miner expects global demand for red metal will rise by more than 70% by 2050 — The growth of artificial intelligence … Sponsor Posts
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