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September 18, 2024, 10:25 AM

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max review: physical shutter button, 4K120 video, and camera tone control, but Camera Control can be fiddly and an incremental upgrade  —  I'm not saying you should buy a new phone for a single camera setting... but I'm not not saying that, either.
Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Plus review: reliable camera, Action Button, more RAM, and A18 chip, but standard refresh rate screen and Camera Control is a mixed bag  —  It's a good year for Apple's basic iPhone, even if its AI is MIA. … Over the past few years, Apple's standard iPhone looked a little neglected.
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  —  BRUSSELS — The European Commission's landmark 2022 chips strategy has collapsed just as it laid out a new team to fix the bloc's competitiveness.
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 …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Rod McGuirk / Associated Press:
Australia, Europol, and more say they infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted communications app developed for criminals, arresting dozens, including its alleged admin  —  Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU's General Court backs Google's challenge against the EU's €1.49B antitrust fine, imposed in 2019 for hindering rivals in online search ads  —  Europe's second-top court on Wednesday backed Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google's challenge against a 1.49 billion euros ($1.66 billion) …
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
California Gov. Newsom signs three laws regulating election AI deepfakes, including holding large platforms liable for not removing content after a user report  —  The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year's presidential race.
Brody Ford / Bloomberg:
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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 …
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget:
HTC unveils the $999 Vive Focus Vision, a standalone VR headset with built-in eye tracking, 16MP stereo color front-facing cameras, and more, for pre-order now  —  It's no Quest 3 competitor, but it could appeal to businesses and VR fanatics.  —  HTC Vive is following up its intriguing …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
How a trademark fight led to a new version of Flappy Bird by a crypto-adjacent game developer, ten years after the original was pulled from app stores  —  Decadelong trademark fight culminates in new game hinting at “Web3 innovation.”  —  Fans of ultra-viral mobile gaming hit Flappy Bird …
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 …
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
David Shepardson / Reuters:
The US plans to host the first meeting of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes in San Francisco on November 20 and 21  —  The Biden administration plans to convene a global safety summit on artificial intelligence, it said on Wednesday, as Congress continues to struggle with regulating the technology.

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