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September 18, 2024, 3:10 PM

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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max review: a very incremental upgrade, with nice new tone control in camera and a useful but little fiddly Camera Control button  —  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, handy Action Button, and more RAM, 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.
Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Apple says Apple Intelligence will support German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and other languages in 2025, and is in talks with the EU and China  —  Apple Wednesday announced that its generative AI offering will be available in even more languages in 2025.
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David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube launches Communities, a space where fans can chat with each other and creators, and Community Hub, which gives creators a view of channel activity  —  Many creators post videos on YouTube but take to other platforms to actually interact with their fans and viewers.
David Pierce / The Verge:
YouTube unveils Hype, a new promotional system inside of YouTube to help boost smaller creators; the most-hyped videos appear on a platform-wide leaderboard  —  It's a new way for viewers to share the stuff they really like — and for creators to grow on an increasingly busy platform.
David Pierce / The Verge:
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) …
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 …
Joe Warminsky / The Record:
The FBI says it disrupted a botnet of “hundreds of thousands” of devices worldwide last week, run by the China-linked hacking group Flax Typhoon  —  The FBI led an operation last week to disrupt a global botnet with connections to the Chinese government, much like its action …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
LinkedIn confirms training its AI on user data by default, and says it is “making sure that those who have specific privacy preferences” can opt out  —  LinkedIn is using its users' data for improving the social network's generative AI products, but has not yet updated its terms …
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 …
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.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
SocialAI, a new iOS app that looks like a social network, is filled entirely with bots and lets users populate their network with up to 32 types of bots  —  Are we at peak social media yet?  It's an interesting question to ponder after the launch of an iOS app offering a social media experience just for one.
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.
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Lionsgate, the studio behind The Hunger Games, John Wick, and Twilight, signs a deal with Runway to use generative AI in its movies and TV shows  —  Hollywood studio will give the tech company access to its library of movies and shows in exchange for a custom-built AI model
Emma Roth / The Verge:
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 …
Ina Fried / Axios:
T-Mobile announces a multi-year partnership with OpenAI that includes building IntentCX, a customer service system powered by AI agents  —  - The companies say that the model is already showing promise in analyzing customer care call transcripts and identifying pain points that could be addressed better.
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 …

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