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September 18, 2024, 5:55 AM

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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 …
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
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
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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.
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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) …
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 …
Rod McGuirk / Associated Press:
Australian police say they infiltrated Ghost, a global encrypted communications app developed for criminals, arresting dozens, including the app's alleged admin  —  Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests.
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.
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 …

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