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September 19, 2024, 2:25 PM

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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The European Commission warns Apple about required interoperability of iOS and iPadOS with third-party devices under the DMA, giving Apple six months to comply  —  - EU announces efforts to pull Apple into compliance with rules  — Apple previously said it would hold back future tech from EU
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The US FTC releases a four-year study of how Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six others collected and used data, finding “vast surveillance” of consumers  —  Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair, accusing it of infringing on “multiple patent rights”; Palworld sold 5M+ copies in January  —  Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game Palworld.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google announces Password Manager PIN to let users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon  —  The search giant is introducing a Google Password Manager PIN that allows users to securely save and synchronize passkeys for use across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced KOSA and COPPA 2.0 on a voice vote despite discontent from some lawmakers over last-minute changes  —  The proposed laws passed on a voice vote despite discontent over last-minute changes to KOSA, in particular, that were aimed at quelling persistent criticism.
Georgina Rannard / BBC:
Study: unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-gen Starlink satellites is stronger than first-gen, causing 32x more interference with radio telescopes  —  Radio waves from Elon Musk's growing network of satellites are blocking scientists' ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Microsoft partners with Anduril Industries to improve the performance of Integrated Visual Augmentation System or IVAS, the new combat goggles for the US Army  —  - Pentagon may spend up to $21.9 billion on headsets over decade  — System must pass combat test next year before full production
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say Iranian hackers emailed stolen, non-public Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates; there's no sign the recipients replied  —  - “There is currently no information indicating those recipients” responded to these incidents in late June and early July, the agencies added.
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
X says a change in network providers resulted in an “inadvertent” service restoration to Brazilian users; regulators expect to restore the block soon  —  Elon Musk's social network used a technical maneuver to restore service for many Brazilians after a court blocked it.
Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI  —  An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations …
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
US DOJ lawyers told a court that Google employees liberally labelled emails as “privileged and confidential”, a strategy that may backfire in the antitrust case  —  Google employees liberally labeled their emails as “privileged and confidential” and spoke “off the record” …
Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal:
In an open letter coordinated by Meta, more than 24 companies warned that the EU might reap fewer rewards of AI because of the bloc's tech regulations  —  Facebook parent, other companies warn in open letter that the bloc's regulations risk hampering innovation and economic growth
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple seeds iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 public betas with some Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and Siri redesign  —  Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its October launch.
David Ingram / NBC News:
Analysis: Elon Musk, apparently unaware of Tenet Media's alleged Russian funding, replied to or reposted content from accounts tied to Tenet at least 60 times  —  Musk, apparently unaware of the company's Russia funding source, engaged with content from Tenet Media and its creators at least 60 times.
Curtis Heinzl / Bloomberg:
Datamaran, which offers an analytics platform for clients to monitor adherence to ESG regulations, raised a $33M Series C from Morgan Stanley funds  —  The company said in a statement on Thursday that it will use part of the proceeds to advance its generative AI capabilities.
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