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September 22, 2024, 1:40 PM

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New York Times:
X capitulates in Brazil and could return next week, as the company's lawyers say it took down some accounts, paid fines, and named a new formal representative  —  In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Law enforcement agencies shut down a phishing-as-a-service platform offered by iServer since 2018 that was used to unlock 1.2M+ stolen or lost mobile phones  —  iServer provided a simple service for phishing credentials to unlock phones.  —  A coalition of law-enforcement agencies said it shut …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Thoughts on Apple's slowing pace of iPhone hardware innovation, a closer look at its Apple Intelligence rollout plans, and iPhone 16 Pro Max first impressions  —  The new iPhone has tantalizing camera improvements, but the device is emblematic of Apple's slower pace of hardware innovation.
Tripp Mickle / New York Times:
A look at Jony Ive's work at LoveFrom; Ive bought a city block in SF's Jackson Square and could raise up to $1B with Sam Altman by 2024's end for an AI device  —  Many people have wondered what Jony Ive has been up to since he left Apple five years ago.Carolyn Fong for The New York Times
Washington Post:
Inside Equinix's 114,300-square-foot data center in Northern Virginia, a region that is home to the largest concentration of data centers in the world  —  We toured a facility in Northern Virginia to see how it works and to understand why water use and energy consumption are such a concern.
Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 976 to protect minors from social media, banning “addictive feeds”, notifications from 12am to 6am, and more  —  California took a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature …
Kali Hays / Fortune:
Sources: many OpenAI staff were taken aback by a proposed ChatGPT logo with a simple, large black “O”, which struck some as ominous and lacking in creativity  —  A black ring can represent many things - simplicity, a new phase, a void.  Whatever its meaning …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
At the UN Summit of the Future, Sundar Pichai says Google is creating a $120M fund to give AI education globally, calls for “smart product regulation”, and more  —  Speaking Saturday at the UN Summit of the Future, Google CEO Sundar Pichai described AI as “the most transformative technology yet” …

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