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September 22, 2024, 6:15 PM

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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.
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 …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apollo Global Management has offered to make an equity-like investment of as much as $5B in Intel  —  - Investment firm offered equity-like investment in chipmaker  — Move comes as rival Qualcomm makes approach about takeover … The alternative asset manager has indicated …
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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.
Morgan Meaker / Wired:
A profile of French billionaire Xavier Niel, a driving force of French AI and ByteDance's newest board member, who believes Europe should pursue homegrown AI  —  The TikTok owner's newest board member revels in challenging the establishment. … I wait to meet Xavier Niel in a room that feels fitting for one of France's richest men.
Ivana Saric / Axios:
An analysis shows that at least 26 US states have passed or are considering bills regulating the use of generative AI in election-related communications  —  - There have already been instances of generative AI being “used to confuse - and even suppress - voters," Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) told Axios in an email.

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