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October 28, 2024, 6:30 AM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at the M4 Macs coming this week; sources say Apple's home smart display will have an iMac G4-like base and a square screen about the size of two iPhones  —  Also: fresh details on the company's upcoming smart home device.  —  Apple kicks off a Mac overhaul this week that centers on new M4 chips.
Claire Jiao / Bloomberg:
Indonesia bans iPhone 16 series sales, saying that Apple has not fulfilled its 40% local content requirements and invested ~$95M, below its ~$108M commitment  —  - Indonesia says Apple hasn't fulfilled investment pledges  — Rivals Samsung, Xiaomi have set up local factories to comply
Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: Google plans to preview an AI tool codenamed Jarvis, which controls a user's browser to complete tasks like booking a flight, as early as December 2024  —  Google is developing artificial intelligence that takes over a person's web browser to complete tasks such as gathering research …
Fred Lambert / Electrek:
Elon Musk says there's a “chance” that HW3, in millions of Teslas, “does not achieve the safety level that allows for unsupervised FSD” and floats free upgrades  —  Elon Musk finally admits Tesla's HW3 might not support full self-driving and that he doesn't actually know what it will take.
Reuters:
Sources: TSMC halted shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo, which Bitmain's Micree Zhan co-founded, after a TSMC chip was found in Huawei's Ascend 910B chip  —  Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (2330.TW) suspended shipments to China-based chip designer Sophgo after a chip …
Financial Times:
Naspers and Prosus CEO Fabricio Bloisi says he is overhauling corporate culture and pay structures in search of growth beyond Prosus' $115B stake in Tencent  —  Fabricio Bloisi will overhaul corporate culture and pay structures in search of growth beyond its stake in the Chinese internet giant

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