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November 1, 2024, 11:40 AM

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Apple Inc.:
Apple reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to $94.9B, and net income down 36% YoY to $14.74B, after paying a $10.2B charge as part of an income tax decision in the EU  —  iPhone drives record September quarter revenue Services revenue reaches new all-time high  —  Apple® today announced financial results …
CNBC:
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google plans to release Android 16 in Q2 2025 “to better align with the schedule of device launches”; major Android releases have been in Q3 or Q4 since 2013  —  Android 16 is launching in Q2 of 2025, which is months earlier than previously expected.  —  •  —  TL;DR
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indonesia bans Pixel smartphone sales, saying Google must comply with rules requiring 40% local content in smartphones, days after banning the iPhone 16 lineup  —  Indonesia has banned sales of Google Pixel smartphones for failing to meet domestic content requirements, days …
Reuters:
Researchers linked to China's military used Llama 2 to develop an AI model for potential military use; Meta says use of “outdated” Llama 2 would be “irrelevant”  —  Top Chinese research institutions linked to the People's Liberation Army have used Meta's publicly available Llama model …
Callan Quinn / CoinDesk:
Crypto firm Immutable says the SEC issued it a Wells notice related to the sale of its IMX tokens in 2021, and accuses the agency of “regulation by enforcement”  —  The firm's IMX token is down over 13% at $1.16 following the announcement.  — Immutable said that it received …
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Intel reports Q3 revenue down 6% YoY to $13.28B, vs. $13.02B est., a net loss of $16.99B, and Q4 guidance above estimates; INTC jumps 6%+ after hours  —  Intel shares rose 7% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected earnings and issued quarterly guidance that topped estimates.
Bloomberg:
Former Lacework CEO and former Facebook Global Head of Engineering Jay Parikh joins Microsoft's senior leadership team, reporting directly to Satya Nadella  —  - Company struggling to ramp up data centers to meet AI demand  — Jay Parikh will report directly to Microsoft CEO Nadella
Anthropic:
Anthropic says governments should urgently take action on AI policy in the next 18 months and suggests principles for AI regulation that support innovation  —  Increasingly powerful AI systems have the potential to accelerate scientific progress, unlock new medical treatments, and grow the economy.
Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:
Tether reports Q3 net profit of $2.5B, driven by yields on its US Treasury and gold holdings and bringing YTD profit to $7.7B, as USDT's market cap nears $120B  —  The company also owns a significant amount of gold and the big move higher in the yellow metal boosted profits.
Martyn Landi / The Independent:
UK police received 7,062 reports of online grooming over the past year; Snapchat was named in 48% of the cases where the means of communication was disclosed  —  The children's charity said more than 7,000 offences were recorded by police in the last year.  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
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Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Satellite services provider Globalstar says Apple took a 20% ownership stake worth ~$400M, and has committed another $1.1B to expand satellite service capacity  —  Satellite services provider GlobalStar today disclosed an expansion of its deal with Apple.  Apple will commit an additional $1.1 billion …
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
A profile of YC Head of Public Policy Luther Lowe, who led a California pressure campaign against AI safety bill SB 1047 and aims to fight for “little tech”  —  After helping lead startups' crusade against California AI regulation, the tech policy veteran has new fights to pick.

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