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MGM Resorts says a “cybersecurity issue” that began on Sunday is affecting some casino and hotel computer systems at the company's properties across the US — A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across … | Bloomberg: |
Qualcomm says Apple extended its modem deal to “smartphone launches in 2024, 2025, and 2026”, instead of ending in 2023, suggesting Apple's own modem is delayed — - Pact between the companies had been scheduled to end this year — The iPhone maker has been trying to create its own components
More: Qualcomm, CNBC, MacRumors, The Information, Android Police, Computerworld, Android Headlines, Invezz, SiliconANGLE, MacDailyNews, TweakTown, PhoneArena, KitGuru, CNET, TechSpot, Tom's Guide, MSPoweruser, Gizmodo, Neowin, KNSD-TV, PCMag, HotHardware, Fierce Wireless, MobileSyrup, iPhone in Canada Blog, Macworld, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, Engadget, iMore, The Verge, AppleInsider, AnandTech, BGR, RTÉ, 9to5Mac, Supercharged, Livemint, Wall Street Journal, Six Colors, iClarified, Thurrott, GSMArena.com, Huawei Central, Phone Scoop, Daring Fireball, and Light Reading
Threads: @gruber. X: @benbajarin, @bzamayo, @greengart, @thetranscript_, @ericjhonsa, @markgurman, @saschasegan, @fosspatents, @tech_reve, and @saschasegan. LinkedIn: Phil Solis
Forums: r/apple, r/technews, and MacRumors Forums
| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Tests show Threads' new search function blocks words like “sex”, “gore”, and “vaccines”; Meta admits “covid” is a blocked term but declines to disclose others — Public health experts expressed anger with the platform's moderation policies …
More: Media Matters for America, Engadget, CNN, The Hill, The Verge, VICE, and Pocket-lint
Threads: @martinsfp, @halvespace, @luckytran, @luckytran, @toolspawn, @rcr_92, @biffbrockton, @charlesgilbert_po_wag, @gregshum, @dswersky, @katieharbath, @luckytran, @jw, and @robertgarcialb
Mastodon: @statesdj@genomic.social and @rchusid@med-mastodon.com
Bluesky: @jessiscah23.bsky.social, @iboudreau.bsky.social, @chathamharrison.bsky.social, and @darthbluesky.bsky.social
X: @mosseri, @wexler, @wexler, @digiphile, @taylorlorenz, @loscharlos, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz
Forums: r/technology and Beehaw
| Blake Brittain / Reuters: |
The US Copyright Office denies protection for an AI-made image that won an art competition, despite Adobe Photoshop alterations and 624+ text prompt revisions — The U.S. Copyright Office has again rejected copyright protection for art created using artificial intelligence …
More: Ars Technica and U.S. Copyright Office
Bluesky: @glinden.bsky.social. X: @franklingraves, @glynntarrant, @coreybrickley, @rahll, @franklingraves, @alexjc, @franklingraves, @neermcd, @tomcoates, and @slhamlet
Forums: Hacker News, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Robert Silverman / The Daily Beast: |
An investigation finds that Barstool Sports apparently controls 40+ “burner” X accounts to launder viral copyright-protected videos for its legitimate accounts — A Daily Beast investigation found more than 40 content-swiping Twitter accounts apparently controlled by Barstool …
More: New York Post. Mastodon: @obrien_kat@mastodon.world. Bluesky: @waxmonkey.bsky.social. X: @bobsaietta, @bobsaietta, @taylorbuley, @nash076, @bobsaietta, @juliedicaro, @bobsaietta, @blakersdozen, @peteblackburn, @saddadbadhad, @joeyhashtag, @bobsaietta, @notthatmilo, @lavndr_macaron, @bobsaietta, @stoolpresidente, and @mediaevan
Forums: Hacker News and r/law
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WhatsApp releases an Android beta that adds a “Third-party chats” screen, revealing how Meta plans to comply with the EU's DMA chat interoperability regulations — WhatsApp is rolling out a new update through the Google Play Beta Program, bringing the version up to 2.23.19.8.
More: TechCrunch, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Laptop Mag, Thurrott, PYMNTS.com, WinBuzzer, Fortune, KnowTechie, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Headlines, T3, Pocket-lint, Engadget, Neowin, BigTechWire, SamMobile, The Verge, Digit, Gizmochina, Android Police, and Gizchina
X: @benlovejoy, @mattnavarra, @wabetainfo, and @3dimmune
Forums: r/technews and r/Android
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Filing: Instacart aims to raise up to $616M in its IPO at an up to $9.3B valuation and prices shares at $26 to $28; the listing is expected later in September — Instacart is aiming for a valuation of up to $7.73 billion, the grocery delivery company said on Monday, in its march toward …
More: CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley Business …, SiliconANGLE, Renaissance Capital, Coinspeaker, Crunchbase News, United States Securities and Exchange Commission, TechCrunch, TechStartups, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, The Information, Bloomberg, and Financial Times
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @asanwal, @asanwal, @buccocapital, @iankar_, @abarrallen, @rakeshlobster, and @thewealthhunter
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Sources: seeking to shore up its finances, Embracer is considering its options for US-based Borderlands developer Gearbox, acquired for $1.4B in February 2021 — Embracer (EMBRACb.ST) is considering options for its U.S. game developer Gearbox Entertainment including a sale …
More: Bloomberg, GamesIndustry.biz, Polygon, Press Start, TechSpot, Kotaku, The Verge, Game Developer, PC Gamer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Gameranx, Dot Esports, Push Square, Forbes, Windows Central, KitGuru, Wccftech, Destructoid, Game Rant, Appuals.com, Neowin, Digital Trends, GameSpot, Gamereactor UK, Engadget, Eurogamer.net, Video Games Chronicle, GamingBolt, IGN, TechPowerUp, PC Games Insider, and Blue's News
X: @madz_pl, @lawoftd, @poweredbyidtech, @stephentotilo, and @maxkriegervg
Forums: r/pcgaming, r/Games, r/XboxSeriesX, and r/PS5
| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
Filing: FTX's estate has now marshalled ~$7B in assets, including $2.6B in cash, $1.16B in solana, $560M in bitcoin, and ~$200M in 38 properties in the Bahamas — The company says it paid billions to executives including founder Sam Bankman-Fried before filing for bankruptcy last year. — Register Now| Zack Abrams / The Block: |
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Guardio Labs details a campaign that uses fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send 100K+ Messenger phishing messages per week, targeting business accounts — Hackers use a massive network of fake and compromised Facebook accounts to send out millions of Messenger phishing messages …
More: Guardio, The Hacker News, and Tom's Guide
| Hunter Walk: |
Why there has never been a better time to be an online creator: it might be harder than ever to earn $1M per year, but it has never been easier to make $50K — I judge the health of the creator economy by one single controversial factor: ease of access and probability of survival for its participants.
More: The Information. Threads: @carnage4life, @mathewi, and @carmona
X: @nikita_arora17, @mrdylancollins, @runciedan, @hunterwalk, and @obrien
| Dylan Martin / CRN: |
Nvidia claims TensorRT-LLM will double the H100's performance for running inference on leading LLMs when the open-source library arrives in NeMo in October — The AI chip giant says the open-source software library, TensorRT-LLM, will double the H100's performance for running inference …
More: NVIDIA, Forbes, TechRadar, Tom's Hardware, The Next Platform, TechPowerUp, StorageReview.com, and DatacenterDynamics
X: @profjoeyg, @tunguz, @drjimfan, and @nvidiaaidev
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