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September 3, 2024, 1:50 PM

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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Dutch regulator fines Clearview AI €30.5M, following fines from the UK, France, Australia, and Italy, but Clearview says it is not subject to GDPR  —  Clearview AI has been hit with its largest fine yet under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by a Dutch regulator.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Intel debuts Core Ultra 200V chips, touting AI performance, to ship in laptops from September 24 and rival Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and AMD's Strix Point  —  Do good things come to laptop buyers who wait?  Today, Intel is revealing its first nine answers to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite …
New York Times:
Sources detail OpenAI's struggles to transform into a no-nonsense, profit-driven company; 80% of its 1,700+ staff started after ChatGPT's November 2022 release  —  The maker of ChatGPT is struggling to transform itself into a profit-driven company while satisfying worries about the safety of artificial intelligence.
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Denham Sadler / Information Age:
Sydney-based Canva announces a price increase, including hikes of 300% for some users, citing its new AI and generative AI features, as it prepares for a US IPO  —  Not so affordable anymore.  —  Canva has announced a price increase of 300 per cent for some of its users …
Jean Mackenzie / BBC:
A deepfake porn crisis has hit 500+ South Korean schools, as police investigate crime rings targeting two major universities and consider a probe into Telegram  —  Last Saturday, a Telegram message popped up on Heejin's phone from an anonymous sender.  “Your pictures and personal information have been leaked.
Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune:
Elon Musk says xAI brought its “Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online” over the weekend, which will “double in size to 200k (50k H200s) in a few months”  —  Say what you will about Elon Musk, but when the technological disruptor sets his mind to something, he plays to win.
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more  —  Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
Bloomberg:
Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, and their super PACs haven't donated to Trump or Harris, instead pursuing a strategy of targeted donations to congressional campaigns  —  - Crypto firm's donations are shaking up Congressional races  — Critics say crypto influence is akin to corporate ‘Death Star’
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Pixel 9 Pro Fold impressions: a great upgrade from the Pixel Fold, better hinge and display crease, but it's heavy and apps struggle to fit new aspect ratio  —  I've spent the past few days with Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is a stunning year-over-year upgrade from the company's first foldable.
Yuka Konishi / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Apple plans to use OLED displays in all iPhone models sold from 2025, switching its lower-priced iPhone SE models from LCDs to OLEDs made by BOE and LG  —  U.S. tech giant to switch iPhone SE's screen to OLEDs in 2025  —  TOKYO — Apple will use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) …
Daniel Carvalho / Bloomberg:
All five Brazilian judges on a Supreme Court panel vote to confirm the X ban in Brazil and fine those who don't comply with it by using a VPN; X can appeal  —  - Top court panel backs order by Moraes against social network  — Justices also uphold fine for those who use VPN for access
Jack Nicas / New York Times:

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