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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
A look at the two “specification proceedings” that the EU has opened on Apple under the DMA, instructing Apple on how to comply with interoperability provisions  —  The European Union has opened two “specification proceedings” on Apple under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) …
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The European Commission warns Apple about required interoperability of iOS and iPadOS with third-party devices under the DMA, giving Apple six months to comply  —  - EU announces efforts to pull Apple into compliance with rules  — Apple previously said it would hold back future tech from EU
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The US FTC releases a four-year study of how Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and six other companies collected and used data, finding a “vast surveillance” of consumers  —  Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
YouTube says it has “widely rolled out Pause ads to all advertisers” after a “strong advertiser and strong viewer response” and first piloting the ads in 2023  —  It's been nearly six years since we warned you that ads were coming for your pause button …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google unveils Password Manager PIN to let Chrome users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon  —  The search giant is introducing a Google Password Manager PIN that allows users to securely save and synchronize passkeys for use across Windows …
Bloomberg:
Brazil's Supreme Court orders X to reimpose a block or face a ~$920K daily fine after an update made X accessible; X says service restoration was “inadvertent”  —  - Judge orders $920,000 daily fine if site isn't blocked  — Regulator says it got help from Cloudflare to restrict access
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
macOS 15 Sequoia appears to have broken several security tools made by CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft, and others; CrowdStrike delays support for Sequoia  —  On Monday, Apple released its latest computer operating system update called macOS 15, or Sequoia.
CNBC:
Amazon launches Amelia, an AI tool designed to help third-party sellers resolve account issues and fetch sales and inventory data, in beta for select US sellers
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company sue Palworld developer Pocketpair for allegedly infringing “multiple patent rights”; Palworld sold 5M+ copies in January 2024  —  Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Pocketpair, which makes the game Palworld.
Georgina Rannard / BBC:
Study: unintended electromagnetic radiation from second-gen Starlink satellites is stronger than first-gen, causing 32x more interference with radio telescopes  —  Radio waves from Elon Musk's growing network of satellites are blocking scientists' ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands.
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple seeds iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 public betas with some Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and Siri redesign  —  Apple today released the first public betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, allowing non-developers to test the software ahead of its October launch.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced KOSA and COPPA 2.0 on a voice vote despite discontent from some lawmakers over last-minute changes  —  The proposed laws passed on a voice vote despite discontent over last-minute changes to KOSA, in particular, that were aimed at quelling persistent criticism.
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Microsoft partners with Anduril Industries to improve the performance of Integrated Visual Augmentation System or IVAS, the new combat goggles for the US Army  —  - Pentagon may spend up to $21.9 billion on headsets over decade  — System must pass combat test next year before full production
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
The FBI, ODNI, and CISA say Iranian hackers emailed stolen, non-public Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates; there's no sign the recipients replied  —  - “There is currently no information indicating those recipients” responded to these incidents in late June and early July, the agencies added.
Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters:
A UN advisory body makes seven recommendations for governing AI, including establishing a panel to provide impartial and reliable scientific knowledge about AI  —  An artificial-intelligence advisory body at the United Nations on Thursday released its final report proposing seven recommendations …

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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
A Minecraft Movie collects $157M at the US box office in its opening weekend, the biggest domestic debut of 2025 and best in history for a video game adaptation

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Six Russian BBC journalists labeled “foreign agents” by Putin's regime speak on how it has impacted their lives, effectively banishing them from their homeland

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Several prominent conservatives in media notably came out against Trump's tariffs, with the most strident criticism coming from WSJ's editorial board

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David Ingram / NBC News:
Analysis: Elon Musk, apparently unaware of Tenet Media's alleged Russian funding, replied to or reposted content from accounts tied to Tenet at least 60 times
Kim Mackrael / Wall Street Journal:
In an open letter coordinated by Meta, more than 24 companies warned that the EU might reap fewer rewards of AI because of the bloc's tech regulations
Reuters:
Sources: Google tried to end an EU antitrust probe by offering to sell its ad marketplace AdX, or Ad Exchange, but European publishers rejected the proposal
Joe Warminsky / The Record:
The FBI says it disrupted a botnet of “hundreds of thousands” of devices worldwide last week that was operated by the China-linked hacking group Flax Typhoon
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