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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple will launch Image Playground and Genmoji in iOS 18.2; Sonos cuts its plans to build ~1M units of Ace headphones per year, to ~100K per year  —  Apple's AI features keep getting delayed — and that slow rollout likely means that the iPhone 16 won't see a “super cycle” of orders.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
What to expect from Apple's September 9 event: four iPhone 16 models, two AirPods models, Apple Watch Series 10 with a thin body, Apple Intelligence, and more
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: xAI discussed a deal that would give Tesla access to its AI models to help power Full Self-Driving in exchange for a share of Tesla's software revenue  —  Under a proposed arrangement, the startup would give Tesla access to its AI technology in exchange for a slice of the carmaker's software revenue
New York Times:
Analysis of 3.2M+ Telegram messages from 16K+ channels shows how the app is inundated with criminal activity, CSAM, drug dealers, white nationalists, and more  —  Drug dealers, scammers and white nationalists openly conduct business and spread toxic speech on the platform …
Eva Hartog / Politico:
A profile of Pavel Durov's older brother Nikolai, who is reportedly still in Russia and is responsible for Telegram's encryption standard MTProto protocol
David Adams / SmartCompany:NEW
Australia-based SafetyCulture, which offers a suite of risk management tools, raised $165M led by Airtree at a $2.5B valuation, down from $2.7B in August 2023  —  SafetyCulture has booked a fresh $165 million funding round, marking one of the year's largest single investments in an Australian scale …
Anthony Cuthbertson / The Independent:
CelesTrak: SpaceX controls 62%+ of all active satellites in orbit, ~10x more than closest rival OneWeb, after launching its 7,000th Starlink satellite on Sep. 5  —  SpaceX's Starlink network is growing by an average of three satellites per day  —  Elon Musk now controls nearly two thirds …
Joyce Lee / Reuters:
South Korea is hosting a summit in Seoul on September 9-10, seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible military use of AI; 90+ countries are attending  —  South Korea convened an international summit on Monday seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible use of artificial intelligence …
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17 client retention strategies to retain customers  —  In the current fiercely competitive business landscape, it's as crucial to focus on retaining customers as acquiring new ones, if not more.  Implementing customer retention strategies is like patching a hole in a bucket to avoid losing …
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Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Parents concerned about students' screen time in school are opting their children out of classroom tech, after working to ban smartphones in the classroom  —  After working to ban phones in the classroom, parents are now seeking a return to pencil and paper
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A look at the 2nd Circuit's incredibly damaging ruling favoring publishers in a copyright dispute over The Internet Archive's ebook lending program  —  What would you think if an author told you they would have written a book, but they wouldn't bother because it would be available to be borrowed for free from a library?
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Payroll startup Warp, part of YC's W23 batch, disavows a racist post from an affiliate X account, amid claims its affiliates on X are posting “engagement bait”  —  Warp is under the spotlight following controversial posts from an account tied to the company.

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David Adams / SmartCompany:
Australia-based SafetyCulture, which offers a suite of risk management tools, raised $165M led by Airtree at a $2.5B valuation, down from $2.7B in August 2023Find
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Joyce Lee / Reuters:
South Korea is hosting a summit in Seoul on September 9-10, seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible military use of AI; 90+ countries are attendingFind
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Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Parents concerned about students' screen time in school are opting their children out of classroom tech, after working to ban smartphones in the classroomFind
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Bending Spoons plans to lay off 75% of WeTransfer staff after acquiring the file-sharing service in July 2024; WeTransfer reportedly has 350+ employeesFind
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Joshua Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times:
London's e-bike boom is frustrating local councils over parking issues, as Lime and Forest expand; Lime trips during peak hours have grown 91% YoY in 2024Find
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple will launch Image Playground and Genmoji in iOS 18.2; Sonos cuts its plans to build ~1M units of Ace headphones per year, to ~100K per yearFind
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Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Some creators move from unpredictable algorithm-driven platforms to subscription services; YouTube group The Try Guys launched 2nd Try, a $5/month streamerFind
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
DirecTV files FCC complaint, accusing Disney of bad faith negotiations and trying to block DirecTV from taking legal action against its anticompetitive demands

New York Times:
Insiders detail how Bob Iger undermined and outmaneuvered Bob Chapek and returned to power at Disney, as the question of how Iger misjudged Chapek still lingers

Kadia Goba / Semafor:
Sources: some conservative influencers, who participated anonymously in a mysterious network, were recently paid over $20K to spread sexual smears of VP Harris

More News

Austin Carr / Bloomberg:
A profile of Texas-based Tyler Tech, which has become a dominant US local government software provider, despite a history of software flaws and release delays
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it had over 9M users as of September 6, after adding 3M new users in the week or so since Brazil blocked X, and that video support is “coming soon”
Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Hero Games' Daniel Wu reflects on his studio's 20% stake in Game Science, the creator of China's biggest PC game Black Myth: Wukong, which has sold 18M+ copies
Levi Sumagaysay / CalMatters:
An investigation details the lack of enforcement of CA's Prop 22 about four years after the ballot initiative, backed by gig economy companies, became state law

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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
A look at the DOJ's and multiple states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business, as its trial is set to begin on September 9
Financial Times:
Companies and customers say the cost of renting cloud services using Nvidia's A100 and H100 chips is lower in China than in the US despite the export controls
Megan Cassella / CNBC:
In a letter, Kamala Harris is endorsed for president by 88 corporate leaders, including Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Roblox plans a generative AI tool to let creators make 3D scenes using text prompts, and announces new social features like Party and Music Charts
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