US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter https://apnews.com/article/twitter-musk-ftc-doj-x-976f6088ede6392f484b911cf1cca6ec
This dangerous new Mac malware steals your credit card info https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/new-mac-malware-metastealer/
Apple's 'Wonderlust' Event Highlights iPhone 15, USB-C and Apple Watch 9: Everything Apple Announced https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apples-wonderlust-event-highlights-iphone-15-usb-c-and-apple-watch-9-everything-apple-announced/
How technologies are helping shape surge of worker strikes in US https://abcnews.go.com/Business/technologies-helping-shape-surge-worker-strikes-us/story?id=102994468
Everything announced at today's Apple event: iPhone 15, USB-C, Apple Watch Series 9 and more https://www.engadget.com/everything-announced-at-todays-apple-event-iphone-15-usb-c-apple-watch-series-9-and-more-200111613.html
Unity rushes to clarify price increase plan, as game developers fume https://www.axios.com/2023/09/13/unity-runtime-fee-policy-marc-whitten
Musk may have violated FTC privacy order, new court filing shows https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/12/elon-musk-consent-order-ftc/
SpaceX says Starlink ‘network issue’ has been resolved https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23871162/spacex-starlink-network-outage
TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-online-shopping-65470c109c80408f05875d8678fe5072
Apple iPhone 15 Pro First Look: Titanium Sides, USB-C Connector Stand Out https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-12/apple-iphone-15-pro-first-look-titanium-sides-usb-c-connector-stand-out
Google’s antitrust trial for the ‘future of the internet’ starts up https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/12/google-antitrust-trial-internet-monopoly-00115269
Instacart is in free fall as its valuation plunges https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/11/investing/instacart-ipo/
Musk, Zuckerberg, Gates: The titans of tech will talk AI at private Capitol summit https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/musk-zuckerberg-gates-ai-congress-meeting-testify-rcna103922
Former CEO of China's Alibaba quits cloud business in surprise move during its leadership reshuffle https://apnews.com/article/alibaba-china-ceo-77f1123a8659814b2e291146a95267ae
Coinbase to discontinue services in India later this month https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/10/coinbase-india/
Google's Privacy Sandbox Starts Rolling Out https://www.pcmag.com/news/googles-privacy-sandbox-starts-rolling-out
VPNs, Verizon, and Instagram Reels: how students are getting around the TikTok ban https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/9/23864469/tiktok-college-campus-ban-students-vpn-data-instagram-reels
Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again https://www.wired.co.uk/article/facebook-is-giving-up-on-news-again
Just Five ChatGPT Queries Can Use 16oz of Water, Say Researchers https://www.tomshardware.com/news/just-five-chatgpt-queries-can-use-16oz-of-water-say-researchers
Musk says he limited Ukraine’s Starlink to prevent attack on Russia https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/musk-says-he-limited-ukraines-starlink-to-prevent-attack-on-russia/
WhatsApp is working on cross-platform messaging https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/10/23866912/whatsapp-cross-platform-messaging-eu-dma-meta
China iPhone curbs take £160bn bite out of Apple as rival Huawei launches comeback https://news.sky.com/story/china-iphone-curbs-take-160bn-bite-out-of-apple-as-rival-huawei-launches-comeback-12957426
Roblox coming to PlayStation 4 and PS5 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-66755095
Exclusive: Top US chipmakers, tech firms to attend Vietnam meeting as Biden visits https://www.reuters.com/technology/top-us-chipmakers-tech-firms-attend-vietnam-meeting-biden-visits-sources-2023-09-09/
Apple Event 2023: iPhone 15, new Apple Watches and everything else to expect https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/09/what-we-expect-from-apples-wonderlust-15-event/
Reddit can now translate posts https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23865149/reddit-translate-posts-coins
How Elon Musk set Tesla on a new course for self-driving https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/09/ai-for-cars-walter-isaacson-biography-of-elon-musk-excerpt.html
iPad Air 6 Rumored to Launch in October as Only iPad Refresh of 2023 https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/10/ipad-air-6-rumored-to-launch-in-october/
Google’s antitrust showdown: What’s at stake for the internet search titan https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/10/tech/google-antitrust-lawsuit-government-trial/
Elon Musk’s X is suing California over its online moderation reporting bill https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/9/23865828/elon-musk-x-corp-suing-california-ab-587-first-amendment-challenge-free-speech-twitter-social-media
Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4
Biden administration violated First Amendment over COVID-19 content on social media, court of appeals rules https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-administration-violated-first-amendment-covid-19-content-social-media-court-appeals-rules
Roblox is letting game creators sell 3D virtual goods as it looks for ways to boost revenue https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/08/roblox-is-letting-game-creators-sell-3d-goods-looks-to-boost-revenue.html
FTC judge rules Intuit broke law, must stop advertising TurboTax as “free” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/ftc-judge-rules-intuit-broke-law-must-stop-advertising-turbotax-as-free/
Google confirms Pixel Watch 2 has best IP rating in new video https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-watch-2-sneak-peak-3362528/
Apple’s M3 MacBooks might not arrive this year https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23864712/apples-m3-macbooks-release-kuo-2024
Reddit users on mobile can now translate posts into other languages https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/08/reddit-users-on-mobile-can-now-translate-posts-into-other-languages/
EU formally adopts law requiring Apple to support USB-C chargers https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/tech/eu-law-charging-standard/
Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms https://www.marketwatch.com/story/appeals-court-scales-back-order-squelching-biden-administration-contact-with-social-media-platforms-f50fe47c
GRID offering discounts on iPhone frames during its anniversary https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/08/grid-discounts-iphone-frames/
FTX Probing If Millions In Payments to Shaq, Naomi Osaka Can Be Returned https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/ftx-probing-if-payments-to-shaq-naomi-osaka-can-be-clawed-back
9 Russians charged with cyberattacks targeting US companies https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/9-russians-charged-cyberattacks-targeting-us-companies-doj/story?id=103033736
This year’s expected Apple Watch updates are all about the sensors https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23864230/apple-watch-series-9-heart-rate-ultra-wideband
Apple fixes zero-day bugs used to plant Pegasus spyware https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/apple-fixes-zero-day-bugs-used-to-plant-pegasus-spyware/
US indicts nine alleged members of Russian cybercrime gang that targeted hospitals https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/us-indicts-alleged-cybercriminals/
Ukraine blasts Elon Musk for thwarting an attack on Russia's fleet https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/musk-stopped-ukraine-attack-russian-fleet-starlink-rcna104019
Free audiobooks to be tested by Spotify; Audible competition plan https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/08/free-audiobooks-s/
Ant Unveils AI Language Model for Wealth Management, Insurance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-08/ant-unveils-ai-language-model-for-wealth-management-insurance
IRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents https://theconversation.com/irs-is-using-60b-funding-boost-to-ramp-up-use-of-technology-to-collect-taxes-not-just-hiring-more-enforcement-agents-208627
Google gets its way, bakes a user-tracking ad platform directly into Chrome https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/09/googles-widely-opposed-ad-platform-the-privacy-sandbox-launches-in-chrome/
Apple shares tumble after reports of China iPhone ban https://www.semafor.com/article/09/08/2023/china-apple-iphones-ban-shares
Conti and Trickbot ransomware gang members sanctioned by UK and US https://techmonitor.ai/technology/cybersecurity/conti-trickbot-sanctions-uk-us
California Joins the AI Regulation Frenzy https://www.pcmag.com/news/california-joins-the-ai-regulation-frenzy
Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit $1.5B as Part of Guilty Plea https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/09/07/ex-ftx-executive-ryan-salame-pleads-guilty-to-us-criminal-charges/
Cruise says it’s nearing approval for mass production of futuristic robotaxi https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/futuristic-robotaxi-could-be-coming-soon-claims-cruise/
Artists sign open letter saying generative AI is good, actually https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/artists-sign-open-letter-saying-generative-ai-is-good-actually/
What China's iPhone ban could mean for Apple and other U.S. companies https://www.axios.com/2023/09/07/china-ban-iphone-apple
What if AI treats humans the way we treat animals? https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23777171/ai-animals-rights-cruelty-transhumanism-bostrom
iOS 16.6.1 fixes zero-day exploit used by Pegasus spyware https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/07/apple-fixed-zero-day-exploit-used-by-pegasus-spyware-with-ios-16-6-1/
Instacart, with IPO imminent, announces series of AI-powered upgrades to store platform, carts https://venturebeat.com/ai/instacart-with-ipo-imminent-announces-chatgpt-powered-ecommerce-search/
X’s new terms of service insist that tweets are now posts https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863785/x-twitter-new-terms-of-service-tweets-posts-lawsuit-scraping
Google reveals the Pixel 8 design ahead of Apple’s iPhone event https://www.engadget.com/google-reveals-the-pixel-8-design-ahead-of-apples-iphone-event-201331081.html
Google building more employee 'Wellness Centers' for on-campus healthcare https://9to5google.com/2023/09/07/google-wellness-centers/
The first AR/VR game for the Apple Vision Pro will be Quest/PS VR2 title Demeo https://www.techspot.com/news/100077-first-arvr-game-apple-vision-pro-questps-vr2.html
iPhone trade-in value: Lock in ahead of iPhone 15 - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/07/lock-in-iphone-trade-in-value/
BMW scraps its unpopular approach to heated seats https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/bmw-scraps-monthly-subscription-for-heated-seats/
Nintendo is said to be showing the Switch 2's DLSS and ray-tracing capabilities to developers https://www.engadget.com/nintendo-is-said-to-be-showing-the-switch-2s-dlss-and-ray-tracing-capabilities-to-developers-161050817.html
What China's potential iPhone ban could mean for Club name Apple https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/06/what-chinas-potential-iphone-ban-could-mean-for-club-name-apple-.html
E3 continues to fall apart https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/7/23862908/e3-2024-organizer-esa-reedpop-la-convention-center
Rotten Tomatoes ratings rendered rotten by paid-for reviews https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/07/rotten-tomatoes-ratings/
Microsoft Says It Will Protect Customers from AI Copyright Lawsuits https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-07/microsoft-says-it-will-protect-customers-from-ai-copyright-lawsuits
Anthropic launches a paid plan for its AI-powered chatbot https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/07/anthropic-launches-a-paid-plan-for-its-ai-powered-chatbot/
Chrome's 15th birthday present is a new design and safety features https://www.engadget.com/chromes-15th-birthday-present-is-a-new-design-and-safety-features-130013138.html
Meet the Facebook lobbyist-turned-lord fighting Britain’s encryption crackdown https://www.politico.eu/article/whatsapp-signal-meta-facebook-uk-online-safety-bill-encryption/
Period trackers to be reviewed over data concerns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66740184
Snapchat releases new safety measures for teens https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/snapchat-releases-new-safety-measures-youths/story?id=102981126
Guess who’s getting the world’s first self-sovereign national digital ID? https://restofworld.org/2023/south-asia-newsletter-bhutan-national-digital-id/
Slack launches new Workflow Builder to help better automate your tasks https://www.zdnet.com/article/slack-launches-new-workflow-builder-to-help-better-automate-your-tasks/
Instagram is testing a feature to let you share feed posts just with ‘Close Friends’ https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/instagram-is-testing-a-feature-to-let-you-share-feed-posts-just-with-close-friends/
Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Fight to Break Encryption https://www.wired.co.uk/article/britain-admits-defeat-in-online-safety-bill-encryption
FAA gives UPS’ drone delivery efforts a big boost https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/drone-delivery-breakthrough-for-ups/
Microsoft finally explains cause of Azure breach: An engineer’s account was hacked https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/hack-of-a-microsoft-corporate-account-led-to-azure-breach-by-chinese-hackers/
Trump's Truth Social gets a lifeline after deadline for a big cash infusion is extended https://apnews.com/article/truth-social-spac-digital-world-trump-sec-2a28279a60608fdb6e38015cb3cb33b6
Google is facing yet another major antitrust lawsuit https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/7/7/22567656/google-play-store-states-antitrust-suit-letitia-james-utah-new-york-north-carolina
The US government is investigating China’s breakthrough smartphone https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/06/tech/huawei-mate-60-pro-phone/
Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials’ emails, company says https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/politics/chinese-hack-microsoft-us-officials-email/
Japan launches X-ray satellite, ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/06/world/japan-xrism-slim-lunar-launch-scn/
Election 2024: Google to Make Advertisers Disclose AI in Political Ads https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-06/google-to-require-prominent-disclosures-for-ai-generated-election-ads
YouTube is going to remove some ad controls for creators https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/6/23862198/youtube-ad-controls-creators-remove
Drone delivery breakthrough for UPS https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/drone-delivery-breakthrough-for-ups/
SpaceX is not yet cleared for another Starship Super Heavy test flight, FAA says https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/07/spacex-not-yet-cleared-for-second-starship-super-heavy-test-flight-faa-says.html
Clubhouse is trying to make a comeback https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/clubhouse-is-trying-to-make-a-comeback/
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