In preliminary findings, the EU says Apple's anti-steering developer rules breach the DMA; the EU is also probing if Apple's developer fees comply with EU rules
Tech giant faces penalty of up to 10% of global annual revenue — Brussels has accused Apple of stifling competition on its App Store …
Sources: Meta has held discussions with Apple to integrate its AI model with Apple Intelligence; Anthropic and Perplexity also discussed integrations with Apple
The longtime rivals have held talks about potentially integrating Meta's generative AI model into Apple Intelligence
Apple is the first Big Tech company to be charged under the DMA rules and could be fined up to 10% of its annual global revenue, or $38B based on 2023 numbers
Apple's App Store “steering” policies violate the EU's Digital Markets Act meant to encourage competition, said regulators in their preliminary ruling Monday.
A look at Apple's plans for Vision headsets and AR glasses, M4 Macs, reasons for limiting Apple Intelligence to the latest iPhones and delaying it in the EU
The Apple Vision Pro has gotten off to a slow start, spurring management to rethink its plans for the device.
A look at Apple Intelligence, an umbrella for dozens of models running on device or in carbon-neutral data centers, and why the Vision Pro is not getting it yet
An oft-told story is that back in 2009 — two years after Dropbox debuted, two years before Apple unveiled iCloud …
Prosus, the largest external investor in Byju's with a 9.6% stake, says its stake in the Indian edtech giant is now worth zero; Prosus invested a total of $570M
One of Byju's largest investors, Prosus, on Monday said it believes its stake in the Indian edtech startup is now worth nothing …
The RIAA sues AI music services Suno and Udio over alleged mass copyright infringement and claims they have tried to hide the scope of their infringement
A group of record labels including the big three — Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records …
The Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 receive a repairability score of 8 out of 10, far better than the first Surface Laptop, which got a 0
Microsoft's team of hardware wizards have spent the last couple of years practicing their Reparo spell and it's really starting to show.
Sources: ByteDance is working with Broadcom on a US-sanctions-compliant 5nm AI chip, to be made by TSMC, which is not expected to start manufacturing in 2024
China's ByteDance is working with U.S. chip designer Broadcom (AVGO.O) on developing an advanced AI processor …
Sources describe Apple's efforts to fully automate iPhone assembly lines, helping reduce its reliance on China, including by acquiring startups like DarwinAI
It was the kind of incident Apple executives never want to repeat. In November 2022, at a factory in Zhengzhou, China …
Shopify unveils AI-focused updates for merchants, including suggested replies and product categorization, and launches its AI chatbot Sidekick in early access
Shopify's new AI “Sidekick” chatbot is officially launching in early access, the company said as part of its “2024 Summer Edition” updates announced on Monday.
Qatari telecom group Ooredoo: Nvidia agreed to deploy AI tech in Ooredoo datacenters in five Middle Eastern countries, Nvidia's first major launch in the region
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Sources: the EU plans to charge Microsoft this week for bundling Teams with its other software to the detriment of rivals, deeming its concessions insufficient
Also in this newsletter: How the European Commission wants to put G7 plans on Russia's frozen assets into action
A look at the rise of financial sextortion of minors; the US' NCMEC received an average of 812 sextortion reports per week between August 2022 and August 2023
A sweeping new report sheds light on how scammers are exploiting kids online for money—and what we all must do to help prevent it.
Y Combinator and 140 AI startups sign a letter opposing California's AI safety bill, saying the bill could harm California's ability to retain its AI talent
Meta launches its Meta AI chatbot in India with support for English only, a week after Google's Gemini app on Android debuted with support for 9 local languages
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Interviews with ~12 media executives, such as Brian Roberts, John Malone, Barry Diller, and Ted Sarandos, about the future of streaming, bundling, ads, and more
I subscribe to Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Hulu, Apple, Peacock, Max, and Paramount+. — But the average American subscribes to 4 streaming services at an average of $61/month. … David Vogler : Churn, B...
Sources detail growing tensions between Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino, stemming from her struggle to steady X's financial health a year after being named CEO
Diplomats and others fear a rift between SoftBank and Naver over the ownership of messaging app Line could put stress on ties between Japan and South Korea
SoftBank and Naver helped bridge geopolitical relations with a joint venture to own the operator of the messaging app Line, but now the partnership is fraying.
Sources: Shein confidentially filed with UK's markets regulator in early June for a potential London IPO; it was valued at $66B in a 2023 fundraising round
Food delivery apps are contending with plunging orders and frustrated drivers, after raising fees in NYC and Seattle due to wage-increase laws for gig workers
Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal :
Turkish grocery delivery startup Getir agrees to a restructuring that will see Mubadala lead a $250M injection and acquire control of Getir's grocery operations
Ivan Levingston / Financial Times :
A look at pre-smartphone services like GOOG-411 and AQA, which used to employ humans to answer questions with witty responses and encyclopedic knowledge
An interview with Open Source Initiative executive director Stefano Maffulli on what makes an AI open source, creating the Open Source AI Definition, and more
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch : X: @psawers . Forums: r/LocalLLaMA X: Paul Sawers / @psawers : We're mostly at a formal definition of what “open source AI” should mean. I caught up with the guy spearheadi...
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Qualcomm makes its AI models, which are optimized for 45 TOPS Hexagon NPU, available to developers for building AI-enabled apps for Snapdragon X Elite devices
A look at efforts by Google DeepMind, Anthropic, xAI, and other companies to make their chatbots funnier and keep users engaged with them at home and at work
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