23andMe sees independent board directors quit en masse - Techcrunch
5 Key Principles to Maximize Cloud Value for Your SME - Itnewsafrica
A look at the "Shein village" supply chain in Panyu, China, as Temu apes its tactics; sources say Beijing is unhappy with Shein's move to "de-Chinafy" itself (Financial Times) - Techmeme
A planned UK data center project in Abbots Langley, seen as a test for the new Labour government's data center push, stokes tensions among the local community (Financial Times) - Techmeme
AI Tool Cuts Unexpected Deaths In Hospital By 26%, Canadian Study Finds - Slashdot
Al Gore roasts corporations and politicians, comparing their climate crisis promises to 'New Year's resolutions - Techcrunch
Algerias LabLabee Raises $3.4M to Accelerate 5G, Cloud, and AI Adoption for Telcos - TechMoran
Amazon accused of deceptive 'sales' of its own products in lawsuit - Engadget
Amazon names Samir Kumar as the new head of its India consumer business, a month after his predecessor Manish Tiwary's sudden exit, as competition intensifies (Manish Singh/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Amazon taps veteran to lead India business as competition intensifies - Techcrunch
Apple halts iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pro after bricking reports - Engadget
Apple Intelligence will come to more languages over the next year - The Verge
Apple Intelligence will support German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, and Vietnamese in 2025 - Techcrunch
Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Plus review: all caught up - The Verge
Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Plus review: reliable camera, Action Button, more RAM, and A18 chip, but standard refresh rate screen and Camera Control is a mixed bag (Allison Johnson/The Verge) - Techmeme
Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max Review: Smarter iPhones - Wired
Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference - The Verge
Apple Pulls iPadOS 18 For M4 iPad Pro After Bricking Complaints - Slashdot
Apple pulls the iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pro models after bricking complaints as the company works "to resolve an issue impacting a small number of devices" (Juli Clover/MacRumors) - Techmeme
Apple releases updates to improve iPhone 16 repairability, including changes to the battery, TrueDepth Camera, and Face ID, and launches a Repair Assistant (Steve Dent/Engadget) - Techmeme
Apple reveals how it's made the iPhone 16 series (much) easier to repair - Engadget
Apple says Apple Intelligence will support German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and other languages in 2025, and is in talks with the EU and China (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Apple's iOS 18: What's New, How to Update, and Which iPhones are Supported - TechCity
Australian police say they infiltrated Ghost, a global encrypted communications app developed for criminals, arresting dozens, including the app's alleged admin (Rod McGuirk/Associated Press) - Techmeme
Autochek Kenya and Turaco collaborate to provide flexible payment options for motor insurance - Innovation Village
Backup by BioLite is a beefy emergency battery for your big appliances - The Verge
BHP, the world's largest mining company by market cap, warns the rise of data centers and AI could exacerbate a looming shortage of copper by increasing demand (Leslie Hook/Financial Times) - Techmeme
BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund - Techcrunch
BlackRock, GIP, Microsoft, and MGX announce a new AI fund that seeks to raise $30B+ of private equity capital and $100B+ in total investment when including debt (Financial Times) - Techmeme
Bose counters the AirPods 4 with new $179 QuietComfort Earbuds - The Verge
Bose's latest soundbar can use the Ultra Open Earbuds as rear speakers - Engadget
Bose's new noise-canceling QuietComfort Earbuds are more affordable at $179 - Engadget
Bose's soundbars and Ultra Open Earbuds can now work together in mindblowing ways - The Verge
CA Gov. Newsom signs three laws regulating election AI deepfakes, including holding large online platforms liable for not removing content after a user's report (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times) - Techmeme
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is concerned about the potential "chilling effect" of AI safety bill SB 1047, which awaits his signature, on AI development (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs two bills restricting the use of AI replicas of performers, building on protections SAG-AFTRA sought in its 2023 strike (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter) - Techmeme
California governor signs rules limiting AI actor clones - The Verge
California's 5 new AI laws crack down on election deepfakes and actor clones - Techcrunch
CEO Anne Wojcicki says she remains committed to taking 23andMe private and is "surprised and disappointed" after all seven independent board directors resigned (Ashley Capoot/CNBC) - Techmeme
Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing - Hackers News
Cisco's AI focus costs 5,600 jobs - Techpoint
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark plans to donate $100M to boost US cybersecurity: $50M to protect infrastructure and $50M to educate people about safeguards (Juliet Chung/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme
Did a Chinese University Hacking Competition Target a Real Victim - Wired
Discord is rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls - Engadget
Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats - Techcrunch
Discord says it is beginning to roll out end-to-end encryption to voice and video chats in DMs, Group DMs, voice channels, and Go Live streams (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Donald Trump rolls out new Crypto project ' World Liberty Financial - Innovation Village
Dreamforce 2024 takeaways: Salesforce upgrades all customers from Einstein Copilot to Agentforce, Slack is positioned as an agentic AI-enhanced work OS, more (Larry Dignan/Constellation Research) - Techmeme
EMURGO joins jorces with Antler's Ibex to accelerate Web3 innovation and fintech expansion - Innovation Village
EV charging sucks 'can smart cameras make it better - The Verge
Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry - Techpoint
FAA wants to impose more than $630K in fines for SpaceX launch violations - Engadget
FDA Grants Neuralink With Breakthrough Device Tag For 'Blindsight' Implant - Slashdot
Final Fantasy 16 Producer Asks Fans Not To Make 'Offensive Or Inappropriate' Mods - Slashdot
From ideas to innovation: Collins Enebeli's role in creating world-class Web3 experiences and his passion for social good - Technext
GA Insurance Partners with ARC Ride to Offer Accident Insurance for Electric Motorcycle Riders - TechMoran
Garmin Fenix 8 review: Impressive, but not without its issues - Pocket Lint
Geralt broods by the campfire in the first clip from Netflix's The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep - Engadget
GM electric vehicles can finally access Tesla Superchargers - The Verge
11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2024): Nontoxic and Natural - Wired
3 West African nations to launch biometric passport - Technext
5 Best Sunrise Alarm Clocks (2024), Tested and Reviewed - Wired
5 of the best modern platformers you can play now on consoles - Pocket Lint
6 Apple Intelligence features you won't be using anytime soon - Pocket Lint
6 of the best watchOS 11 features to try first - Pocket Lint
7 reasons to be excited for the iPhone 16 Pro - Pocket Lint
A comprehensive list of 2024 tech layoffs - Techcrunch
A look at France's LOPMI law, enacted in January 2023 to criminalize tech executives whose platforms allow illegal activities, as Pavel Durov remains on bail (Gabriel Stargardter/Reuters) - Techmeme
A look at Shenzhen-based Transsion, whose Infinix and Tecno command about 50% of Africa's smartphone market and are finding success in Asia and the Middle East (Austin Carr/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
A look at the activity of some members of The Com, an online community linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group, and their involvement in extortion groups (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security) - Techmeme
A Sims movie from Amazon MGM Studios is on the way - Engadget
A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US (Jacob Gershman/Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme
A US federal jury finds Zynga infringed on two IBM patents related to web-based communications and orders the game maker to pay $44.9M; Zynga plans to appeal (Blake Brittain/Reuters) - Techmeme
Africa is reaching important milestones on its road to data centre greatness - TechMoran
After a 15-year hiatus, a new Skate game is coming in 2025 - Engadget
AI Pioneers Call for Protections Against 'Catastrophic Risks - Slashdot
AI Pioneers Call For Protections Against 'Catastrophic Risks - Slashdot
Airbus Appoints New President for Africa and the Middle East - Itnewsafrica
Airbus names Gabriel Semelas to lead Airbus in Africa and the Middle East - Technext
Algerias LabLabee closes $3.4M seed to expand its offerings and enter the US - Techpoint
Amazon is producing The Sims movie - The Verge
Amazon October Prime Day 2024: The best early deals we found ahead of the Big Deal Days sale - Engadget
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days dates announced: The Fall Prime Day sale returns on October 8 and 9 - Engadget
Amazon will host its Prime Big Deals Day sales event on October 8 and 9 - Techcrunch
Amazon's next Prime Day sale is happening on October 8th and 9th - The Verge
Announcing the final agenda for the Fintech Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 - Techcrunch
Apple gets ready for AI: all the news on iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and more - The Verge
Apple has released iOS 18 to install but is your iPhone compatible' Here are the eligible devices and new features - Engadget
Apple has released iOS 18. Here's how to update your iPhone - Engadget
Apple Watch Series 10 review - Techcrunch
Apple Watch Series 10 review: bigger display, wide-angle OLED, faster charging, and sleep apnea detection, but no blood oxygen and another year of minor updates (Victoria Song/The Verge) - Techmeme
Apple Watch Series 10 review: Legacy and sequel in equal measure - Engadget
Apple Watch Series 10 Review: Sleep Apnea Notifications and a Bigger Display - Wired
Apple Watch Series 10 Review: Sleep Apnea Notifications and a Bigger Display - Wired
Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Detection Gets FDA Approval - Slashdot
Apple WatchSeries 10 review: an Ultra sleek package - The Verge
Apple's iOS 18 Now Available: What This Means and How to Update Your Device - Innovation Village
Armenian startup EasyDMARC, which uses the DMARC standard to simplify email security and authentication, raised a $20M Series A led by Radian Capital (Mike Butcher/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Arzeda is using AI to design proteins for artificial sweeteners and more - Techcrunch
At an Oracle investor Q&A, Larry Ellison pitched a future where AI systems would constantly monitor citizens through an extensive network of cameras and drones (Benj Edwards/Ars Technica) - Techmeme
AWS shuts down DeepComposer, its MIDI keyboard for AI music - Techcrunch
Binance Warns of Rising Clipper Malware Attacks Targeting Cryptocurrency Users - Hackers News
Bluesky now has 10 million users - Techcrunch
Breaking: Nigeria's headline inflation slows to 32.15% in August - Techcabal
Brompton Electric G Line Review: Stupid Amounts of Fun - Wired
Burning Man Is Over, but Regional Burns Keep the Party Going Year-Round - Wired
California passes landmark law requiring actors' permission for AI likenesses - Engadget
China Wants Red Flags on All AI-generated Content Posted Online - Slashdot
Chrome Switching To NIST-Approved ML-KEM Quantum Encryption - Slashdot
Cisco's second layoff of 2024 affects thousands of employees - Techcrunch
Demand For High-End Cameras is Soaring - Slashdot
Denver-based Hotel Engine, a hotel booking and management service, now called Engine, raised a $140M Series C at a $2.1B valuation, up from $1.3B in late 2021 (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune) - Techmeme
Desktop Hypervisors Are Like Buses: None for Ages, Then Four at Once - Slashdot
Donald Trump launches crypto company, to begin sale of tokens to the public soon - Technext
Drivers shutdown Uber and Bolt apps in KwaZulu-Natal over safety, commission and promos - Technext
Early Prime Day deals include the Echo Show 5 plus a smart light bulb for only $60 - Engadget
Ellison Declares Oracle 'All In' On AI Mass Surveillance - Slashdot