New York Times:
TikTok sues the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban, saying it violates users’ First Amendment rights and divestiture is “simply not possible” — The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.
OpenAI says it’s developing a Media Manager tool, slated for release by 2025, to let content owners identify their works to OpenAI and control how they are used (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says it’s developing a Media Manager tool, slated for release by 2025, to let content owners identify their works to OpenAI and control how they are used — OpenAI says it’s developing a tool to let creators better control how their content is used in AI.
Disney reported Disney+ and Hulu had an operating income of $47M in Q2, vs. a loss of $587M YoY, the first time the streamers had a combined profit in a quarter (CNBC)
CNBC:
Disney reported Disney+ and Hulu had an operating income of $47M in Q2, vs. a loss of $587M YoY, the first time the streamers had a combined profit in a quarter — The “Partners” statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, at Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World …
Apple unveils $999+ 11″ and $1,299+ 13″ iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13″ is Apple’s thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm (Chris Welch/The Verge)
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple unveils $999+ 11″ and $1,299+ 13″ iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13″ is Apple’s thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm — At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates.
Apple announces new $599+ 11″ and $799+ 13″ iPad Airs, featuring an M2 chip, a landscape front camera, and faster Wi-Fi, available in four colors next week (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces new $599+ 11″ and $799+ 13″ iPad Airs, featuring an M2 chip, a landscape front camera, and faster Wi-Fi, available in four colors next week — Apple has officially unveiled the all-new iPad Air 6. For the first time, the iPad Air comes in two sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch.
Cloud security startup Wiz raised a $1B Series E co-led by a16z, Lightspeed, and Thrive at a $12B valuation, and plans to expand its business via acquisitions (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Cloud security startup Wiz raised a $1B Series E co-led by a16z, Lightspeed, and Thrive at a $12B valuation, and plans to expand its business via acquisitions — Wiz, the buzzy startup building an all-in-one cloud security platform, is on an acquisition march to expand its business quickly en route to an IPO.
Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for M4 iPad Pro with a larger trackpad and a row of function keys, available for $299 for 11-inch and $349 for 13-inch models (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac)
Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts Magic Keyboard for M4 iPad Pro with a larger trackpad and a row of function keys, available for $299 for 11-inch and $349 for 13-inch models — Today at its iPad-focused ‘Let loose’ event, Apple announced a brand new version of the iPad’s Magic Keyboard, which was first introduced in 2020.
Apple announces an Apple Pencil Pro, adding a squeeze gesture, haptic feedback, Find My support, and more, available for $129, the same as Pencil 2 (Ben Lovejoy/9to5Mac)
Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac:
Apple announces an Apple Pencil Pro, adding a squeeze gesture, haptic feedback, Find My support, and more, available for $129, the same as Pencil 2 — Alongside the new iPads, a new Apple Pencil Pro has been announced, priced at $129 – the same price as the Pencil 2.
Apple announces M4, a new chip focused on improving AI-related tasks, featuring up to 4x faster GPU performance than the M2 and 50% faster CPU than M2 (The Verge)
The Verge:
Apple announces M4, a new chip focused on improving AI-related tasks, featuring up to 4x faster GPU performance than the M2 and 50% faster CPU than M2 — Apple’s next-generation chip, the M4, is coming to the new iPad Pro. The new OLED iPad Pro models will include the upgraded chip …
UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/TechCrunch)
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
UK and US authorities identify and charge the leader of the LockBit ransomware gang, a 31-year-old Russian national; the US also issued sanctions against him — The identity of the leader of one of the most infamous ransomware groups in history has finally been revealed.
