Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Google’s DeepMind Robotics team shows a table tennis robot that it says is a “solidly amateur human-level player” when pitted against a human — Sports have long served as an important test for robots. The best-known example of the phenomenon may be the annual RoboCup soccer competition …
Apple debuts new rules for apps in the EU that link out to the web for purchases, including allowing links to any website, and removes many other restrictions (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple debuts new rules for apps in the EU that link out to the web for purchases, including allowing links to any website, and removes many other restrictions — Following the EU ruling in June that said Apple’s App Store anti-steering policies are officially in breach of the Digital Markets Act, Apple is announcing changes.
Hugging Face buys XetHub, a collaboration platform started by ex-Apple employees that raised $7.5M to help developers work with and build large-scale models (Richard Nieva/Forbes)
Richard Nieva / Forbes:
Hugging Face buys XetHub, a collaboration platform started by ex-Apple employees that raised $7.5M to help developers work with and build large-scale models — Purchased for an undisclosed sum, XetHub is staffed by a number of former Apple employees. Hugging Face thinks …
Sources: Apple plans a Mac mini in 2024 with M4 and M4 Pro that is less than half the size of the current mini, its first major design change since 2010 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans a Mac mini in 2024 with M4 and M4 Pro that is less than half the size of the current mini, its first major design change since 2010 — – It’s the first major design change to Mac mini since Jobs era — Entire Mac line to get updated with AI-focused M4 processors
Flyr, which provides software to travel companies, raised $225M in equity and $70M in debt, source says at a $900M valuation, bringing its total raised to $500M (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Flyr, which provides software to travel companies, raised $225M in equity and $70M in debt, source says at a $900M valuation, bringing its total raised to $500M — Investors valued the startup at $900 million in its latest funding round. … The deal, led by WestCap, values the startup at $900 million …
Researchers: 50 false or misleading claims about the US election posted to X in 2024 by Elon Musk have generated ~1.2B views and none displayed a Community Note (David Ingram/NBC News)
David Ingram / NBC News:
Researchers: 50 false or misleading claims about the US election posted to X in 2024 by Elon Musk have generated ~1.2B views and none displayed a Community Note — The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate said that Musk’s debunked claims are spreading widely and do not appear …
Analysis: Truth Social is increasingly relying on niche ad campaigns that target hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives, often from small advertisers (New York Times)
New York Times:
Analysis: Truth Social is increasingly relying on niche ad campaigns that target hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives, often from small advertisers — Donald J. Trump’s social network is increasingly relying on a niche of the ad market that caters to hard-core Trump fans and Christian conservatives for revenue.
TikTok launches TikTok Spotlight, in-app hubs for movies and TV shows that add links to “applicable” videos with information and where to watch, tested on Dune (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge:
TikTok launches TikTok Spotlight, in-app hubs for movies and TV shows that add links to “applicable” videos with information and where to watch, tested on Dune — TikTok will now create in-app hubs for movies and TV shows and place them directly on fan-made videos.
China’s SMIC reports Q2 revenue up 21.8% YoY to ~$1.9B, above est., net profit down 59.1% YoY to ~$164.6M, above ~$103.8M est., and $2.25B capital expenditure (Reuters)
Reuters:
China’s SMIC reports Q2 revenue up 21.8% YoY to ~$1.9B, above est., net profit down 59.1% YoY to ~$164.6M, above ~$103.8M est., and $2.25B capital expenditure — Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (0981.HK) reported a 59.1% fall in second-quarter net profit on Thursday though …
Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to undo all trades that occurred following its withdrawal freeze on July 18 “over the next few days”, after a $230M+ hack (Adam James/The Block)
Adam James / The Block:
Indian crypto exchange WazirX plans to undo all trades that occurred following its withdrawal freeze on July 18 “over the next few days”, after a $230M+ hack — – WazirX announced plans to undo all trades following its withdrawal freeze on July 18.
