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Intel says it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines at its Ireland plant in its first such attempt with EUV technology (Reuters)

Reuters: Intel says it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet lithography machines at its Ireland plant in its first such attempt with EUV technology  —  Chipmaker Intel (INTC.O) said on Friday it had begun high-volume production using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) …

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The synthetic social network is coming

Image: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge This is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today, let’s consider the implications of a truly profound week in the development of artificial intelligence and discuss whether we may be witnessing the rise of a

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The Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases concerning whether Florida and Texas can restrict how social media companies moderate content (Washington Post)

Washington Post: The Supreme Court agrees to hear two cases concerning whether Florida and Texas can restrict how social media companies moderate content  —  The Supreme Court on Friday said it would wade into the future of free speech online and decide whether laws passed in Texas and Florida …

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French authorities say they have approved Apple’s iPhone 12 software update to address radiation concerns; Apple submitted the update on September 26 (Elizabeth Pineau/Reuters)

Elizabeth Pineau / Reuters: French authorities say they have approved Apple’s iPhone 12 software update to address radiation concerns; Apple submitted the update on September 26  —  French authorities said on Friday they had approved Apple’s AAPL.O software update of its iPhone 12 after a row over radiation levels of the device …

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The UK CMA says it is examining whether Qualcomm’s purchase of Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks would lessen competition in the UK market (Reuters)

Reuters: The UK CMA says it is examining whether Qualcomm’s purchase of Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks would lessen competition in the UK market  —  Britain’s antitrust regulator on Friday said it was examining whether Qualcomm’s (QCOM.O) purchase of Israeli auto-chip maker Autotalks would lessen competition in the UK market.

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Sources: Apple execs met with Chinese officials recently to discuss new rules forcing Apple to ban foreign apps whose operators are not registered with China (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple execs met with Chinese officials recently to discuss new rules forcing Apple to ban foreign apps whose operators are not registered with China  —  Country’s push to register foreign apps threatens to remove Facebook, Instagram and X from iPhone App Store in China

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