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Sources: Japanese chip startup Rapidus seeks to raise ~$696M from existing and new investors by issuing new shares to finance its chip development efforts (Taro Fuse/Bloomberg) // Techmeme
Testing the Apple Intelligence beta shows the pre-release software still has a long way to go, with hallucinations, marking spam emails as priority, and more (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post) // Techmeme
South Korea is hosting a summit in Seoul on September 9-10, seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible military use of AI; 90+ countries are attending (Joyce Lee/Reuters) // Techmeme
The DOJ's case against Google's ad business may benefit major news organizations that pay Google to broker their website ads and have faced financial struggles (Washington Post) // Mediagazer
The Washington Post plans a redesigned homepage, with a new iteration launching last week; reporters and editors have long complained about the homepage (Brian Stelter/CNN) // Mediagazer
The US DOJ's case against Google's ad business may benefit Meta, Amazon, and news organizations that pay Google a cut of revenue for brokering their website ads (Washington Post) // Techmeme
Indian news agency ANI sues Netflix for using "copyright archival footage of ANI without licence" and the ANI trademark, in a drama about a 1999 hijacking (Reuters) // Mediagazer
Apple debuts iPhone 16 and 16 Plus with Action button, the A18 3nm chip for 30% faster CPU performance vs iPhone 15, a new Camera Control along the side, more (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac) // Techmeme
U.S., China and other nations convene in Seoul for summit on AI use in military // TechCrunch
Ofcom: internet replaced TV as UK's most popular news source; 71% of adults get news online, vs. 70% via TV; 52% use social media for news, up from 47% in 2023 (Dan Milmo/The Guardian) // Techmeme
Australia-based SafetyCulture, which offers a suite of risk management tools, raised AU$165M led by Airtree at a AU$2.5B valuation, down from AU$2.7B in 2023 (David Adams/SmartCompany) // Techmeme
Apple sets lower iPhone 16 Pro prices in India // TechCrunch
Apple will make iOS 18 available to all users on September 16 // TechCrunch
Why Apple added yet another button to the iPhone 16 // TechCrunch
The touch-sensitive Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 models can launch an AI-powered Visual Intelligence feature and be used to control the camera app (Pranav Dixit/Engadget) // Techmeme
A live blog of Apple's event, where four new iPhones are expected and rumors suggest a new Apple Watch and AirPods models could be announced (The Verge) // Techmeme
Apple discontinues FineWoven iPhone cases, introduced last year to replace leather cases, and emphasizes its Clear and Silicone cases for the iPhone 16 lineup (Juli Clover/MacRumors) // Techmeme
Online, led by social media, overtakes TV as the most popular source of news in the UK, Ofcom says // TechCrunch
With Apple Intelligence, iPhone users will finally get a better Siri // TechCrunch
Apple updates AirPods Max headphones with a USB-C port and new colors // TechCrunch
