Here’s when Apple may launch iPhone 15 series

Apple may launch its iPhone 15 series on September 12, as indicated by Mark Gurman, a Bloomberg insider. The series will include four models, including iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models will feature a titanium frame, thinner bezels, and an Action button instead of a mute switch. The upcoming iPhone 15 series will have a USB Type C charging port and is rumored to be powered by Apple's own A17 Bionic chipset. Finally, Apple may upgrade the camera of the upcoming iPhone 15. https://ift.tt/WamRz2n

Facebook, Instagram have a 'news' problem in Canada

Canadian news industry groups are seeking an antitrust probe after Facebook parent company, Meta, began blocking news content on its platforms. The groups accused Meta of abusing its dominant position, which would harm Canadian journalism. The Canadian parliament recently approved the "Online News Act," forcing companies such as Google and Meta to strike deals with local publishers and make payments. https://ift.tt/pvjniTg

Q&A with Grimes on her "c" persona, letting people use her voice in their music, AI, social media, Elon Musk, NFTs, a stronger sense of ethics in tech, and more (Steven Levy/Wired)

Steven Levy / Wired:
Q&A with Grimes on her “c” persona, letting people use her voice in their music, AI, social media, Elon Musk, NFTs, a stronger sense of ethics in tech, and more  —  Claire Boucher is open sourcing her musical persona to let people create their own version of Grimes with AI.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is releasing in November

Activision has announced the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, developed by Sledgehammer Games, on November 10. The teaser trailer suggests that the game will continue last year's story, and weapons and operators from Modern Warfare 2 will carry over to the sequel. The game is expected to have two beta weekends for multiplayer testing. Pre-order customers may get early access to the campaign starting on November 2. The game will be available on PC, Xbox and PlayStation. https://ift.tt/Xb8wkTC

After countless examples of Elon Musk walking back announcements, the business media must rethink its coverage of X, Musk, and the fight with Mark Zuckerberg (Casey Newton/Platformer)

Casey Newton / Platformer:
After countless examples of Elon Musk walking back announcements, the business media must rethink its coverage of X, Musk, and the fight with Mark Zuckerberg  —  After a weekend of whoppers about X and fighting Mark Zuckerberg, the press should take a more skeptical approach

TSMC agrees to build a €10B plant in Germany's Dresden, owning 70% of the facility with Infineon, NXP, and Bosch each holding 10% stake, set to open in 2027 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
TSMC agrees to build a €10B plant in Germany's Dresden, owning 70% of the facility with Infineon, NXP, and Bosch each holding 10% stake, set to open in 2027  —  - Taiwanese giant will own 70% of fab in eastern city of Dresden  — Facility to supply auto, industrial sectors starting in 2027

Source: Apple, Samsung, Nvidia, and Intel plan to invest in Arm's US IPO as soon as shares are listed in September; SoftBank owns 75% of Arm and Vision Fund 25% (Nikkei Asia)

Nikkei Asia:
Source: Apple, Samsung, Nvidia, and Intel plan to invest in Arm's US IPO as soon as shares are listed in September; SoftBank owns 75% of Arm and Vision Fund 25%  —  SoftBank chip design unit to debut on Nasdaq, market cap seen topping $60bn  —  SoftBank Group plans to list shares in its chip deign unit …

The Philippines races to defend its share of the ~$300B global business process outsourcing market, battling deteriorating talent, rising competition, and AI (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
The Philippines races to defend its share of the ~$300B global business process outsourcing market, battling deteriorating talent, rising competition, and AI  —  - Only one out of 10 outsourcing job applicants gets hired  — Growth in jobs added during pandemic fell below global trend

TikTok unveils Gimme the Mic, a music competition hosted on livestreams where the US winner receives 50K Diamonds, the USD conversion rate for which is unclear (Mia Sato/The Verge)

Mia Sato / The Verge:
TikTok unveils Gimme the Mic, a music competition hosted on livestreams where the US winner receives 50K Diamonds, the USD conversion rate for which is unclear  —  TikTok will host a music contest similar to popular talent shows like The Voice, the company announced today.

Toshiba announces a $14B tender offer to take the company private at $32/share led by Japan Industrial Partners, a buyout fund of Japanese banks and companies (Yuri Kageyama/Associated Press)

Yuri Kageyama / Associated Press:
Toshiba announces a $14B tender offer to take the company private at $32/share led by Japan Industrial Partners, a buyout fund of Japanese banks and companies  —  Toshiba announced a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer on Monday in a move that would take it private …

Global ransomware attacks at an all-time high, India amongst the top ten most-hit countries

The US has seen a substantial increase in ransomware attacks, accounting for over 43% of reported incidents globally between June 2022 and June 2023, according to MalwareBytes. France, Germany and the UK also saw an increase, although not to the same extent. Hospitals, schools and government agencies have been targeted. Healthcare and educational institutions in the US were hit hardest. Meanwhile, India was one of the top ten countries to be targeted. The rise of the CL0P group, which exploits zero-day vulnerabilities, is a concerning development in cyber attacks and could lead to a shift towards vulnerability-focused attacks. https://ift.tt/gHflDkj

Germany's "Silicon Saxony", set to become the home of TSMC's European fab, may be undermined by a lack of local workers and rising anti-immigrant sentiment (Guy Chazan/Financial Times)

Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Germany's “Silicon Saxony”, set to become the home of TSMC's European fab, may be undermined by a lack of local workers and rising anti-immigrant sentiment  —  Industry concerned rise of anti-immigration movements in state of Saxony will hinder efforts to attract foreign talent

After social media upended the fashion and beauty magazine industries, some women turn to Facebook Groups and Substack to find curated recommendations (Sapna Maheshwari/New York Times)

Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
After social media upended the fashion and beauty magazine industries, some women turn to Facebook Groups and Substack to find curated recommendations  —  People still want to know what to wear and what is actually worth buying — and they want to trust the person telling them.

Researchers show how ChatGPT 3.5 performs better than ChatGPT 4.0 in several tasks, often math related, highlighting the issue of "drift" in improving AI models (Josh Zumbrun/Wall Street Journal)

Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
Researchers show how ChatGPT 3.5 performs better than ChatGPT 4.0 in several tasks, often math related, highlighting the issue of “drift” in improving AI models  —  AI chatbots have stoked fears that they could spin out of control, but they also suffer from a type of deterioration called ‘drift’

China's Hua Hong Semiconductor raises $2.96B in its Shanghai listing, the largest in the Asia Pacific region this year; the firm is already listed in Hong Kong (Filipe Pacheco/Bloomberg)

Filipe Pacheco / Bloomberg:
China's Hua Hong Semiconductor raises $2.96B in its Shanghai listing, the largest in the Asia Pacific region this year; the firm is already listed in Hong Kong  —  - Company raised nearly $3 billion through the share sale  — It is the largest listing in the Asia Pacific region this year