A profile of New York-based GlobalFoundries, spun out of AMD in 2009, which makes "essential" 12nm chips and above for image sensors, power management, and more (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

Katie Tarasov / CNBC:
A profile of New York-based GlobalFoundries, spun out of AMD in 2009, which makes “essential” 12nm chips and above for image sensors, power management, and more  —  WATCH NOW  —  How GlobalFoundries rose to be the world's third-biggest chip foundry

Vertex, a SPAC backed by Singapore's Temasek, plans to buy live streaming service 17LIVE for ~$676M; 17LIVE had revenue of $363.7M in 2022 and is profitable (Reuters)

Reuters:
Vertex, a SPAC backed by Singapore's Temasek, plans to buy live streaming service 17LIVE for ~$676M; 17LIVE had revenue of $363.7M in 2022 and is profitable  —  Singapore's Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp (VTAC) (VERT.SI) will buy live streaming platform 17LIVE Inc for up to S$925.1 million …

Oppo Find N3 Flip smartphone to launch in India soon

Oppo is teasing the launch of its latest foldable smartphone, the Oppo Find N3 Flip, in India. The smartphone is expected to have the same specifications as the Chinese variant, including a 6.8-inch FHD+ main display, a 3.26-inch external display, an octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, and a triple rear camera powered by Hasselblad. It will also feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 4,300mAh battery with 44W fast charging support. https://ift.tt/LXADwxC

Q&A with researcher Tamara Kneese on her book Death Glitch and why tech companies need to improve how they handle posthumous digital remains on their platforms (Zoë Corbyn/The Guardian)

Zoë Corbyn / The Guardian:
Q&A with researcher Tamara Kneese on her book Death Glitch and why tech companies need to improve how they handle posthumous digital remains on their platforms  —  Our digital profiles and possessions are ever-expanding, but what happens to them after our deaths?

Q&A with Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa on licensing the autonomous electric tractor startup's tech to other companies, the future of farming, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Monarch Tractor CEO Praveen Penmetsa on licensing the autonomous electric tractor startup's tech to other companies, the future of farming, and more  —  Monarch Tractor's Praveen Penmetsa has a grand vision for agriculture, and it includes autonomous electric smart tractors powered by AI.

Sources: John Giannandrea's team built a next-gen search engine, "Pegasus", for Apple's own apps, used in Spotlight and Siri, and coming soon to the App Store (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: John Giannandrea's team built a next-gen search engine, “Pegasus”, for Apple's own apps, used in Spotlight and Siri, and coming soon to the App Store  —  Apple has the wherewithal to launch its own search engine, a replacement for Google.  And Microsoft even approached the company about helping make that happen.

Ukrainians fear new Chinese rules restricting the export of cheap consumer drone components could worsen Ukraine's supply chain woes in their "war of drones" (New York Times)

New York Times:
Ukrainians fear new Chinese rules restricting the export of cheap consumer drone components could worsen Ukraine's supply chain woes in their “war of drones”  —  As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines.

Q&A with AMD CEO Lisa Su on competing with Nvidia's H100, PyTorch, AI regulation, the CHIPS Act, diversifying from TSMC, the global supply chain, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with AMD CEO Lisa Su on competing with Nvidia's H100, PyTorch, AI regulation, the CHIPS Act, diversifying from TSMC, the global supply chain, and more  —  At this year's Code Conference, the CEO of one of the world's largest computer chip companies discusses competing with Nvidia's leading GPU …

Apple says iPhone 15 models could be running "warmer than expected" due to a few factors, like an iOS 17 bug and updates to Instagram and other third-party apps (Patrick Holland/CNET)

Patrick Holland / CNET:
Apple says iPhone 15 models could be running “warmer than expected” due to a few factors, like an iOS 17 bug and updates to Instagram and other third-party apps  —  Widespread complaints about overheating of the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can be traced to several factors …

US DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell says the agency wants to use AI safely and urges companies to be more transparent about their AI software (Katrina Manson/Bloomberg)

Katrina Manson / Bloomberg:
US DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Craig Martell says the agency wants to use AI safely and urges companies to be more transparent about their AI software  —  - Defense Department is holding symposium to discuss AI  — Official says agency wants to use the algorithms safely

An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe's startup space, a Skype "mafia", and more (John Thornhill/Financial Times)

John Thornhill / Financial Times:
An interview with Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström about his upbringing, his VC firm Atomico, the vitality of Europe's startup space, a Skype “mafia”, and more  —  The Skype co-founder turned venture capitalist on how Europe's start-ups can challenge America's giants

Apple Music for Android update is now rolling out in beta, here’s what’s new

Apple has released a new update for its Music app on Android, which includes new iOS 17 style widgets. The update brings changes to the "Now Playing" and "Recently Played" widgets, as well as the addition of two new widgets: Recommendations and Top Charts. The widgets come with Apple's Red accent color and Dynamic color from Android. The update is available in the Apple Music 4.5 beta for Android, which can be accessed by enrolling in the beta program through the Google Play Store. https://ift.tt/wxHFcbt

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE to launch in India on October 4

Samsung has announced the launch date of its new premium smartphone, the Galaxy S23 FE, in India. Set to be released on October 4, the smartphone will feature a triple rear camera setup. Rumors suggest that it will have a flat display and be powered by either an Exynos 2200 or Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. The device is expected to come with 8GB of RAM, storage options of 128GB or 256GB, a 4500mAh battery with 25W wired charging, and a 50MP primary camera. It is anticipated to run on Android 13. https://ift.tt/gdXhMC2

The new Counter-Strike game is here: Check if your PC run the game

Valve has released Counter-Strike 2 on the Steam platform, which is now free to play. The minimum system requirements for the game have been provided by Valve. The game can run on Windows and Linux platforms, but macOS compatibility is not available yet. The requirements suggest that Counter-Strike 2 can run on older devices, with an Intel Core i5 7th generation CPU and a GPU of 1GB or more with DirectX 11 support. https://ift.tt/UFWox3G

Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday Ticket "exceeding expectations", Multiview interest, the Charter-Disney dispute, and more (Dade Hayes/Deadline)

Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Q&A with YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe on NFL Sunday Ticket “exceeding expectations”, Multiview interest, the Charter-Disney dispute, and more  —  - YouTube Chief Business Officer Mary Ellen Coe On NFL Sunday Ticket “Exceeding Expectations”, Unexpected Disney-Charter Plugs & More