Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Q&A with outgoing Amazon SVP of Devices and Services Dave Limp on using generative AI for Alexa, a possible Alexa subscription, advice for Panos Panay, and more  — ... Read more »

Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg: In a countersuit, chip startup Rivos and six ex-Apple employees claim Apple intimidates workers who “dare to leave”; Apple accuses Rivos of trade secrets theft  —  – Rivos... Read more »

Sean Lyngaas / CNN: Three major US voting equipment makers grant some researchers access to their software and hardware, to fight conspiracy theories with greater transparency  —  Major US voting equipment manufacturers... Read more »

Kate Knibbs / Wired: A look at the flood of near-identical YouTube obituary videos, where men read obituaries scraped from funeral homes, newspapers, and other authorized publishers  —  If you Google someone... Read more »

Sanket Vijayasarathy / 91mobiles: A leaked promo video for the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro reveals camera features, including an Audio Eraser, the ability to swap faces, manual controls, and more ... Read more »

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Walmart-backed PhonePe, which leads India’s UPI-based payments market, launches the Indus AppStore on Android with zero platform fees and no commission on IAP  —  PhonePe launched the Indus... Read more »

Abhirup Roy / Reuters: California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes a bill that requires a human safety operator in heavy-duty self-driving trucks on public roads  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday... Read more »

Washington Post: Researchers and US agencies are overhauling or ending the study of political and medical misinfo due to pressure from Rep. Jim Jordan and other conservatives  —  An escalating campaign, led... Read more »

Reuters: Sources: India will delay its import license requirement for laptops and tablets by a year and instead plans a simpler import registration process from November  —  India will defer an import... Read more »