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Reuters: Hua Hong Semiconductor, China’s second-largest chipmaker, receives approval for a ~$2.5B Shanghai IPO and plans to use the funds to build a plant in Wuxi, China  —  Chinese chip manufacturer Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd (1347.HK) has received regulatory approval for an 18 billion yuan …

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: Unity, which makes the eponymous game engine, merges with adtech company ironSource in a $4.4B all-stock deal; Unity stock is down ~75% YTD and ironSource ~50%  —  Unity’s proposed merger with IronSource has formally concluded, with the two companies coming together to create an end …

If you can afford it, the app is worth it. But if you can’t, some workarounds will get you similar features without spending a dime.

These WIRED pup-tested tiny mattresses will keep your pooch supported through every snooze.

Keep your most important data close at hand, whether you’re on or offline.

Richard Lawler / The Verge: Elon Musk tweets that “any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended”  —  Elon Musk’s Twitter has a new rule for everyone with an account on Twitter to follow, as he announced from his own account …

Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: Apple says it expects iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than anticipated due to COVID-19 restrictions at a Foxconn factory in Zhengzhou, China  —  Apple today said it expects iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments to be lower than the company previously anticipated […]

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta plans to lay off thousands of employees this week, with an announcement expected as soon as Wednesday, the first broad layoffs in its history  —  Social-media giant’s planned cuts expected to affect many thousands of its workforce, which exceeded 87,000 as of September

Escaping the platform’s addictive grasp means first overhauling our relationship to our devices.

This Dolby Atmos system sounds great, no matter what you watch.

Financial Times: Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says the company will cut back on dealmaking and hiring as losses mount, amid fierce competition from Amazon and Reliance  —  CEO Krishnamurthy insists country’s ecommerce sector remains ‘vibrant’  —  Flipkart’s chief executive says the Walmart-owned ecommerce group …

Dave Karpf / The Future, Now and Then: A look at Twitter’s chaotic first week under Elon Musk, who is acting like a poker player on tilt trying too hard to get his money back all at once  —  Well, Elon’s first week running Twitter has gone worse than I expected.  I said last week […]

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Hands-on with Matter devices at an official launch event; Matter has a long way to go before it delivers on a promise of an interoperable and simple smart home  —  At the official launch event for Matter this week, I saw a lot of exciting things: a Google Nest […]

Yes, we enjoyed the built-in 31-inch 8K TV, but this electric sedan also offers impeccable interior design and handling (if you can afford it).

Plus: Liz Truss’ phone-hacking trouble, Cash App’s sex-trafficking problem, and the rising cost of ransomware.

Here are some screen protectors, chargers, and other extras for your new best friend.

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: The US DOJ seizes internet domains for Z-Library, a repository that went viral on TikTok for offering 11M+ books, including pirated textbooks, and 84M articles  —  Internet domains for the popular Z-Library online eBook repository were seized early this morning by the U.S. Department of Justice, preventing easy access to the […]

Elon Musk / @elonmusk: Elon Musk says Twitter will offer the ability to attach long-form text to tweets, creator monetization for all forms of content, and better search  —  Twitter will soon add ability to attach long-form text to tweets, ending absurdity of notepad screenshots

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: A Twitter product lead says the new Blue subscription isn’t live yet, but some users may see updates “because we are testing and pushing changes in real-time”  —  Just days after newly minted Twitter CEO Elon Musk floated changes to Twitter’s system for verifying user accounts …

It’s dangerous to go alone! Take these headsets, keyboards, and mice.

This featherweight tent cuts down the weight so you have room for what really matters in the backcountry: great food.

From magazines to music and movies, your local library is a haven for information.

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: A look at the Rust programming language after 12 years, evolving from side project to robust ecosystem, as developers praise its security, ease, and performance  —  Rust makes it impossible to introduce some of the most common security vulnerabilities.  And its adoption can’t come soon enough.

Jordan Pearson / VICE: As chess explodes on Twitch, a look at Chess.com’s Global Championship, its first in-person event since 2018, and “fair play” measures amid a cheating scandal  —  Cheating allegations have changed how chess is played, just as the game is shifting into looking a lot more like esports.

Zeke Faux / Bloomberg: El Salvador’s Bitcoin “revolution” is failing miserably and behind the debacle are crypto evangelists from wealthier countries who cheered on President Bukele  —  On an estuary along the coast of El Salvador, a few miles west of the Conchagua volcano, about 70 families live in a settlement called Flor de Mangle.

As part of a wave of layoffs, the new CEO disbanded a group working to make Twitter’s algorithms more transparent and fair.

The state is home to an unusually high concentration of science fiction writers and a strong mix of science and superstition.

Going all-in with the services bundle could be a smart move, especially for families. We break down what’s included and how much it costs.

Jay Peters / The Verge: Filing: Apple settles lawsuit against an ex-employee accused of stealing trade secrets and sharing them with the media; he will pay an undisclosed sum to Apple  —  Apple has settled its lawsuit against Simon Lancaster, a former design architect, who the company accused of stealing trade secrets and sharing them […]

Jason Guerrasio / Insider: The US DOJ charges two former MoviePass executives in a securities fraud case for allegedly trying to artificially inflate parent company HMNY’s stock price  —  – Lowe and Farnsworth have been charged in a securities fraud case by the Department of Justice.

Bloomberg: Sources: Apple is building a live TV ad network and talking to ad partners as part of its deal to stream Major League Soccer games starting in February 2023  —  Apple Inc. is building an advertising network for live television as part of its deal to stream Major League Soccer games next year …

Robert Laidlow’s new composition, Silicon, uses Artificial intelligence to create new works for the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Among the Pulitzer Prizes awarded in 2021 was a citation for a teenager who changed history with her cell phone. The Pulitzer committee acknowledged Darnella Frazier “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for […]

Louis Braida, the Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Professor Emeritus in the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), died Sept. 2. He was 79. Braida was a principal researcher in the Research Laboratory of Electronics, and a faculty member in the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST), which is housed in […]

Terahertz radiation, whose wavelengths lie between those of microwaves and visible light, can penetrate many nonmetallic materials and detect signatures of certain molecules. These handy qualities could lend themselves to a wide array of applications, including airport security scanning, industrial quality control, astrophysical observations, nondestructive characterization of materials, and wireless communications with higher bandwidth than […]

Findings from an analysis of 48 companies across 16 industries.

Selling these assets allows someone else to operate them — exactly the opposite of what’s intended.

Turn a low-trust relationship into a high-performing partnership.

With the station’s completion, the country now has a long-term platform in orbit.

Kremlin-backed media is spreading rumors of a Ukrainian “dirty bomb” attack to rouse support for extreme retaliation.

The comedian talked to WIRED about how he raided his address book to cast his biopic parody Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: PitchBook: VCs raised $151B across Q1, Q2, and Q3 2022, exceeding any prior full-year cycle, concentrated among large funds at Sequoia, Lightspeed, and others  —  Limited partners who back venture funds still seek access to startups, which have outperformed other asset classes during recessions

Jay Peters / The Verge: Hands-on with Netflix’s Basic with Ads: while most shows have pre-roll ads, mid-roll ads are more unpredictable; many popular shows are locked to higher tiers  —  Clicking into something on Netflix’s new ads tier is a roll of the dice: you never know how many ads you might have to […]

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Lookout: almost 50% of Android phones used by US state and local government staff run outdated versions of the OS, exposing them to hundreds of vulnerabilities  —  According to a new report, almost half of Android-based mobile phones used by U.S. state and local government employees …

A device that uses a piece of glass with little bumps on it can distinguish objects based on how they scatter light, removing the need for a camera or a computer

For the last few decades, battery research has largely focused on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used in everything from electric cars to portable electronics and have improved dramatically in terms of affordability and capacity. But nonrechargeable batteries have seen little improvement during that time, despite their crucial role in many important uses such as […]

Let’s acknowledge it: Life is tough. Most people struggle to make a secure living, stay healthy, and care for family members. On a larger scale, climate change keeps unfolding, Ukraine is under attack, authoritarianism is gaining ground around the world, and a pandemic has disrupted society. How are we supposed to feel good amid all […]

As a tenth grader, David Spicer organized a student petition to create more Advanced Placement classes at his high school. He knew another high school in the area offered a dozen more, and he couldn’t see a reason for the disparity. After collecting 250 signatures from fellow students, he presented it to his school’s principal, […]

As psychedelic therapy trials get bigger and the drugs become more accessible, researchers need to start talking about their potential adverse effects.

The Atlanta rapper intended the song to be a troll. Then it exploded—and reached the ears of actual Polish artists.