IT infrastructure
1. Dell, Palantir and Erie Indemnity to join S&P 500
Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Dell Technologies (DELL) and Erie Indemnity (ERIE) will join the S&P 500 index before the open on Monday, Sept. 23. All three stocks jumped late Friday, with Erie and possibly Palantir around new highs. (Investors)
2. Google search monopoly US case remedies to come by December
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to issue an outline by December on what Alphabet’s Google must do to restore competition after a judge earlier found the company illegally monopolised the market for online search, prosecutors said at a court hearing in Washington on Friday. (Reuters)
3. Roblox set to launch paid videogames on its virtual platform
Roblox will roll out paid videogames on its platform and allow developers to sell physical merchandise through their created games, the company said on Friday. (CNA)
4. Malaysia shelves web traffic re-routing plan after censorship concerns
Malaysia’s communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said he has directed the communications regulator not to re-route web traffic through local domain name system (DNS) servers, according to a post on social media platform X on Sunday. (US news)
5. Google tests its ‘Ask Photos’ AI assistant that understands what’s in your picture
Google Photos has also revamped its existing search option, allowing you to find images by describing them. (Verge)
6. Boeing Starliner has completed its lonely return to Earth
The Boeing Starliner spacecraft successfully completed its uncrewed flight back to Earth, NASA announced overnight. (MSN)
7. WhatsApp will send messages to other apps soon — here’s how it will look
The Verge Meta has finally pulled the curtain back on what its plans for third-party chats in WhatsApp and Messenger will look like. (GROUND)
Tech trends
8. China says ‘dissatisfied’ with new Dutch export controls on ASML
China is “dissatisfied” with the decision of the Dutch government to expand export controls on ASML chipmaking equipment, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday. (DailySabah)
9. The DOJ wants info on Google’s AI strategy to bust up its search monopoly
The Justice Department wants to learn more about Google’s AI strategy in order to determine what kinds of changes it will ask for to resolve Google’s monopoly in search. (MSN)
AI
10. Musk denies report his xAI in talks over Tesla revenue
Elon Musk denied a report that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has held talks for a share in future Tesla revenue in return for giving Musk’s electric vehicle maker access to xAI’s technology and resources. (Reuters)
11. New iPhone will use Arm’s chip technology for AI, FT reports
APPLE’S latest iPhone with its A18 chip, which is set to be unveiled at an event on Monday (Sep 9), has been developed using SoftBank-owned Arm’s newest V9 chip design, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Saturday. (Business Times)
12. Roblox’s CEO on getting to 1 billion users
Roblox may already be bigger than the entire AAA game industry. What’s next? Plus: Telegram’s mea culpa and Amazon’s latest sneaky AI deal. (Verge)
