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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Indian crypto exchange WazirX says one of its multisig wallets “experienced a security breach” after $230M+ in withdrawals; WazirX had $500M in holdings in June — One of the exchange's multisig wallets experienced a security breach, the exchange confirmed in an X post.
More: TechCrunch, The Block, Metacurity, CoinDesk, Business Today, DL News, Cointelegraph, The Crypto Times, Decrypt, Protos, ZyCrypto, The Cyber Express, Bitcoin Insider, CryptoGlobe, CryptoPotato, Coinspeaker, CCN.com, Cryptopolitan, Inc42 Media, Watcher Guru, Coinpedia Fintech News, Milk Road, Crypto Briefing, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, and Cryptonews
| Elliptic: |
Analysis: the North Korea-linked WazirX hackers took 200+ different assets, including $96.7M of Shiba Inu, $52.6M of Ether, $11M of Matic, and $7.6M of Pepe — Earlier today, Indian exchange WazirX suffered a major hack and a resulting loss of funds due to a suspected hack:
More: Finextra, The Block, Coinpedia Fintech News, Cointelegraph, Protos, Bloomberg, and CoinGape. X: @jerrycap
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Meta has explored a multibillion-euro investment in eyewear group EssilorLuxottica, which makes the Ray Ban-Meta glasses, to expand its partnership — Facebook owner considers multibillion investment in European eyewear group to expand smart glasses partnership| Reuters: |
Meta decides to suspend its generative AI tools in Brazil after the government objected to Meta's new privacy policy on using personal data to train AI models — Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Wednesday it decided to suspend use of generative artificial intelligence tools in Brazil in response … | Ina Fried / Axios: |
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Threads: @mgsiegler. Mastodon: @mysk@mastodon.social. X: @andrewcurran_, @morqon, @pedrodias, @timsweeneyepic, @andrewcurran_, @morqon, @pedrodias, @morqon, @adamkovac, and @inafried. LinkedIn: Nathan Benaich
Forums: r/aiwars, r/europe, r/LocalLLaMA, r/RayBanStories, r/technology, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says OpenELM doesn't power any AI features, including Apple Intelligence, after an investigation found Apple had used YouTube subtitles to train the model — Earlier this week, an investigation detailed that Apple and other tech giants had used YouTube subtitles to train their AI models.
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| Joseph Cox / 404 Media: |
Leaked documents: Cellebrite couldn't forcibly unlock an iPhone running iOS 17.4 or newer as of April 2024; most of the listed Android devices could be unlocked — Cellebrite, the well-known mobile forensics company, was unable to unlock a sizable chunk of modern iPhones available on the market …
More: MacRumors, AppleInsider, Washington Post, 9to5Mac, FedScoop, BGR, iMore, GlobeNewswire News Room, Wccftech, Supercharged, and MacDailyNews
Mastodon: @mshelton@mastodon.social. X: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @jason_koebler, and @spercharged
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Vitalik Buterin: |
People in crypto should not choose political allegiances based on who claims to be “pro-crypto”, as such politicians might go against crypto's underlying goals — Over the last couple of years, “crypto” has become an increasingly important topic in political policy …
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X: @iohk_charles, @vitalikbuterin, @iohk_charles, @jchervinsky, @twobitidiot, @aeyakovenko, @jon_charb, @autismcapital, @galois_capital, @vitalikbuterin, @arthur_0x, @adamscochran, @nic__carter, @econoar, @kate_sills, @jbsdc, @mikeisaac, @ljxie, @mikeisaac, @eawosikaa, @rachelwilkinsb, @davidmanheim, @barneyflames, @_jhunsaker, @togelius, @eawosikaa, @adamscochran, @nic__carter, @ryansadams, @a1lon9, @adamscochran, @seth, @tusharjain_, @ofnumbers, @ki_young_ju, and @nkennethk
Forums: Hacker News, r/CryptoCurrency, and r/ethtrader
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Global chip stocks fell sharply after reports of tighter export restrictions from the US and comments from Trump, who said Taiwan should pay the US for defense — WATCH NOW — Global chip stocks fell sharply, with ASML, Nvidia and TSMC posting declines amid reports of tighter export restrictions …
More: Reuters, BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, KrASIA, Silicon Republic, Reuters, Benzinga, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Cryptopolitan, The Information, Yahoo Finance, Wall Street Journal, Reuters on YouTube, The Motley Fool, Fortune, Reuters, Barron's Online, Tom's Hardware, Proactive, Bloomberg, CryptoGlobe, Silicon Valley Business …, BusinessLIVE, Invezz, Proactiveinvestors UK, and Financial Times
X: @melissakchan, @christinelu, @davidfrum, @nthusharon, @buccocapital, @christinelu, and @drewpavlou. Forums: r/politics
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Bluesky: @marypcbuk.bsky.social. X: @kobeissiletter, @valueinvestjpn, @eugeneng_vcap, @jasongoepfert, @rihardjarc, @edludlow, @lithos_graphein, @edludlow, @travishoium, @mcaruso_cabrera, and @morningbrew. Forums: Hacker News
| Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: |
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple has spoken to major Hollywood studios about acquiring more programming from their libraries to offer customers both in the US and abroad — - Apple TV+ has relied on original series like ‘Ted Lasso’ … The iPhone maker has spoken to several of the largest studios about acquiring … | New York Times: |
How Spain relies on the VioGén algorithm to score the likelihood of recurring domestic violence and decide protection measures, with at times fatal consequences — Spain has become reliant on an algorithm to score how likely a domestic violence victim is to be abused again … | Hayden Field / CNBC: |
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o mini, calling it “the most capable and cost-efficient small model available”, and plans to integrate image, video, and audio into it later — OpenAI on Thursday launched a new AI model, “GPT-4o mini,” the artificial intelligence startup's latest effort to expand use of its popular chatbot.| Bloomberg: |
A look at the Cyberspace Administration of China, which oversees the country's AI and data rules, as the agency relaxes some policies to promote economic growth — - CAC holds the keys to data, AI and overseas listings — Its stance is crucial to business and China's economy| Sheila Chiang / CNBC: |
TSMC reports Q2 revenue up 40.1% YoY to $20.82B and net income up 36.3% YoY to $7.62B, both above estimates, as demand for advanced AI chips continue to surge — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat revenue and profit expectations in the second quarter …
More: Forbes, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Investor's Business Daily, TSMC, Quartz, Bloomberg, MacDailyNews, Financial Times, Reuters, Proactive, Nikkei Asia, Benzinga, Patently Apple, and BusinessLIVE
X: @tenreirodaniel, @cyw60, @cyw60, and @economyapp
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Adobe: US shoppers spent $14.2B during Amazon's 48-hour Prime Day sale, up 11% YoY and in line with estimates; Numerator: the average household spent about $152 — - Discounts on electronics, small appliances drove spending — Amazon sale prompts rival retailers to offer their own deals
More: TechCrunch, RTÉ, GeekWire, CNBC, Modern Retail, Chain Store Age, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, and Investor's Business Daily
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
New York-based Coast, which offers expense management tools for vehicle fleets, raised a $40M Series B, after raising $25M in March 2024 and $27.5M in 2022 — Coast, a startup that describes itself as “a financial services platform for the future of transportation,” has raised $40 million … Sponsor Posts
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