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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.
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| 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:
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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 …
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| 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. 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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| 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 …
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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: |
| 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 … | 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| 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: |
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 … | 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 … | 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 …
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X: @tenreirodaniel, @cyw60, @cyw60, and @economyapp
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