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CNBC:
Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz walks away from Google's $23B acquisition; CEO Assaf Rappaport tells staff that Wiz will pursue an IPO as originally planned  —  Wiz has walked away from a $23 billion deal to be acquired by Google, in what would have been the search giant's largest ever deal …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Leaked images show the upcoming “Google TV Streamer”, a new set-top box with a pill-shaped design, to replace the dongle form factor, and an updated remote  —  Back in April, we revealed that Google is working on a sequel to the Chromecast with Google TV (4K) …
Sarah Wynn / The Block:
The US SEC approves some spot ether ETFs, including from 21Shares, Bitwise, BlackRock, and Fidelity, and says they can begin trading on Tuesday  —  - Registration statements become effective on Monday for firms vying for a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, marking the final sign-off for those products to begin trading.
Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware:
Intel says elevated voltage is causing the ongoing “instability issues” in some Core 13th and 14th Gen desktop processors, and plans to release a fix in August  —  Patch is on the way.  —  Intel has announced that it has found the root cause of the crashing issues plaguing its CPUs.
Reuters:
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 4,000+ flights since Friday, including 900+ flights on Monday, according to FlightAware  —  Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) CEO Ed Bastian on Monday said it will take the U.S. carrier another couple of days before its operations recover …
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Michael Peel / Financial Times:
Google Research and others detail NeuralGCM, a model that combines ML and existing weather forecasting to make a breakthrough in accurate long-range predictions  —  Advances in predictions promised by machine learning matched with physics in latest model involving Google
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify reports Q2 revenue up 20% YoY to €3.8B, MAUs up 14% YoY to 626M, paid subscribers up 12% YoY to 246M, above 245.2M est., and a €266M operating income  —  Spotify Technology SA, the Swedish audio-streaming giant, reported second-quarter subscriber growth that exceeded analysts' projections …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Dragos details a sample of Russia-linked malware used in a hack in January 2024 to target a heating utility in Lviv, Ukraine, cutting service to 600 buildings  —  The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year …
Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer:
A Telegram for Android zero-day, patched on July 11, let attackers send malicious Android APK payloads as video files; the exploit was for sale from June 6  —  A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed ‘EvilVideo’ allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files.
Bloomberg:
An investigation shows how pedophiles groom children using Roblox, a problem exacerbated by Roblox not collecting any personal information beyond a user's age  —  DoctorRofatnik, known to fans as “Doc,” looked almost mayoral in a tall white hat, a red tie and an American flag pin.
Reuters:
India plans to cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts to 15% from 20%, a move that will directly benefit Apple, as part of its 2024/25 budget  —  India announced it will cut import duty on mobile phones and some key parts to 15% from 20%, a move that will directly benefit Apple …
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
A profile of Nick Pickles, who has recently been promoted to X's VP of global affairs; sources say Pickles has become the right-hand man to CEO Linda Yaccarino  —  Ex-music photographer promoted as right-hand man to X chief Linda Yaccarino tasked with fighting company's political battles
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