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November 8, 2024, 8:55 AM

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Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk:
Block says it is investing less in music streaming app Tidal and winding down decentralized “Web5” venture TBD to focus on its bitcoin mining rigs and wallet  —  The firm is redoubling efforts to supply miners as that industry struggles with profits — and Donald Trump promises help.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages  —  TikTok on Thursday debuted a new feature that will more closely connect its app, which already influences which songs top the charts …
Anissa Gardizy / The Information:
Source: Amazon is discussing a second multibillion-dollar Anthropic investment, asking Anthropic to use servers with Amazon chips; Anthropic prefers Nvidia GPUs  —  Amazon is discussing making a second multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI rival Anthropic, according to a person involved in the discussions.
Sebastian Sinclair / Decrypt:
Detroit plans to accept crypto for tax and fee payments starting mid-2025 through a PayPal-managed platform, becoming the largest US city to do so  —  Starting in mid-2025, Detroit residents will be able to pay with popular cryptos like Bitcoin and Ethereum through a PayPal-managed platform.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US judge dismisses a copyright lawsuit by Raw Story and AlterNet against OpenAI over AI training, for now, saying the outlets couldn't show enough harm  —  A New York federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence giant OpenAI that claimed it misused articles …
Bloomberg:
Sony reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$19.45B, operating profit up 73% YoY to ~$2.96B vs. ~$2.18B est., and PS5 sales of 3.8M units, down from 4.9M a year ago  —  - Chinese hit ‘Wukong’ helped game sales on aging PlayStation 5  — Image sensor business was hurt by demand lull in North America
Reuters:
Sources: Trump's transition team is considering Dan Gallagher, an ex-SEC commissioner and Robinhood's current legal chief, as SEC chair replacing Gary Gensler  —  Trump transition team officials are considering retail brokerage Robinhood's top lawyer, as well as bank regulators and corporate attorneys …

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