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Hashed: Hyperliquid, the top DeFi derivatives exchange by volume, had $112M+ of USDC outflows on December 23, over concerns of trading by North Korean hackers — - Hyperliquid is the largest DeFi derivatives exchange by volume — Security expert says Hyperliquid faces threat from North Korea| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
The US FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to implement a robust customer data security scheme after Starwood's 2014 to 2018 breaches and Marriott's 2018 breach — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Marriott International and Starwood Hotels to define and implement … | Pranshu Verma / Washington Post: |
Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production — As data centers drain America's power grids, a fierce battle is being waged for electricity. On Navajo Nation land, many are on the losing end.
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Donald Trump announces Scott Kupor, a managing partner at a16z, will serve as director of OPM, and Michael Kratsios will serve as the White House OSTP director — President-elect Donald Trump is tapping tech heavyweights to join his new administration, continuing a trend …
More: The Verge, Unchained, FedScoop, The Hill, Nextgov/FCW, Tech in Asia, Science, New York Times, and Bloomberg
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| Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk: |
Tass: the Russian government bans crypto mining in 10 regions from January 1 to March 15, 2031, citing power consumption, after legalizing mining in July 2024 — Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported — What to know:
More: CoinGape, The Crypto Times, crypto.news, Benzinga, CCN.com, Cointelegraph, and Cryptonews
| Antonio Pequeño IV / Forbes: |
xAI raised a $6B Series C from a16z, BlackRock, Fidelity, Kingdom Holdings, Sequoia, Nvidia, and others, at a reported valuation of at least $40B — Elon Musk's xAI announced Monday it raised $6 billion in a Series C funding round, putting the company's value at more than $40 billion … | Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI's o3 performance on benchmarks suggests that test-time compute is the next best way to scale AI models, raising new questions about costs and usage — Last month, AI founders and investors told TechCrunch that we're now in the “second era of scaling laws,” noting how established methods … | William J. Broad / New York Times: |
How AI hallucinations are transforming scientific discovery, with some scientists calling the term “hallucination” misleading and likening it to exploration — Artificial intelligence often gets criticized because it makes up information that appears to be factual, known as hallucinations.
More: The Verge and Singularity Hub
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
PitchBook: global edtech VC funding reached just $3B in 2024, the lowest amount since $2.3B in 2014, and down from $17.3B at the peak of the pandemic in 2021 — Funding for edtech companies hits decade low as sector struggles to compete post-pandemic — Global investment in online education companies …
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| Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac: |
In a viral YouTube video, MegaLag claims PayPal's Honey browser extension doesn't show users the best coupons and deals, and steals creators' affiliate revenue — Honey is a popular browser extension owned by PayPal that's at the center of a big new controversy.
More: The Verge, MegaLag on YouTube, TweakTown, OC3D, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, Android Authority, The i Paper, The US Sun, and TechIssuesToday.com
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X: @markiplier, @cosmic_oro, @coffeebreak_yt, @joecarlsonshow, @forthewintcg, @j3lte, @snazzylabs, @megalagofficial, and @andreasxirtus
LinkedIn: Ronnie Tokazowski, Magnus Revang, Jordan Williams, Nick Tate, Glenn Vanderlinden, and Oliver Bogner
Forums: Hacker News, r/Anticonsumption, r/Coffeezilla_gg, r/youtube, and Slashdot
| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
Xerox agrees to acquire Lexmark from Ninestar, PAG Asia Capital, and Shanghai Shouda in a deal valued at $1.5B, including debt, closing in H2 2025 — Deal values the closely held company at $1.5 billion, including debt — Xerox Holdings has struck a deal for Lexmark International that values … | Reuters: |
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