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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:
More: The Block, Finextra, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, Bitcoin Insider, CoinGape, and Coinpedia Fintech News
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says its OpenELM model doesn't power any AI features, including Apple Intelligence, after a report said Apple 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.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Meta plans to withhold future multimodal AI models in the EU due to what the company says is a lack of clarity from regulators; text-only models will be offered — - Apple similarly said last month that it won't release its Apple Intelligence features in Europe because of regulatory concerns.
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Forums: r/aiwars, r/europe, r/LocalLLaMA, r/RayBanStories, r/technology, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| 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 … | 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
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More: CoinDesk, The Guardian, a16z on YouTube, NPR, New York Post, Business Insider, Stratechery, Cryptopolitan, Associated Press, Watcher Guru, Coinspeaker, Silicon Valley Business …, Axios, Benzinga, Vox, DL News, Bitcoin News, TechCrunch, Platformer, and Inc.com
Threads: @elizspiers, @anildash, @esqueer_, and @yannlecun
| 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
| Cagan Koc / Bloomberg: |
| 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 — The leaked April 2024 documents, obtained and verified by 404 Media, show Cellebrite could not unlock a large chunk of modern iPhones.
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Mastodon: @mshelton@mastodon.social. X: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @jason_koebler, and @spercharged
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| 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, Investor's Business Daily, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, TSMC, Quartz, Nikkei Asia, Financial Times, Proactive, Benzinga, Reuters, Bloomberg, Nikkei Asia, and Patently Apple. X: @economyapp
| 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| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Spotify launches an AI DJ that speaks Spanish in beta for Premium users in markets where its English-language DJ is available, alongside Spain and Latin America — The new Spanish-language voice has been provided by Spotify's senior music editor, Olivia “Livi” Quiroz Roa …
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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 partnershipSponsor Posts
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