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| CoinDesk: |
An anonymous Tornado Cash user sent ETH to high-profile crypto users, such as Jimmy Fallon and Brian Armstrong, from a sanctioned address, likely to troll them — An anonymous crypto user sent small amounts of ether from a sanctioned Tornado Cash address to celebrities and prominent crypto figures on Tuesday.
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The Block, Circle Blog, Bitcoin News, Cointelegraph, New York Times, Crypto Briefing, The Block, Crypto Adventure, and Decrypt
Tweets: @secblinken, @jerallaire, @depression2019, @josephdelong, @neerajka, @jchervinsky, @iamjosephyoung, @peterktodd, @litedart, @hackingbutlegal, @depression2019, @econoar, @semenov_roman_, @haileylennonbtc, @trustlessstate, @lawmaster, @ampersandarrow, @raaleh, @depression2019, @safuxbt, @loomdart, @asvanevik, @pt, @neerajka, and @wongmjane
| Chainalysis: |
A breakdown of the $7.6B+ in ETH sent to Tornado Cash since August 2019: 49.6% was from DeFi, 17.7% was from sanctioned entities, and 10.5% was stolen funds — Today, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the popular Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash …
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Nikhil. R, CoinDesk, Forbes, Ars Technica, PYMNTS.com, The Hacker News, and BTC Times
Tweets: @ustreasury, @tonyajoriley, @chainalysis, @chainalysis, @chainalysis, and @chainalysis
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Spotify gives its Android app's home screen separate feeds for Music and Podcasts & Shows to better highlight recommendations, will bring the change to iOS soon — Spotify announced today that it's launching a new Home experience that includes separate feeds for “Music” and “Podcasts & Shows.”
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Spotify, TechHive, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Thurrott
Tweets: @chrismessina and @alexhern
| Jason Koebler / VICE: |
Served with a warrant, Facebook gave a teen's private chats to Nebraska authorities, who charged her and her mother with breaking laws related to an abortion — Motherboard has obtained court documents that show Facebook gave police a teenager's private chats about her abortion.
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NBC News, Forbes, PCMag, New York Post, Ars Technica, Lincoln Journal Star, and Jezebel
Tweets: @jesselehrich, @kevincollier, @blackamazon, @laurenarankin, @swopes, @symonedsanders, @datadrivenmd, @jessicavalenti, @adamsessler, @ebakerwhite, @sarahnemerson, @kellyelliottmcm, @aaschapiro, @dlberes, @emilybest, @anthonymkreis, @ancommiey, @evacide, @griffey, @think_teach1, @olaasm, @bok_bok_ba_gok, @napw, and @lebassett
| Reuters: |
AppLovin offers to buy Unity for $58.85 per share, an 18% premium to Unity's Monday closing price, in a $17.54B all-stock deal; AppLovin's stock drops 10.29% — Gaming software company AppLovin Corp (APP.O) made an offer on Tuesday to buy its peer Unity Software Inc (U.N) …
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AppLovin, Mobile Dev Memo, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, TechSpot, AdExchanger, GameSpot, Bloomberg, Gameranx, Slashdot, San Francisco Business Journal, Game Developer, Eurogamer.net, Appuals.com, and Tech News
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Coinbase misses with Q2 revenue down 64% YoY to $808.3M, vs. $832.2M est., a $1.1B net loss, trading volume down 53% YoY to $217B, and 9M MTUs; stock falls ~5% — - Coinbase's revenue declined almost 64% in the quarter as cryptocurrency prices fell. — The exchange operator lowered its full-year forecast for transacting users.
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Coinbase - Investor Relations, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Block, Protocol, Blockworks, Reuters, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @thestalwart, @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @jeffmacke, @kevin_stank, @ron_miller, @bloombergtv, @yueqi_yang, and @silvermanjacob
| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
President Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act into law, including $52B+ for US companies producing semiconductors, as well as billions more in tax credits — - President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that aims to boost U.S. competitiveness with China.
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The White House, Axios, HotHardware, CNET, Reuters, Ars Technica, The Register, Associated Press, The Verge, GameSpot, FedScoop, NPR, Neowin, Washington Post, CRN, Engadget, BBC, Computerworld, Fox Business, CBS News, The Shortcut, Voice of America, and Livemint
Tweets: @potus, @mattgaetz, @commercegov, @whitehouseope46, @therecount, and @costasamaras46
| Prarthana Prakash / Bloomberg: |
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Reuters, CNBC, PCMag, The Economic Times, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, and Barron's Online
| WABetaInfo: |
WhatsApp rolls out privacy features to let users leave Groups silently, choose who can see when they are online, and block screenshots of View Once messages — Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry — WhatsApp is building new ways to increase user privacy and security in order to improve their experience while using the app.
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Mark Zuckerberg. More:
TechCrunch, Meta, The Verge, The Guardian, BBC, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Headlines, MSPoweruser, Huawei Central, Tech Advisor, Gizmodo, CNN, CNBC, and Engadget
Tweets: @metanewsroom, @phildunster, @duanepongo, and @stevekopack
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
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The Verge, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Android Central, KnowTechie, iThinkDifferent, Android Police, Thurrott, Tom's Guide, MacRumors, Silicon Republic, The Verge, The Economic Times, BetaNews, Daring Fireball, Fossbytes, BGR India, Livemint, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @whatsapp, @andymstone, @palesa_moloto, and @techcrunch
| Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert / Insider: |
Meta's BlenderBot 3 chatbot, released in the US on August 5, repeats antisemitic stereotypes, claims Donald Trump is the current US president, and more — - Meta's new machine-learning chatbot, BlenderBot 3, is the company's most advanced AI chatbot to date.
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VICE, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Input, The Independent, Mashable, Nieman Lab, ZDNet, Platformer, ExtremeTech, Popular Science, Silicon Republic, Fortune, Protocol, and Daring Fireball
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US DOJ is preparing to sue Google over its ad market business as soon as September, as the DOJ's antitrust division lawyers interview publishers — The US Justice Department is preparing to sue Google as soon as next month, according to people familiar with the matter … | New York Times: |
Sources: Walmart has held talks with Paramount, Disney, and Comcast, as the retailer explores bundling a streaming service into its Walmart+ membership program — The retail giant is exploring bundling a streaming service into its Walmart+ membership program.
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PYMNTS.com, The Verge, TechCrunch, The Economic Times, and The Streamable
Tweets: @mikefinger, @nickmillermusic, @85mf, @srirachachau, @frankpallotta, @shehanjeyarajah, and @fallnalien
| Bloomberg: |
Former Twitter employee Ahmad Abouammo is found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia by turning over Saudi dissidents' Twitter account data in exchange for bribes — A former Twitter Inc. employee was convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia by turning over personal information of platform users … | Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
CreatorDAO, a DAO offering creators capital and operational support for a cut of their future earnings, raised a $20M seed led by a16z and Initialized Capital — Paris Hilton and musicians The Chainsmokers also invested in the project. — CreatorDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization …
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CreatorDAO, Fortune, Tubefilter, and The Block
Tweets: @caseynewton, @coindesk, @caseynewton, @michaelandma, and @initialized
| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri, previously known as Bitwala, filed for insolvency in Berlin and says its customers still have access to their deposits — Users are still able to access deposits, according to the exchange. — Cryptocurrency exchange Nuri GmbH has filed for insolvency in Berlin, according to a court filing.| Elizabeth Napolitano / CoinDesk: |
The DOJ says former BitMEX Head of Business Development Gregory Dwyer pled guilty to violating US federal anti-money laundering rules and agreed to a $150K fine — A federal court in New York previously sentenced the firm's co-founders to probation time and fines.
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U.S. Department of Justice. More:
Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, CoinGape, CryptoSlate, PYMNTS.com, InfoRiskToday.com, Coinspeaker, and Blockworks
Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @ander_hk, and @sdnynews
| Mike Truppa / The Block: |
Reddit partners with Ethereum Layer 2 scaling platform Arbitrum to bring its Community Points system to the Arbitrum Nova blockchain; FTX and others will advise — - Arbitrum announced that Reddit's Community Points will be built on the Arbitrum Nova chain.
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FTX US, Fortune, CryptoSlate, Decrypt, Crypto Briefing, and CR1337's Blog
Tweets: @amytongwu, @sbf_ftx, @wublockchain, @toptickcrypto, @neerajka, @silvermanjacob, @tr401, @amytongwu, and @sbf_ftx
| Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of SMIC co-CEO Liang Mong Song, a Taiwanese chip wizard who previously led Samsung's chip development and was one of the key people behind TSMC's rise — When Asian semiconductor makers make dramatic advances, there's often a common element: Berkeley-educated Liang Mong Song
Tweets: @jchengwsj, @kanthan2030, and @jchengwsj
| Bloomberg: |
ByteDance acquired Amcare Healthcare, one of China's largest private hospital chains, source says for about $1.5B, deepening its foray into health care — ByteDance Ltd. has acquired one of China's largest private hospital chains for about $1.5 billion, deepening a foray into health care via …
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TechCrunch, VICE, South China Morning Post, Neowin, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @faycortez, @quicktake, @faycortez, @business, @lmatsakis, @bendwalsh, @bobjherman, @caseynewton, @economictimes, and @bb_hong_tw
| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Nvidia unveils its Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine, a suite of cloud-native AI models and services for developers building 3D models of lifelike chatbot avatars — Stephen Shankland — What's happening Why it matters — You're probably used to interacting by voice with digital assistants like Alexa and Siri.| The Information: |
Source: BeReal had 7.9M DAUs in July, up from 2M in January 2022; this spring, BeReal raised a Series B led by DST Global at a pre-money valuation of $600M — The siren song of a fast-growing social media network still holds investors spellbound. — Take BeReal.
Tweets: @amir
| New York Times: |
Russia has rerouted internet traffic in occupied Ukrainian territories through Russian networks since June 2022, blocking uncensored information and services — Internet traffic in Kherson is being diverted through Russia — Internet routing data for a service provider …
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Slashdot. Tweets: @satariano, @ascohen, @satariano, @profamirattaran, @satariano, @dcu, @nytimes, @martijn_grooten, @780thc, @martijnrasser, @suhasiniraj, and @satariano
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Miami-based Column, a public benefit company offering software to streamline placing public notices in newspapers, raised a $30M Series A led by Lux Capital — Column, a public benefit company that provides software to streamline the placement of public notices, has raised a $30 million series … Sponsor Posts
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