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SEC reopens for public comment a draft rule that expands its regulatory powers over crypto, adding explicit language covering digital asset and DeFi exchanges — The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday altered a proposed rule to make more explicit that digital-asset exchanges …
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Filing: Elon Musk creates X.AI Corp., a privately held AI company incorporated in Nevada, and authorizes the sale of 100M shares — Name of new Nevada-incorporated organization suggests link to billionaire's interest in everything app — Elon Musk has created a new artificial intelligence …
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Sources: Musk plans a new startup to rival OpenAI, is talking to Tesla and SpaceX investors, may use Twitter for training data and Tesla for computing resources — Billionaire seeks to hire engineers, attract investors and acquire chips needed to build large language model| Wall Street Journal: |
Montana lawmakers approve a first-of-its-kind bill that bans TikTok and bars app stores from offering the app within the state, starting on January 1, 2024 — Supporters of the first-of-its-kind-bill expect legal challenges if the governor signs the legislation
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Google rolls out a Chrome security update to patch a zero-day exploited in the wild, a high-severity type confusion weakness in the V8 JavaScript engine — Google has released an emergency Chrome security update to address the first zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks since the start of the year.
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How Apple's commitment to supporting old iPhones allowed it to capture a part of the US market once cornered by the inexpensive Android phones — It's not just lavish marketing and the threat of green bubbles—Apple's commitment to supporting old phones has allowed it to capture a part … | Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
The US military, which uses Twitch and Discord for recruitment, struggles with the risks posed by Gen Z service members who live much of their lives online — Defense officials told service members not to 'post anything in Discord that you wouldn't want seen by the general public.' But by then …
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Court docs: the FBI used Discord billing records to help identify Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman who allegedly leaked classified Pentagon documents — A Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused in the leak of highly classified military documents appeared in court Friday …
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Twitter faces a backlash in Brazil after it initially refused government requests to take down posts and profiles suspected of inspiring violence in schools — Twitter is facing condemnation in Latin America's largest economy for its laissez-faire approach on content suspected of inspiring violence in schools.
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Sources: Sega is nearing a deal to acquire Rovio for ~$1B; Rovio was in talks to sell to rival Playtika for $800M+, but the negotiations ended in March 2023 — Japan-based entertainment conglomerate expected to pay about $1 billion for Rovio Entertainment — Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. SGAMY …
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Developer logs: Apple is testing a laptop with a CPU similar to current models and with the same resolution as the 14" MacBook Pro, suggesting a 15" MacBook Air — Apple Inc. is ramping up testing of fresh Macs with processors on par with the current M2 chip, making headway on key new machines that could help reverse a sales decline.
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Asus unveils the €999+ ROG Phone 7 with a 6.78" AMOLED screen, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a clip-on fan, for preorder in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Europe — The clip-on fan interfaces with a trap door that opens up for internal cooling. — Some companies may be giving up on the idea … Sponsor Posts
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