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June 29, 2024, 12:20 AM

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Sean Endicott / Windows Central:
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says content on the open web is “freeware” that anyone can copy or use to reproduce, due to the fair use “social contract”  —  Microsoft's CEO of AI said that content on the open web can be copied and used to create new content.
Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Amazon hires the CEO and co-founders of Adept, which builds AI agents that automate enterprise workflows, to join its AGI team and will use some of Adept's tech  —  Amazon is amping up its AI efforts by hiring executives from Adept, a San Francisco-based startup building “agents” that automate enterprise workflows.
The Verge:
A look at the possible impact of SCOTUS overturning Chevron deference and curbing federal agencies' power on net neutrality, Big Tech regulation, and more  —  Since the New Deal era, the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on.
Hannah Lang / Reuters:
The US Treasury finalizes a rule requiring cryptocurrency brokers to report new information on users' sales and exchanges of digital assets to the IRS  —  The U.S. Treasury Department finalized a rule on Friday requiring cryptocurrency brokers, including exchanges and payment processors …
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
The US SEC sues Consensys over its MetaMask service, alleging the wallet tool was an unregistered broker that “engaged in the offer and sale of securities”  —  The SEC alleged that MetaMask acted as an unregistered securities broker and that its staking service violated securities laws.
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
TeamViewer warns that its corporate environment was breached on June 26 and attributes the cyberattack to the Russian hacking group APT29, aka Midnight Blizzard  —  The remote access software company TeamViewer is warning that its corporate environment was breached in a cyberattack yesterday …

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