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July 14, 2024, 6:20 AM

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Washington Post:
Letter: OpenAI whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe OpenAI's allegedly restrictive NDAs barring staff from warning regulators about the risks its tech may pose  —  In a letter exclusively obtained by The Washington Post, whistleblowers asked the SEC to probe company's allegedly restrictive non-disclosure agreements
Anil Bhoyrul / Arabian Business:
In their first-ever interview, Shiba Inu leaders Shytoshi Kusama and Kaal Dhairya discuss remaining anonymous, Elon Musk, SHIB's origins, future plans, and more  —  The meme coin leaders have created the world's largest decentralised community but, somehow, they have remained completely anonymous.
Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Polymarket, a crypto-based prediction market with a focus on elections that has raised $70M+ and traded $350M+ in predictions on the US election  —  Prediction markets can provide a clear signal through even the most deafening noise.  That's why Americans are obsessively refreshing this one.
Matthew Connatser / The Register:
Hugh Langley / Business Insider:
Source: Google and Samsung's XR headset, codenamed Moohan and initially planned for Q1 2024, is now set for March 2025, with a developer version in October 2024  —  - Google recently reshuffled the ranks to consolidate teams working in augmented reality.  — The release of Google …
Nikou Asgari / Financial Times:
Galaxy Digital: investment in crypto by VCs and others rose to $3.2B in Q2 2024, the highest amount in a quarter since Q4 2022, and up from $2.5B in Q1 2024  —  Plus, updates on former FTX executives and PayPal's stablecoin … Crypto start-ups trying to raise money have found it very difficult over the past few years.
Anuj Ahooja / augment:
Threads needs to foster community builders rather than get celebrity creators from platforms like Instagram, who tend not to do well on a microblogging platform  —  It's been just over a year since Meta launched Threads, a microblogging platform built upon Instagram's foundation.
Steven Levy / Wired:
A look at MetaFilter, which turns 25 on July 14; owner Jessamyn West, who helped stabilize it after its near death, doesn't plan to license its archives to AI  —  After a quarter century the community-driven site hasn't changed much.  And don't ask it to license its archive to AI.
Javier Espinoza / Financial Times:
Preliminary findings: the European Commission says X's paid blue checkmark deceives users and breaches the DSA; X could be fined up to 6% of its global revenue  —  Brussels regulators use new digital powers to threaten social media company with huge fines over transparency issues

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