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September 5, 2024, 2:40 AM

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CNN:
The US DOJ seizes 32 internet domains used in Russian influence campaigns, as part of efforts to tackle Russian interference in the 2024 US elections  —  The Biden administration announced a sweeping set of actions to tackle a major Russian government-backed effort to influence …
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The Internet Archive loses its appeal of a US district court ruling that favored publishers in a copyright dispute over the nonprofit's ebook lending program  —  The legal battle was spurred by book publishers objecting to the archive's digital lending library.
Bloomberg:
Nvidia says it has inquired with the US DOJ and hasn't been subpoenaed, following a report that it had received a subpoena from the DOJ over antitrust concerns  —  - Bloomberg reported on the antitrust investigation Tuesday  — Nvidia says it has been in contact with the Justice Department
Reuters:
Safe Superintelligence, co-founded by ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, raised $1B from a16z, Sequoia, DST, and others, sources say at a $5B valuation  —  Safe Superintelligence (SSI), newly co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google releases Android 15, making its source code available on the Android Open Source Project; supported Pixel devices will get the new OS in the coming weeks  —  Google announced on Tuesday it's releasing Android 15 and making its source code available ahead of the coming consumer launch …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SpaceX has moved to evacuate employees from Brazil and warned others against traveling to the country, as Elon Musk battles Brazil's top court over X  —  The moves show how Musk's legal dispute about X is affecting SpaceX and its Starlink satellite-internet service
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube expands its existing parental controls to let parents link their account to their teens' account and gain insight into the teens' activity  —  YouTube is expanding its existing set of parental controls with a new feature that would allow a parent to link their account to their teen's account …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
The nonprofit Cosmos Institute launches to cultivate AI technologists “equipped with deep philosophical thinking”, with plans for an AI lab, a VC arm, and more  —  The Cosmos Institute, a nonprofit whose founding fellows include Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark …
Rhian Lubin / The Independent:
Elon Musk, in an eventually deleted X post, promoted a Tucker Carlson interview with a Hitler apologist who downplayed the Holocaust and said Nazis were humane  —  Self-proclaimed historian Darryl Cooper claimed Winston Churchill ‘was the villain of Second World War’ and that millions …
Forbes:
Bolt's Ryan Breslow thanked 13 investors in an email for supporting a $450M Series F, but some say they hadn't given support; BlackRock moves to block the round  —  The Bolt founder claimed a group of investors had signed off on the company's chaotic $450 million raise, but some said they hadn't.
Todd Feathers / Gizmodo:
An analysis of OpenAI's GPT Store finds 100+ custom GPTs that appear to violate OpenAI's policies regarding sexual content, legal and medical advice, and more  —  A Gizmodo analysis of OpenAI's GPT store found more than 100 tools that appear to violate the company's policies regarding sexual content …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Anthropic launches Claude Enterprise, offering a context window of 500,000 tokens, higher rate limits, and GitHub integration, but refuses to disclose the price  —  Anthropic is launching a new subscription plan for its AI chatbot, Claude, catered towards enterprise customers …

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