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Trump proposes a strategic national crypto stockpile; Bitcoin 2024 organizers say they were in talks to have Kamala Harris appear, but she ultimately declined — NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump said that if he were returned to the White House, he would ensure that the federal government never sells off its bitcoin holdings.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Kamala Harris' advisers have approached top crypto companies, including Coinbase, Circle, and Ripple Labs, to “reset” relations with the industry — Vice-president's team aims to improve relations after industry criticism of the Biden administration
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| CoinDesk: |
At Nashville's Bitcoin 2024 conference, Trump said the US must become a leader in crypto, he will fire SEC chair Gary Gensler, stop creation of a CBDC, and more — Thousands of bitcoiners camped out for hours to see crypto's self-declared candidate on Saturday at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville.
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| Ken Bensinger / New York Times: |
Musk reposts an edited Kamala Harris campaign video that mimics her voice, possibly with deepfake tech; it has 104M+ views and seemingly breaks X's own rules — The billionaire owner of the social media platform X reposted a video that mimics Vice President Kamala Harris's voice, without disclosing that it had been altered.
More: The Decoder, The Wrap, and Washington Post
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Sources detail how Elon Musk undermined CEO Linda Yaccarino's efforts to repair X's business over the past year; X's US revenue fell 53% YoY to $114M in Q2 — Linda Yaccarino, the C.E.O. of X, has worked hard to bring back advertisers and fix the platform's business.
More: Australian Financial Review, CoinGape, Werd I/O, and Wall Street Journal
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Bluesky: @cachiporra.bsky.social, @self.agency, and @g026r.leftblank.org
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian crypto exchange WazirX announces a controversial plan to “socialize” the ~$230M loss from its recent security breach among all its customers — Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX announced on Saturday a controversial plan to “socialize” the $230 million loss … | Wall Street Journal: |
Filing: the US DOJ says TikTok collected data about its users' views on gun control, abortion, and religion, and censored content at ByteDance's direction — Justice Department defends new law requiring the sale or ban of the popular app — TikTok collected data about its users' views …
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Threads: @taylorlorenz and @drewharwell
X: @tiktokpolicy and @michaelsobolik
Forums: Hacker News and r/law
| James Warrington / The Telegraph: |
Sources: Apple met with UK TV ratings body Barb to discuss options for tracking ads on Apple TV+, in another sign that it plans to introduce ads on the service — Apple has held talks with the UK's TV ratings body in the latest sign that the tech giant is planning to introduce adverts on its streaming service.
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
California DMV granted Nuro approval to test its third-gen R3 autonomous delivery vehicle in four Bay Area cities, a boost for the startup after some setbacks — The California Department of Motor Vehicles this week granted Nuro approval to test its third-generation R3 autonomous delivery vehicle … | New York Times: |
A dozen technologists and researchers at Chinese tech companies say open-source technologies were a key reason behind China narrowing the AI gap with the US — In recent weeks, Chinese tech companies have unveiled technologies that rival American systems — and they are already in the hands of consumers and software developers.| Jacob Knutson / Axios: |
How Win With Black Women and other groups are using Zoom calls to organize and fundraise for Kamala Harris; virtual rallies for Harris raised $10M+ this week — - “What we're seeing now at the moment is a beautiful intersection of concerned citizens utilizing digital media and virtual technology … | Financial Times: |
Study: the shipping industry faced 64+ cyber attacks in 2023, up from ~20 in 2022, as geopolitical disputes prompt state-linked hackers to target trade flows — State-backed hackers present a fresh threat to an industry that has long faced security concerns| Financial Times: |
Ireland's Data Protection Commission says it is surprised and is “seeking clarity” about X's move to automatically allow user data to train Grok — Social media company's move to automatically allow user data to train chatbot could breach European privacy rules| Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central: |
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