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Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
A US judge orders Ripple to pay a $125M penalty for selling XRP to institutional investors, well below the ~$2B the SEC had sought in the case; XRP jumps 20%+  —  - Regulator had sought almost $2 billion in fines, penalties  — Ripple token XRP surges on court ruling but is flat this year
Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Researchers: hackers have used an 18-year-old flaw in how Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on macOS handle queries to a 0.0.0.0 IP address to breach private networks  —  Weaknesses in Chrome, Firefox and Safari gave hackers a route into internal networks, even those protected by firewalls, security researchers warn.
Kylie Robison / The Verge:
Sources: Humane's Ai Pin and accessories have brought in $9M+ in sales and $1M+ worth of product has been returned; ~7,000 Ai Pins are still in customers' hands  —  Shortly after Humane released its $699 AI Pin in April, the returns started flowing in.
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
A group of VCs, including Reid Hoffman and Ron Conway, hosted a “VCs for Kamala” Zoom call to support Harris' campaign with up to 600 attendees, raising $150K  —  It started with a “rage tweet.”  —  “Gonna start ‘VCs for Democracy,’” Leslie Feinzaig, founder and general partner at Graham & Walker, wrote on X in late July.
Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central:
Meta closes Ready at Dawn Studios, acquired in 2020 and that produced VR games like Lone Echo and Echo VR, to meet the new Reality Labs budgetary ceiling  —  Echo VR developer Ready at Dawn Studios is now closed for business.  —  Updated 8/17 at 5:19pm ET: The information Android Central …
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
A researcher details a Windows Update vulnerability that could be exploited to downgrade key components of Windows to older versions that contain known flaws  —  A researcher found a vulnerability that would let hackers strategically downgrade a target's Windows version to reexpose patched vulnerabilities.
RTÉ:
Ireland's DPC launches High Court proceedings against X over concerns about the company's use of user data in the EU and EEA to train AI systems including Grok  —  The Data Protection Commission has launched High Court proceedings against Twitter International Unlimited Company over concerns …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta says Facebook creators who violate Community Standards for the first time will be given the option to take a training course to remove their warning  —  Facebook creators are being given a new option that will help them avoid jail — “Facebook jail,” that is — upon their first violation, and at various times after.
Bill Peters / MarketWatch:
Robinhood reports Q2 revenue up 40% YoY to $682M, vs. $640M est., crypto transaction revenue up 161% to $81M, and net income of $188M, up from $25M in Q2 2023  —  Cryptocurrencies revenue up 161% in second quarter, while equities revenue rises 60%  —  Robinhood Markets Inc. reported second …
Türkiye Today:
Turkey bans Roblox, after blocking Instagram on August 2; a Turkish official said the ban was primarily related to sexual content that could lead to child abuse  —  Roblox, the widely popular online gaming platform, is banned in Türkiye on Wednesday, a move that comes in the wake of a nationwide block on Instagram.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Ofcom publishes an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence, following days of rioting in the UK  —  The U.K.'s internet regulator, Ofcom, has published an open letter to social media platforms raising concerns about the use of their tools to incite violence.
Financial Times:
UK officials say X has been less responsive to removing disinformation than Google, Meta, and TikTok, as Elon Musk launches a series of jibes at PM Keir Starmer

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CNBC:
President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over their coverage of him, with “other Fake News Media Outlets to follow”

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is in advanced settlement talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the company's deal to acquire WBD

Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
A distribution loophole lets anyone upload songs to artists' Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Amazon Music pages and get royalties; AI turbocharges the issue

More News

Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A look at AI age scanners, which websites use to verify a person's age by analyzing their facial patterns via webcam to help safeguard kids online
Patrick Clark / Bloomberg:
Zillow names COO Jeremy Wacksman as CEO, replacing Rich Barton, who is stepping down to become co-executive chair; Zillow reported Q2 earnings topping estimates

Earlier Picks

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku plans to launch a free, ad-supported 24/7 sports channel on August 12, with live Sunday MLB games, Originals, and more on its devices, apps, and website
The Information:
Sources: Opal, previously Opal Camera, which makes $300 webcams, raised a $60M Series B led by OpenAI Startup Fund and plans to make new OpenAI-powered devices
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company's password sharing crackdown will kick off “in earnest” in September, after announcing paid sharing in February 2024
Max A. Cherney / Reuters:
Sources: in 2017 and 2018, Intel and OpenAI executives discussed Intel buying a 15% stake for $1B in cash, but CEO Bob Swan did not go forward with the deal
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg:
Shopify reports Q2 revenue up 21% YoY to $2.05B, vs. $2B est., Gross Merchandise Volume up 22% to $67.2B, and gross profit up 25% to $1B; SHOP closed up 17.8%
Tom Warren / The Verge:
AMD says its flagship Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores will launch on August 15 for $649, or $50 less than the Ryzen 9 7950X, and other new CPUs are $20-$50 cheaper
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