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December 24, 2024, 7:40 PM
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Bloomberg:
Iran claims it will lift its ban on “certain widely used foreign platforms”, naming WhatsApp and Google Play as the first two apps to be unblocked  —  - Allowing WhatsApp and Google Play may placate opponents  — Major social networking sites have been blocked for years
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Filing: Apple asks to participate in the remedial phase of Google's US antitrust case, saying it can't rely on Google to defend their revenue-sharing agreements  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely …
Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk:
US and Japanese law enforcement say North Korean hackers were responsible for stealing 4,502.9 bitcoin, worth $308M, from Japanese exchange DMM in May 2024  —  The $308 million hack of Japanese crypto exchange DMM in May was the work of North Korean hackers, the U.S. and Japanese law enforcement agencies said Monday.
Muyao Shen / Bloomberg:
Hashed: Hyperliquid, the top DeFi derivatives exchange by volume, had $112M+ of USDC outflows on December 23, over concerns of trading by North Korean hackers
Sheldon Reback / CoinDesk:
Tass: the Russian government bans crypto mining in 10 regions from January 1 to March 15, 2031, citing power consumption, after legalizing mining in July 2024  —  Temporary bans may be imposed in other regions during peak energy demand, Tass reported  —  What to know:
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Elon Musk is one of two paid subscribers of an X account that has suggested South Africa was better off under apartheid, lambasted “Black ruled” countries, more  —  Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account.
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production  —  As data centers drain America's power grids, a fierce battle is being waged for electricity.  On Navajo Nation land, many are on the losing end.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Sources: Founders Fund seeks ~$3B for its third growth equity fund; it raised $3.4B for its second growth fund and $1.8B for its eighth early-stage fund in 2022  —  - It also will have access to the incoming White House, thanks to Thiel's longtime support of President-elect Trump and the firm's numerous investments with Elon Musk.
Paresh Dave / Wired:
West Bank residents, who have long complained of missing and outdated data on Google Maps, say the Israel-Hamas war has made the app even worse for navigation  —  One user told WIRED that Google Maps directed them to “drive right into a wall that's been up since 2003.”

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Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Money manager Mario Gabelli said it's “highly likely” he will tender his clients' WBD shares to Paramount in an effort to spark a bidding war for WBD

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney nominates former Apple COO Jeff Williams to its board; he retired from Apple in November after overseeing the design team, supply chain work, and more

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Email: USA Today EIC Caren Bohan has abruptly left the company, the second editor in chief to do so in less than two years; she became EIC in September 2024

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