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New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling the size of their alleged fraud from Gemini Earn to $3B+
Reuters: New York Attorney General expands her October 2023 lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini, tripling...
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The FTC says Americans lost $10B+ to scammers in 2023, up 14% YoY, with 2.6M+ consumers filing fraud reports; email was the most commonly used method in scams
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: The FTC says Americans lost $10B+ to scammers in 2023, up 14%...
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Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot use AI to determine care or deny coverage to members on Medicare Advantage plans
Beth Mole / Ars Technica: Memo: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says health insurers cannot...
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Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to detect “signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea” for users over the age of 22
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Samsung receives FDA authorization to add a feature to Galaxy Watch to...
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Sources: Cisco plans to lay off thousands of workers as part of a restructuring, as it seeks to focus on high-growth areas; Cisco had 84,900 staffers in FY 2023
Reuters: Sources: Cisco plans to lay off thousands of workers as part of a restructuring, as...
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A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy wireless signals for remote keyless entry, like Flipper Zero, to combat auto theft
Lucas Ropek / Gizmodo: A Canadian minister says the country plans to ban devices that copy...
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At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a strong right-to-repair bill, despite Apple's support for a similar but weaker law in California
Jason Koebler / 404 Media: At a legislative hearing in Oregon, an Apple executive opposed a...
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A look at the use of AI in Indonesia ahead of Feb. 14 elections, as vendors and campaigns push the limits of guidelines issued by OpenAI, Midjourney, and others
Reuters: A look at the use of AI in Indonesia ahead of Feb. 14 elections, as...
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Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data from Stripe, Dropbox, and other services, raised €40M at a €1B+ valuation
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Paris-based Pennylane, a maker of cloud-based accounting software that can import data...
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In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify a single blockchain project that has successfully provided a non-speculative service at any kind of scale
Molly White / Citation Needed: In his new book, a16z GP Chris Dixon fails to identify...
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SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental Exchange, warns that it might not be able to stay in business in a year
Martin Young / Cointelegraph: SEC filing: NYSE-listed Bakkt, a crypto trading platform backed by the Intercontinental...
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SoftBank-backed AI data security company Cohesity agrees to acquire the data protection unit of multi-cloud data management firm Veritas, sources say for ~$3B
Reuters: SoftBank-backed AI data security company Cohesity agrees to acquire the data protection unit of multi-cloud...
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The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea on crypto companies; the stolen crypto allegedly helped fund the country's nuclear weapons
Michelle Nichols / Reuters: The UN is probing 58 suspected cyberattacks worth ~$3B by North Korea...
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The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to lead the NIST's newly formed AI Safety Institute to develop AI testing standards
Josh Boak / Associated Press: The Biden administration names White House economic adviser Elizabeth Kelly to...
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Meta challenges the EU's DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta's annual net income that cover regulators' costs, disagreeing with how the fees are calculated
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Meta challenges the EU's DSA supervisory fee of 0.05% of Meta's...
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Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by effectively taking over a user's device, and the other for web-based tasks
The Information: Sources: OpenAI is developing two types of agent software: one to automate tasks by...
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PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est., and total payment volume up 15% YoY to $409.8B, vs. $404.45B est.
Manya Saini / Reuters: PayPal reports Q4 revenue up 9% YoY to $8B, vs. $7.87B est.,...
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Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and collaborate on a new “universe” connected to Fortnite with content from Disney, Pixar, and more
Sarah Whitten / CNBC: Disney plans to invest $1.5B for a stake in Epic Games and...
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Arm reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $824M, vs. $761.6M est., and forecasts Q4 sales and adjusted profit above expectations; ARM jumps 21%+
Reuters: Arm reports Q3 revenue up 14% YoY to $824M, vs. $761.6M est., and forecasts Q4...
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Adam Mosseri says Threads is testing the ability to save posts, a “heavily requested feature” that allows users to bookmark posts and revisit them later
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Adam Mosseri says Threads is testing the ability to save posts, a...
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Mechanical Orchard, which helps companies migrate systems from mainframes to the cloud, raised a $24M Series A led by Emergence Capital at a $95M valuation
Alex Konrad / Forbes: Mechanical Orchard, which helps companies migrate systems from mainframes to the cloud,...
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US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand advisory: China-backed hacking group Volt Typhoon has had access to some major US infrastructure for over five years
Sam Sabin / Axios: US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand advisory: China-backed hacking group Volt...
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Japan plans to extend ~$1.64B worth of subsidies for Kioxia and Western Digital to expand memory chip production as merger talks between the two stalled in 2023
Sam Nussey / Reuters: Japan plans to extend ~$1.64B worth of subsidies for Kioxia and Western...
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A US federal judge sets the trial for the DOJ's and multiple states' antitrust lawsuit against Google's ad business to begin on September 9, 2024
Mike Scarcella / Reuters: A US federal judge sets the trial for the DOJ's and multiple...