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Public Citizen: crypto companies have spent $119M+ in the 2024 election cycle through Q2, or 48% of all corporate money, an "unprecedented" spending spree (Brendan Pedersen/Punchbowl News)

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Public Citizen: crypto companies have spent $119M+ in the 2024 election cycle through Q2, or 48% of all corporate money, an "unprecedented" spending spree (Brendan Pedersen/Punchbowl News)

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Interviews with US political campaigns and tech companies: despite offers from 30+ companies for AI products, most campaigns are wary and largely not biting (Sheera Frenkel/New York Times)

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US court records: US agencies are increasingly accessing parts of the 500M encrypted message haul retrieved from the hack of encrypted phone company Sky in 2021 (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

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US court records: US agencies are increasingly accessing parts of the 500M encrypted message haul retrieved from the hack of encrypted phone company Sky in 2021 (Joseph Cox/404 Media)

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Source: Meta's Llama struggles to gain traction on AWS, where Claude is most popular; Microsoft pitches Llama to clients with data expertise, per a staffer (The Information)

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Microsoft plans to launch the $450 white discless Xbox Series X, a $600 2TB Galaxy Black special-edition Series X, and $350 1TB Series S on October 15 in the US (Tom Warren/The Verge)

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Microsoft plans to launch the $450 white discless Xbox Series X, a $600 2TB Galaxy Black special-edition Series X, and $350 1TB Series S on October 15 in the US (Tom Warren/The Verge)

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Grafana Labs, which makes the Grafana visualization tools, completes a primary and secondary transaction worth ~$270M at a $6B+ valuation, up from $3B in 2022 (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

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Sources and docs: sales reps say Google's targeting of teen minors goes beyond Meta; Google lets advertisers target an "unknown" group that skews toward teens (Catherine Perloff/Adweek)

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PIP Labs, which is developing the blockchain Story Protocol to track IP usage, raised an $80M Series B led by a16z Crypto, sources say at a $2.25B valuation (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

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Didi reports Q2 revenue up 4.1% YoY to ~$7.1B and ~196M net profit, after ride-hailing transactions hit a record, as Didi recovers from a $1.2B US fine in 2022 (Bloomberg)

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Samsung unveils a new Odyssey gaming monitor lineup that uses eye-tracking tech to convert 2D visuals into glasses-free 3D, set for release "within this year" (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)

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WISPAP says Pakistan's internet speeds have dropped 30%-40% over the past few weeks; many in tech believe the government is testing an internet firewall (Zofeen T Ebrahim/The Guardian)

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The UK CMA closes its Google Play Store and Apple App Store investigation and expects to reconsider the case under a new digital rules regime, set for fall 2024 (Katharine Gemmell/Bloomberg)

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Since 2023, Chinese investors, including Alibaba and Tencent, have valued 6+ China-based startups developing LLMs, dubbed "Little AI Dragons", at $1B+ each (Wall Street Journal)

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Linux users say Microsoft's recent Windows patch leaves dual-boot devices unable to boot into Linux when Secure Boot is enforced; Microsoft hasn't commented (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

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Chinese government data: China is unleashing billions in lending to tech startups using intellectual property as collateral, up 57% YoY to ~$58.8B in H1 2024 (Financial Times)

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