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    • The Office of Management and Budget issues guidance that federal agencies should regulate AI applications without hampering AI innovation and growth (Aimee Chanthadavong/ZDNet)

    Aimee Chanthadavong / ZDNet: The Office of Management and Budget issues guidance that federal agencies should regulate AI applications without hampering AI innovation and growth  —  Elsewhere, US Congress has passed an IoT security Bill.  —  US federal agencies have now been issued a guidance by the White House … The Office of Management and

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    • Binance sues Forbes Media and two journalists for defamation over a Forbes story in October that alleged Binance had planned to deceive regulators and investors (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

    Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: Binance sues Forbes Media and two journalists for defamation over a Forbes story in October that alleged Binance had planned to deceive regulators and investors  —  Binance Holdings Limited sued Forbes Media LLC for defamation Wednesday over a story last month that purported … Binance sues Forbes Media and two journalists

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    • Affirm files its draft S-1 for an IPO; in its fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, Affirm's revenue was $509.5M, up ~93% YoY, while net losses fell to $112.6M (Mary Ann Azevedo/FinLedger)

    Mary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: Affirm files its draft S-1 for an IPO; in its fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, Affirm’s revenue was $509.5M, up ~93% YoY, while net losses fell to $112.6M  —  Buy now, pay later innovator has over 6.2 million consumers on its network  —  Alternative payments provider Affirm Holdings …

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    • IBM acquires Instana, which develops application performance management and monitoring software, for an undisclosed sum; Instana had raised $57M from investors (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

    Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: IBM acquires Instana, which develops application performance management and monitoring software, for an undisclosed sum; Instana had raised $57M from investors  —  IBM today acquired Instana, a German-American software firm that specializes in developing application performance management software. IBM acquires Instana, which develops application performance management and monitoring software, for an

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    CISA is now being led by 15-year DHS veteran Brandon Wales; source says Wales wants to keep operating CISA's Rumor Control site, which debunked election misinfo (Eric Geller/Politico)

    {$inline_image} Eric Geller / Politico: CISA is now being led by 15-year DHS veteran Brandon Wales; source says Wales wants to keep operating CISA’s Rumor Control site, which debunked election misinfo  —  Five months before President Donald Trump fired him, federal cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs made a key addition to his leadership team … CISA

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    • Wonder Woman 1984 will be released on HBO Max the same day it’s in theaters for no extra cost

    One of 2020’s last big blockbusters, Wonder Woman 1984, will simultaneously be released in theaters and on HBO Max on December 25th. Unlike Mulan, Wonder Woman 1984 won’t cost anything extra beyond the monthly subscription fee. HBO Max subscribers will have the opportunity to watch the film directly from home. The streaming service costs $14.99

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