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Analysis: Binance transferred just ~10.78M BNB tokens in its 2017 ICO vs. the 100M earmarked, and quietly gave angel investors 40M BNBs, double their allocation (Javier Paz/Forbes)

Javier Paz / Forbes: Analysis: Binance transferred just ~10.78M BNB tokens in its 2017 ICO vs. the 100M earmarked, and quietly gave angel investors 40M BNBs, double their allocation  —  The mythology surrounding the rise of the world’s largest crypto exchange is impressive.  However, a Forbes investigation reveals …

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Google’s Pixel 8 launch was a parade of AI

A pile of new Pixel 8 devices. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Google’s latest products are filled with AI. There’s Magic Editor, a photo editing tool powered by generative AI; there’s Conversation Detection, an audio transparency feature powered by AI; there are improved heart rate

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Elliptic: total value of crypto laundered via decentralized exchanges, bridges, and coin swaps hits $7B; Lazarus Group was the top culprit, laundering $900M+ (RT Watson/The Block)

RT Watson / The Block: Elliptic: total value of crypto laundered via decentralized exchanges, bridges, and coin swaps hits $7B; Lazarus Group was the top culprit, laundering $900M+  —  – Elliptic’s new report shows $7 billion was laundered through decentralized exchanges (DEXs), cross-chain bridges and coin swaps.

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Former Facebook policy staff detail their experience with “jawboning”, or informal government efforts to persuade platforms to change their moderation policies (Knight First Amendment Institute)

Knight First Amendment Institute: Former Facebook policy staff detail their experience with “jawboning”, or informal government efforts to persuade platforms to change their moderation policies  —  Dispatches from two former tech platform employees.  —  A research initiative studying governmental efforts …

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White House urges the FCC to adopt strong rules next month to address “digital discrimination” in some communities as some ISPs warn against tough regulation (Todd Shields/Bloomberg)

Todd Shields / Bloomberg: White House urges the FCC to adopt strong rules next month to address “digital discrimination” in some communities as some ISPs warn against tough regulation  —  – FCC to deliver rules by next month on ‘digital discrimination’  —  The Biden administration urged …

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Source: Microsoft plans to close its $68.7B Activision acquisition on October 13, with a final decision from UK’s CMA allowing the deal expected next week (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Source: Microsoft plans to close its $68.7B Activision acquisition on October 13, with a final decision from UK’s CMA allowing the deal expected next week  —  Microsoft is planning to finalize its $68.7 billion proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard next week.

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