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Omkar Godbole / CoinDesk: Glassnode data shows the number of bitcoin whales, network entities holding at least 1,000 bitcoin, has jumped to 1,678, the highest level since January 2021  —  Protocol Village: Blockchain Key Manager Cubist, Led by Carnegie Mellon Prof, Launches Bridge-Security System ‘Bascule’ Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Crypto super PAC Fairshake, a rare bipartisan PAC, plans to deploy $40M+ in the final weeks of the 2024 US elections, after already deploying $140M  —  Fairshake is the rare political action committee that is backing both Democrats and Republicans — as long as they take crypto seriously. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Document: Guangzhou, China-based self-driving startup WeRide files for a Nasdaq IPO, planning to raise up to $119.4M  —  Chinese self-driving startup WeRide has filed for a $119.4 million initial public offering on Nasdaq and a private placement of $320.5 million, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Fortinet discloses a critical FortiManager API flaw being exploited in 0-day attacks to steal sensitive files, after warning customers privately over a week ago  —  Fortinet publicly disclosed today a critical FortiManager API vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-47575, that was exploited … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Hugging Face announces an open source software offering aimed at lowering costs for building chatbots and AI tools, in partnership with AWS, Google, and others  —  Hugging Face on Wednesday said it is releasing a new open-source software offering with Amazon.com (AMZN.O), Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Fixify, which combines AI and human analysts to identify and fix IT problems, raised a $25M Series A co-led by Costanoa, Decibel, and Paladin Capital  —  Matt Peters has spent more than a decade working for cybersecurity vendors.  He was a team lead at Check Point, climbed the corporate ladder … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Margaux MacColl / TechCrunch: Police surveillance company Flock Safety buys drone startup Aerodome, sources say for $300M+; both are a16z-backed and have raised $680M+ and $28M respectively  —  Last week, police surveillance startup Flock Safety announced that it had bought drone startup Aerodome. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: SK Hynix reports Q3 revenue up 94% YoY to a record ~$12.7B, vs. ~$13.2B expected, and operating profit of ~$5.1B, vs. ~$5B expected, on continued AI chip demand  —  – Revenue climbed 94% while operating profit hit a new high  — SK Hynix’s shares have gained more than 35% this year Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Roblox plans child-safety reforms, including a new type of account to let parents monitor their child’s online activity and friends, starting in November  —  Users under the age of 13 will need parental permission to access certain Roblox chat features, according to a copy of an email the company sent to parents this week. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Catherine Belton / Washington Post: Documents show direct ties between Russia’s government and a former Florida deputy sheriff behind a network of fake news sites using AI and targeting US voters  —  Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters. Lees verder op Tech Meme