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Equity Monday: Rich tech folks chat rich tech things on rich tech app funded by rich tech investors

TechCrunch

Here’s what we talked about: American stocks are set to rise, bitcoin is flat and meme-stocks are mixed. In India, news is out that a new law could ban Bitcoin (whatever that means), and this morning India forced Twitter to take down some accounts that had been critical of government policy. That’s a pretty bad look.

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Daily Crunch: Mac sales down 10%, iPhones up 3% — Breaking down Apple’s quarterly numbers

TechCrunch

You’re looking more chipper already: Brian has been following the CHIPS Act moving through the government process. Video memes, maybe music soon (see above) and now TikTok begins testing HTML5 minigames with a handful of partners, Sarah reports. Applications close August 5, so get cracking ! Have a good one, and see you next week!

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Sri Lanka’s cannabis-seekers are gathering on Facebook

The Verge

Cannabis has a complicated history in the island nation. Though a 1967 government act permitted registered Ayurvedic doctors to use cannabis for medicinal purposes, today Sri Lanka still considers cannabis to be a “dangerous drug,” and recreational use can result in fines and years of prison time. Plus my boyfriend works in the police.

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Instagram Influencers and What We Know About Them

Connection Cafe

altnatparkser , Alt National Parks Service. These brave souls have taken up the task of using photos of our beautiful national parks to critique the lack of investment in public services and environmental protections by the government under our current administration. byp100 , BYP 100.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

Twitter faces a $250 million lawsuit filed by major music publishers The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), representing 17 publishers, listed 1,700 songs for which it sent multiple copyright violation notices to Twitter. The app even appears to have deleted its web page explaining the “government-funded media” labels.

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How might we safely pass the buck to AI?

The AI Alignment Forum

How trustworthy are humans given the law enforcement that holds them accountable, and the voters that hold governments who hold law enforcement accountable? A single meme (e.g. M_1 and the human-oversight preserving alternative are complicated multi-agent systems. This analysis gets complicated fast.

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Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights

Amy Sample Ward

In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. Panelists include: Susan Pointer, Google’s Director of Public Policy & Government Relations.