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Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage

Industry participants will discuss the idea of relying more on a safer part of Windows than the privileged kernel mode that CrowdStrike software uses.

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Wyoming is pushing crypto payments and trying to beat the Fed to a digital dollar

As crypto investing becomes more institutionalized with bitcoin ETFs, Wyoming is already pushing into the next phase of growth for crypto: consumer payments.

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How Google makes custom chips used to train Apple AI models and its own chatbot, Gemini

Google makes custom AI chips called TPUs, and Apple uses them to train its AI models. CNBC got an exclusive look inside the lab where Google makes its chips.

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How China became the leading car supplier to Mexico and what it means for the U.S.

China was the leading car supplier to Mexico in 2023, exporting $4.6 billion worth of vehicles to the county, according to the Mexican Ministry of Economy.

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Crypto industry accounts for almost half of corporate donations in 2024 election, report says

Crypto companies have been the biggest corporate spenders in the 2024 elections, according to a report from Public Citizen

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Baidu reports slower growth in robotaxi rides

Chinese tech company Baidu is reporting slower growth in its Apollo Go robotaxi rides than in prior quarters.

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Zoom stock has best day in almost two years on quarterly results, increased guidance

Zoom shares jumped on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter and lifted its full-year guidance.

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Former FTX exec Ryan Salame’s romantic partner indicted on campaign finance crimes

Michelle Bond was charged two months before her romantic partner, former FTX exec Ryan Salame, is due to surrender to being a prison sentence.

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Perplexity AI plans to start running ads in fourth quarter as AI-assisted search gains popularity

Following months of controversy surrounding plagiarism allegations, Perplexity AI is about to start selling ads alongside AI-assisted search results.

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Mike Lynch, man once dubbed ‘Britain’s Bill Gates,’ dies at age 59

Mike Lynch, who had just recently won a landmark U.S. fraud trial, was found dead in the wreckage of a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily. He was 59.

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