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Kamala Harris said Big Tech was her ‘family,’ but wants more regulation of AI, antitrust and privacy
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is not yet the Democratic nominee for president this year, but it looks like she will be, following President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw and the outpouring of support for Harris in recent days.
Harris has extensive ties to the tech industry, which is to be expected for someone who has served as a San Francisco prosecutor and as a California attorney general and senator. She attended the wedding of early Facebook executive Sean Parker and is close to the likes of LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs and venture capitalist John Doerr. “We’re family,” she said. said Google employees in 2010 during the campaign for attorney general.
But what are his technology policies? His past statements provide some clues.
Antitrust and privacy
Harris has expressed openness to breaking up the industry giants, but has not openly called for such a drastic step as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has.
“I think we should seriously consider [a Facebook breakup]“Yes,” he said in 2019 when Facebook was in the privacy spotlight and both Harris and Warren were running for president. “We need to recognize it for what it is: It’s essentially a utility that’s no longer regulated. And as far as I’m concerned, that needs to stop.”
“I believe that technology companies should be regulated in a way that ensures that the American consumer can be confident that their privacy is not being compromised,” he said that year, calling privacy his “first priority.”
In 2010, when she ran for California attorney general, Harris warned against “shortsighted” enforcement of antitrust laws, arguing that “we cannot hinder the growth and development of businesses.”
Online Security
Also in 2010, Harris weighed on the topic of child safety online, a hot topic today, with multiple bills under discussion in Congress.
“Based on the work I’ve done, I would suggest that the best way to address this is prevention, which is educating parents, teachers, and the community that’s raising that child to understand technology so that they can teach the child what we otherwise teach children when we cross the street,” she said.
Meanwhile, Harris launched a White House task force on online harassment and abuse a couple of years ago. “We still have a lot of work to do to protect people from online harassment and abuse, which is why the work of this task force is so important,” she said at the time. “No one should have to fear that an abuser will use their private personal information, or that a person’s private personal information will be used against them. And all people deserve to use the Internet without fear.”
Artificial intelligence
Harris, whom Biden has named his AI regulatory czar, is certainly a fan of AI regulation. “To define AI safety, I say we must consider and address the full spectrum of AI risk: threats to humanity as a whole, as well as threats to individuals, communities, our institutions, and our most vulnerable populations,” she said. said a UK summit on the topic last year. “We need to manage all these dangers to make sure AI is really safe.”
At the time, he described the AI industry’s voluntary commitments as a “first step” and called for “legislation that strengthens AI safety without stifling innovation.”
TikTok Ban
The United States may now have a law that forces TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the popular platform or see it banned in the country, but Harris He insisted in March that “we have no intention of banning TikTok.”
“It’s a source of income for a lot of people, what it does in terms of sharing information in a free way, in a way that allows people to have a debate, is very important,” he said.
This actually aligns her more or less with former President Donald Trump, who once supported a TikTok ban but changed my mind this year. Trump and his running mate have also made notable statements pro-cryptocurrencybut it’s not a topic on which Harris has yet expressed strong opinions.
Of course, this election is unlikely to hinge on tech politics. But with Silicon Valley heavyweights like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen backing Trump, those issues could come into play, and if Harris does become Trump’s opponent, her ability to strike a balance between pro-consumer and pro-industry positions could make her a tough target on that front.
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The aftermath of CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm whose broken update for Windows computers caused the worst cyber disaster in history last week, says that “a significant number” of devices are working again, BBC reports. Microsoft says 8.5 million computersthat is, less than 1% of all Windows machines in circulation, were crashed in the crash. The catastrophe hit the stock marketsbut this morning there was a clear recovery in the Nasdaq. However, some companies are still struggling to get their systems up and running again, with airlines like Delta still flight cancellations today. The severe impact on electronic payments has also provided a strong argument for those who are fighting against society becoming cashless, according to the Guardian relationships.
Nigerian fine for Meta. Nigeria’s antitrust agency has fined Meta $220 million for various abuses and ordered the company to change its ways, Reuters reports. On a Friday orderThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission said Meta must allow Nigerian users to withdraw or limit their consent to the processing and sharing of their data, “without losing functionality or deleting the application.” It must also stop tying WhatsApp to Facebook in the country, as well as update its privacy policy “in an intelligible format” so Nigerians can assert their privacy rights.
Cryptocurrency platform suspends trading. Giant Indian cryptocurrency platform WazirX has suspended trading operations following the theft of around $230 million from one of its customer wallets, TechCrunch reports. This is equivalent to almost half of the platform’s reserves, which means WazirX may not be able to fully refund customers. Blockchain analytics experts consider North Korea is likely behind the theft.
ON OUR FEED
“There is a worrying discrepancy between the number of child abuse imagery offences committed in the UK on Apple services and the almost negligible number of global reports of abusive content that are made to the authorities.”
—Richard CollarHead of Child Online Safety at the UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, accuses Apple of massively underreporting cases of child sexual abuse images stored and transferred to its encrypted services. The NSPCC compared Apple’s public disclosures with UK police data.
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Screen scraping dominance. A Delaware jury has unanimously ruled that Booking.com violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by extracting data from the website of low-cost airline Ryanair. As RTÉ reportsThe travel booking platform had used automated tools to find and resell Ryanair tickets. Ryanair’s colourful CEO Michael O’Leary said he hoped European regulators would now ban the practice, which he described as “internet piracy and overpricing”. Booking.com said it would appeal, arguing that “enabling customers to access and compare fares in the travel industry promotes consumer choice”.
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Hollywood.ai by FAME King Sheeraz Hasan Promulgates a Complete Ecosystem that Unites Web3, Cryptography, AI and Entertainment for Spectacular Global Tech Innovation
The one and only FAME King Sheeraz Hasan is launching Hollywood.ai, a revolutionary platform designed to integrate the cutting-edge realms of Web3, cryptocurrency, AI, finance and entertainment. This revolutionary initiative is set to create a seamless, interactive and intuitive ecosystem where the world’s leading technology luminaries can collaborate on innovations, ultimately redefining the future of digital interaction.
Hollywood.ai represents the convergence of the most complex technologies of all time. Fusing Web3 principles, cryptocurrency utilities, AI advances, and financial machinery, Sheeraz’s platform aims to become the nucleus for innovation and modernization. It provides a high-tech environment where technology and creativity collide harmoniously, paving the way for new paths in the digital economy.
A defining feature of Hollywood.ai is the integration of cryptocurrency into the AI ecosystem, transforming AI into a tokenized asset with full cryptographic utility. Sheeraz’s novel approach presents new avenues to leverage the myriad capabilities of AI in the financial realm, unlocking unprecedented opportunities for developers and users alike. Through the amalgamation of AI and cryptocurrency, Hollywood.ai is paving the way for an incredibly interconnected digital space unlike anything seen before.
The platform’s design emphasizes the undeniable symbiosis between various technology sectors. Under Sheeraz’s careful orchestration, Web3 technologies facilitate decentralized collaboration, while AI tools offer enhanced potential for data analytics, content creation, and audience engagement. Additionally, the inclusion of financial innovations ensures rapid mobility of both monetization and investments, providing a holistic environment that meets the ever-evolving demands of the technology and entertainment segments.
Sheeraz’s Hollywood.ai is poised to become the premier hub for industry leaders, developers, and creators to support and empower the next generation of digital experiences. This initiative aspires to drive the emergence of new tools, applications, and services that set new standards for advanced engagement and interaction.
Known for making the impossible possible, Sheeraz envisions a future where global audiences actively participate in designing the next A-list stars from scratch. Hollywood.ai will allow users to watch their creations evolve from simple concepts to 3D talents that can act, sing and perform just like human actors.
The Hollywood.ai platform leverages AI technology to deliver personalized fan engagement, real-time sentiment analysis, and informed content creation. By combining cutting-edge AI capabilities with Sheeraz’s deep understanding of celebrity branding, Hollywood.ai gains immense control over public figures.
Undeniably, FAME’s number one strategist Sheeraz Hasan continues to cement his reputation as a pioneer in the fields of FAME and technology. The power and influence of this latest development brings him closer to total world domination.
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Online Broker Futu Offers Cryptocurrency Trading in Hong Kong, With Nvidia and Alibaba Stock as Rewards
Futu Securities International, Hong Kong’s largest online broker, has launched retail cryptocurrency trading in the city, offering shares of Alibaba Holding Group AND Nvidia as a reward in an attempt to attract investors. Futu has begun allowing Hong Kong residents to trade Bitcoin and ether, the world’s two largest cryptocurrencies, directly on the brokerage platform using Hong Kong or U.S. dollars, the company announced Thursday.
The online retail broker said last month that it had received an upgrade to its securities license from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), allowing Futu to offer virtual asset trading services to both professional and retail clients in the city.
Futu’s move comes as Hong Kong seeks to boost its attractiveness as a business hub for virtual assets, with the city government launching a series of new cryptocurrency policy initiatives over the past two years, including a mandatory licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges.
In addition to offering cryptocurrency trading on its flagship brokerage app, Futu is also seeking a cryptocurrency trading license for its new PantherTrade platform. That platform is among 11 in Hong Kong that are currently “deemed licensed” for cryptocurrency trading, an arrangement that allows them to operate in the city while they await full approval from the SFC.
Hong Kong’s progress in becoming a crypto hub has encountered various challenges, including exit of the major global platforms and relatively low trading activity for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds offered on local stock exchanges.
Futu is now offering a series of incentives to potential investors, amid a cryptocurrency bull market that has seen the price of bitcoin rise 45 percent this year.
Hong Kong investors who open accounts in August and deposit HK$10,000 (US$1,280) over the next 60 days can receive HK$600 worth of bitcoin, a HK$400 supermarket voucher or a single Chinese stock. e-commerce giant Alibaba. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post.
By holding 80,000 U.S. dollars for the same period, users can get 1,000 Hong Kong dollars in bitcoin or a share of U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker Nvidia, whose shares have risen more than 140 percent this year.
A Futu representative said the brokerage firm will also waive cryptocurrency trading fees starting Thursday until further notice.
Futu is the first online brokerage in Hong Kong to allow retail investors to buy cryptocurrency directly on its platform. SFC rules require it to offer this service through a tie-up with a licensed cryptocurrency exchange. Futu is partnering with HashKey Exchange, one of only two licensed exchanges in Hong Kong, according to the representative.
Futu’s local rival Tiger Brokers also said in May that it had begun offering cryptocurrency trading services to professional investors on its platform following a license update. The SFC defines professional investors as those with more than HK$8 million in their investment portfolios or corporate entities with assets exceeding HK$40 million.
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Tech Crash: $2.6 Trillion Market Cap Vanishes as ‘Magnificent 7’ Prices Stumble
A group of seven megacap tech stocks, often called the Magnificent 7, have lost more than $2.6 trillion in value over the past 20 days, or an average of $125 billion per day over the period. In total, these stocks have lost “three times the value of the entire Brazilian stock market.”
This according to the economic news agency Letter from Kobeissiwho noted on the microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) that the Magnificent 7 batch “is worth as much as Nvidia’s entire current market cap in 20 days,” with Nvidia itself having lost $1 trillion from its high.
Source:Letter from Kobeissi on the X
The group, which includes Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla, has undergone a significant correction: in the last 20 days Nvidia has lost 23% of its value, or about $800 billion, while Tesla has fallen 19%, losing $164 billion.
Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta all posted losses of between 9% and 15%, losing between $257 billion and $554 billion in market capitalization, wiping out a total of $200 billion more “than every single German stock market tock combined.”
Tech titans, which have outperformed the broader S&P 500 index since the market bottom of 2022, are now facing a reckoning as investors grow increasingly wary about the sustainability of their meteoric rise, with Nvidia taking the lead soaring 110% since the beginning of the year and over 2,300% in the last five years.
Earnings reports from these companies, starting with Microsoft and culminating with Nvidia in late August, will be closely watched for signs of weakness. Their performance could set the tone for broader market sentiment, with implications for everything from cryptocurrency to other high-risk assets.
Their poor performance comes after a leading macroeconomist, Henrik Zeberg, reiterated his forecast of an impending recession that will be preceded by a final wave in key sectors of the market, but which can potentially be the worst the market has seen since 1929the worst bear market in Wall Street history.
In particular, the Hindenburg Omen, a technical indicator designed to identify potential stock market crashes, began flashing just a month after its previous signal, raising concerns about a possible impending stock market downturn.
The indicator compares the percentage of stocks hitting new 52-week highs and lows to a specific threshold. When the number of stocks hitting both extremes exceeds a certain level, the indicator is said to be triggered, suggesting a greater risk of a crash.
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Trump Fights for Cryptocurrency Vote at Bitcoin Conference
To the Bitcoin Conference 2024 In Nashville, Tennessee, former President Donald Trump delivered a keynote speech.
Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, used the platform to appeal to the tech community and solicit donations for the campaign. During the conference, He said:
I promise the Bitcoin community that the day I take the oath of office, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ anti-crypto crusade will be over… If we don’t embrace cryptocurrency and Bitcoin technology, China will, other countries will. They will dominate, and we can’t let China dominate. They are making too much progress as it is.
Trump’s speech focused heavily on cryptocurrency policy, positioning it as a partisan issue. He said that if reelected, he would fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler on his first day in office, a statement that drew enthusiastic applause from the audience. This statement marked a stark contrast to Gensler’s tenure, which has been characterized by rigorous oversight of the cryptocurrency industry.
The former president outlined several pro-crypto initiatives he would undertake if elected. These include transforming the United States into a global cryptocurrency hub, keeping all government-held Bitcoin as a “national Bitcoin reserve,” establishing a presidential advisory council on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency, and developing power plants to support cryptocurrency mining, emphasizing the use of fossil fuels.
Trump’s current embrace of cryptocurrencies represents a reversal from his stance in 2021, when described Bitcoin as a “scam against the dollar.” He also noted that his campaign has received $25 million in donations since accepting cryptocurrency payments two months ago.
The event featured other political figures, including Republican Senators Tim Scott and Tommy Tuberville, as well as Democratic Representatives Wiley Nickel and Ro Khanna. Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also spoke at the conference.
Trump’s appearance at Bitcoin 2024 reflects growing support for his campaign from some tech leaders, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk and cryptocurrency entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.
While Trump has described the current administration as “anti-crypto,” Democratic Congressman Wiley Nickel said Vice President Kamala Harris is taking a “forward-thinking approach to digital assets and blockchain technology.”
This event underscores the growing political importance of cryptocurrency policy in the upcoming presidential election.
Kamala Harris and Democrats Respond on Cryptocurrencies
In a strategic move to repair strained relations, Vice President Kamala Harris’ team has initiated a dialogue with major cryptocurrency industry players. This outreach aims to restore the Democratic Party’s stance on digital assets and promote a more collaborative approach.
THE Financial Times reports that Harris’s advisors have reached out to representatives from industry leaders like Coinbase, Circle, and Ripple Labs. This move comes as the cryptocurrency community increasingly supports Republican candidate Donald Trump, reflecting growing dissatisfaction with the current administration’s cryptocurrency policies.
THE disclosure follows a letter from Democratic lawmakers and 2024 candidates urging the party to reevaluate its approach to digital assets. Harris’s team stresses that this effort is less about securing campaign contributions and more about engaging in constructive dialogue to develop sensible regulations.
The move is part of a broader strategy to reshape the Democratic Party’s image among business leaders, countering perceptions of an anti-business stance. Harris’ campaign aims to project a “pro-business, responsible business” message.
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