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December 8, 2024

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📰 Noteworthy

1. Leaked UHC Predatory AI Algorithm Denies 90% of Coverage Claims / Newsweek

2. "Brain Rot" Usage Surges 230% in 2024, Gen Z Led the Charge / NPR

3. Falcon 9 Achieves 400th Launch, Setting New Space Records / Ars Technica

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🚀 Innovation

1. 65% of Industries Embrace New Marketing Rule, CEOs Follow Suit / MarTech

2. Agentforce Closes 200 Deals Rapidly, Manages 767T Data Bytes / Decode Investing AI Assistant

3. Meta Invests $10B in Global Cable Project, Boosting Data Speed 150% / The Verge

4. Coinbase Adds Apple Pay for 500M Users, Crypto Adoption Soars / CoinDesk

5. LEGO Cuts Robotics Costs by 90%, Making Tech Accessible to All / DEV Community

6. US Navy Deploys 12 Hypersonic Missiles on Zumwalt Ships, Cost $7.5B / AP News

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📈 Market

1. OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pro at $200, Aiming to Reduce Losses by $5B / TechCrunch

2. 90% of B2B Trust Influencers Over Traditional Ads, Shaping Marketing / MarTech

3. AI Funding Rises to $28B Globally, Late-Stage Funding Doubles YoY / Crunchbase News

4. OpenAI Targets 1 Billion Users by 2025, Currently Serving 250M Weekly / Business Insider

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⚖️ Policy

1. Trump Appoints New AI and Crypto Regulator, $1.2B Funding Initiative / Bloomberg

2. FCC Enacts New Cybersecurity Measures After 8 Chinese Hacks / Bloomberg

3. Bitcoin Soars Past $100K with Trump Backing, Market Caps Reach $3T / Wall Street Journal

4. China Hacks Eight US Telecom Firms, Biden Prioritizes Cybersecurity / AP News

5. 2 Million Students Hit by Phone Bans in 8 States, Engagement Up / NPR

6. Zuckerberg Dines with Trump, Meta Reinstates Trump on Facebook / NPR

7. Package Thefts Reach 120 Million in 2023, New Laws Proposed / NPR

8. Biden Administration Bans 140 Chinese Firms' Access to Chip Industry / Bloomberg

9. China Halts Gallium & Germanium Exports, US Ramps Up Mining Projects / AP News

10. Microsoft Faces $1.27B Lawsuit Over Windows Server Overcharges / The Wall Street Journal

11. Biden Pardons Son Hunter Amid Controversy, Sets New Justice Precedent / Wall Street Journal

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