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Germany Plans to Double AI Funding Amid Recession, Race with China
The AI push comes as Germany attempts to recover from a recession. At the same time, the country's key auto and chemicals industries face stiff competition from upstart electric vehicle makers and high energy costs. As the Government struggles to play catch up is there profit to be made?

Brics to Admin Six New Countries, Threatening Dollar Supremacy
The five Brics nations: Brazil, Russia, India, China, an South Africa announced yesterday that come Jan 1; six new countries are to be admitted. Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and UAE will become full members as the coalition looks to reshape the global economy.

North Korean Hackers Set to Unload $40M in BTC
The FBI said that over the past 24 hours, it had tracked approximately 1,580 Bitcoin — worth more than $40 million — that the North Korean hackers are currently holding in six separate crypto wallets. The FBI said these funds were stolen during “several” cryptocurrency heists.

Nvidia Sees Sale More Than Double on Earnings Report
The company says revenue jumped above $13.5 billion during Q2 and expect massive gains until the end of the year, with plans to buy back $25 billion of its stock. Is it too late to jump in?

Tornado Cash Devs Charged with Helping Hackers Launder $1B
The mixer, which obfuscates the origin of funds transacted through it, was sanctioned last year by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control after allegations that Lazarus had laundered the funds from multiple crypto hacks, including several from North Korea. One of the two devs is now in custody.

Google to Use AI to Fuel Security Enhancements to Google Workspace
Google announced several security-related enhancements to their Workspace products, including Gmail and Drive, some of which will use AI to automate specific tasks. It’s important to understand that these tools are still in development or in various stages of testing, but Google plans to add these updates later this year and in early 2024.

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