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1. Threads, Meta’s Twitter, gets 10M downloads on its first day
2. OpenAI announces Superalignment, focused on saving humanity from AI
3. U.S. VC funding is -13% QoQ and -48% YoY, to $39.8B in Q2
4. Tesla, Chinese automakers sign pledge to avoid “abnormal pricing”

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1. Threads, Meta’s Twitter, gets 10M downloads on its first day

Threads: Mark Zuckerberg.

Threads, Meta’s Twitter, gets 10M downloads on its first day

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1. Threads, Meta’s Twitter, gets 10M downloads on its first day

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Threads, Meta’s Twitter, gets 10M downloads on its first day

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Binance sees $3.6B net outflows after restoring withdrawals following ~$6.3B hack

Binance investigating ~$6.3B hack potentially linked to compromised DevOps laptop

Apple debuts touchscreen MacBook Pro with M5 Pro/Max chips, light-up logo

Fed seen holding rates despite hot inflation, with Dec. hike in focus