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Amaka Nwaokocha / Cointelegraph : The US SEC acknowledges BlackRock's and Bitwise's spot bitcoin ETF applications, indicating the commencement of the official review process for the proposals   —  The SEC's acknowledgment indicates the commencement of the official review process for BlackRock's ETF proposal.  —  2279 Total views

Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post : Alibaba's food delivery service Ele.me commits to bring more social security and welfare benefits to its ~3M couriers, after a similar move by JD.com in March   —  Alibaba Group Holding-backed Chinese food delivery service Ele.me has committed to bring more social security and welfare benefits …

Anna Tong / Reuters : Some tech insiders say that generative AI won't save San Francisco's economy and commercial real estate woes as AI startups bring fewer jobs and automate work   —  In a frenzy unseen since the birth of social media in the early 2000s, investors are pouring billions into generative AI and fueling a startup boom in San Francisco.

Alex Ivanovs / Stack Diary : Brave appears to be selling copyrighted data for AI training and giving third parties the “rights” to that data, while not disclosing its own robot crawler   —  And even though there are some concerns about the type of data that was used [...]  —  I'm fairly certain …

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Bluesky adds the N-word to a “reserved” words list, after users reported that some usernames include the slur, highlighting the site's ongoing moderation issues   —  The oversight highlighted an ongoing moderation issue at the platform.  —  Before this week, Bluesky …

Newcomer : Despite a generative AI funding mania, data shows that other startup funding remains bleak, with valuations down and few IPOs, deals, and late-stage rounds   —  The slowdown in public offerings and late-stage financings puts startups in peril  —  The generative artificial intelligence mania …

An annual survey on diversity among Senate Democratic offices found that Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., have the least diverse staffs on their side of Capitol Hill. Just 12% of Manchin’s staff identify as non-Caucasian, the least of any Senate office, followed closely by Tester’s staff at 13% and Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., each with 15%. Tester does not employ anyone who identifies as Latino in his Senate office, according to the poll, while 2% of Manchin’s staff are Latino. Manchin’s office was the only one listed without any staffers who identify as LGBTQ. NAVY TAKES DOWN LGBTQ+ PRIDE POST ON INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER, REMOVES RAINBOW BANNER Fox News Digital reached out to Tester and Manchin’s offices for comment. Both moderate Democrats are up for re-election in 2024, both in states won by Donald Trump in the previous presidential race. Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, boasts the most diverse Senate staff as 71% identify as non-Caucas...