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Sources: Stripe appoints Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang to serve as CEO of its planned Layer-1 blockchain Tempo; a source says Huang will remain at Paradigm (Fortune)
https://fortune.com/crypto/2025/08/12/matt-huang-paradigm-stripe-tempo-blockchain-ceo/…

Exclusive: Top crypto VC Matt Huang to lead Stripe blockchain Tempo as CEO, stay at Paradigm
Huang serves on Stripe’s board, and his VC firm Paradigm is helping incubate the fintech’s blockchain.

Preparing for tomorrow's No Kings protests?
✅ 54 Anti-Trump Protest Sign Ideas for the No Kings Protest
https://wildingout.substack.com/p/54-anti-trump-protest-sign-ideas

54 Anti-Trump Protest Sign Ideas for the No Kings Protest
Fun signs ideas that are creative as they are hilarious

product_space: Atlas of Economic Complexity export network
Two networks of economic products, where a pair of products are connected if they are exported at similar rates by the same countries. The data are a projection from a bipartite network of nations and the products they export. Edges weights represent a similarity score (called "proximity"). Data based on UN Comtrade worldwide trade patterns. SITC network based on the Standard International Trade Classification and HS …

"Thousands of firefighters combat three major fires in Portugal"
#Portugal #Wildfire
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Thousands of firefighters combat three major fires in Portugal
A fire in the municipality of Trancoso has threatened to engulf homes as Portugal struggles to contain a worsening wildfire season.

👽 Conspiracy theory participation expands as research reveals participatory culture appeal
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-conspiracy-theory-reveals-participatory-culture.html

Conspiracy theory participation expands as research reveals participatory culture appeal
A five-year study dispels the stereotype of conspiracy theorists as angry loners or keyboard warriors. Rather, social and emotional connections provided by conspiracy theorists are recruiting diverse participants on a growing scale.

Datenleck bei McDonald's und der für Einstellungen beauftragten KI-Firma Paradox
McDonald's nutzt einen KI-Chatbot für Einstellungsgespräche, doch die dabei gesammelten Daten waren kaum geschützt. Sicherheitsforscher fanden einfach Zugriff.

Time appoints Michael Mraz as SVP, Head of Product and Platform AI for "infusing" AI into its product architecture, newsroom workflows, and audience engagement (Time)
https://time.com/7308072/time-appoints-michael-mraz-as-svp-head-of-prod…

TIME Appoints Michael Mraz as SVP, Head of Product and Platform AI
TIME Appoints Michael Mraz as SVP, Head of Product and Platform AI

Pro-Ukrainian partisans destroy car used by Chechen unit in occupied Mariupol, Atesh claims: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/13/proukrainian-partisans-destroy-car-used.html

Required reading.
✅ Human Rights Campaign | Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety
https://www.hrc.org/resources/tips-for-preparedness-peaceful-protesting-and-safety

Tips for Preparedness, Peaceful Protesting, and Safety
Safety and preparedness are essential in uncertain times. Whether you're preparing for an emergency or participating in a peaceful protest, these…

Trump: 30 Prozent Zölle auf EU-Produkte ab 1. August
Ab 1. August gelten 30 Prozent für die EU und Mexiko. Die Union hofft weiter auf eine Einigung, ein erstes Konzept gibt es bereits.
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