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Top tech news stories today: April 8, 2024

Explore Hong Kong’s booming Web3 surge, Elon Musk’s intense battle over Brazil’s X accounts, and other thrilling updates awaiting discovery.

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PublishedApril 8, 2024

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Explore Hong Kong’s booming Web3 surge, Elon Musk’s intense battle over Brazil’s X accounts, and other thrilling updates awaiting discovery.

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Get ready for today’s tech frenzy. Dive into Hong Kong’s explosive Web3 surge, Apple’s retro gaming revival, Elon Musk’s fiery clash over Brazil’s X accounts, and a whole lot more exciting updates. Hong Kong hosts over 220 Web3 companies from 20 countries, focusing on virtual asset exchanges, blockchain infrastructure, and payment services. The government, led by Deputy Secretary Edmond Huang, is modifying laws for formal oversight of virtual asset trading, aiming to allow intermediary institutions to offer a range of virtual asset services. ( Blockchain.News )

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South Korea’s upcoming parliamentary election sees political campaigns tapping into the country’s thriving crypto market to court voters. The People Power Party vows to delay digital-asset taxes, while the Democratic Party advocates for lifting ETF restrictions, including those on US Bitcoin products, amid regulatory concerns over brokering such products locally. ( Cryptonews ) Google Cloud appoints Noor Al-Sulaiti as head of security business development and government relations for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa. Al-Sulaiti aims to bolster cybersecurity in the region through strategic partnerships with governments. ( Capacity ) Palantir Technologies and Oracle join forces to offer AI software on Oracle’s cloud platform. Palantir stock rose briefly but closed down with Nasdaq’s fall. ( Investor’s Business Daily ) Apple has axed more than 600 jobs after allegedly abandoning its self-driving car ambitions. The majority of layoffs stem from the California site dedicated to the now-defunct project. ( BBC )