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From Vets To Labor: The Policies VP Pick Walz Has Backed
by Gunnar Larson 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

From Vets To Labor: The Policies VP Pick Walz Has Backed <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Hannah Albarazi Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Kamala Harris' pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate pairs her with a state leader and former lawmaker who has advocated for veterans' rights and public education while also championing a more progressive agenda, from cannabis legalization to abortion care access to stronger union rights. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866782?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Convicted Mango Markets Crypto Trader Wants Acquittal
by Gunnar Larson 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

Convicted Mango Markets Crypto Trader Wants Acquittal <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866806?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely The crypto trader who was convicted of fraudulently draining more than $100 million from trading platform Mango Markets told a Manhattan federal judge that he should be fully acquitted on the grounds that federal prosecutors failed to prove at trial that he violated the law. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866806?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866806?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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SEC Decries Coinbase's 'Sweeping' Discovery Demand
by Gunnar Larson 08 Aug '24

08 Aug '24

SEC Decries Coinbase's 'Sweeping' Discovery Demand <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866819?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has urged a New York federal judge to deny crypto exchange Coinbase's "additional, sweeping" request for all documents and communications the regulator may have made surrounding how securities laws apply to digital assets, arguing most of the documents are privileged or irrelevant to the case. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866819?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866819?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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BREAKING: Ripple Ordered To Pay $125M Penalty In SEC Case
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

BREAKING: Ripple Ordered To Pay $125M Penalty In SEC Case <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1867540?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Aislinn Keely A New York federal judge ordered Ripple Labs to pay a $125 million civil penalty on Wednesday in a long-awaited order addressing remedies for the blockchain firm's failure to register institutional sales of its XRP token with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1867540?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1867540?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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[crazy] Decompiling Simple Code with Unprocessed LLaMa 3.1 70B
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

--- two.cpp 2024-08-06 20:28:36.848916229 -0400 +++ output.txt 2024-08-07 13:24:28.349998464 -0400 @@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ int main() { - std::cout << "Hi hi !" << std::endl; + std::cout << "Hi hi!"; } I had rented a server for a different reason and tried running this on it. It took 200GB of gpu ram to do this with the raw llama 70b bfloat16 weights via huggingface transformers (not sure why quite so much, but the context is huge so it could be that). You can run llama 405B at 4bit quantization in the same size. I rented a 10x 24GB gpu system on vast.ai for $3/hour. There are other providers now that may be cheaper and/or blockchain-based. Sadly presently needs a huggingface login and application to download the weights, there are also liberated copies of the model in various forms I believe. [... i'd like to upload it to arweave but my uploader is buggy and it would land corrupt atm...]

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2nd Circ. Says Citi Whistleblower Can't Get Cut Of $400M Fine
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

2nd Circ. Says Citi Whistleblower Can't Get Cut Of $400M Fine <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866889?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Sarah Jarvis The Second Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Citibank executive's whistleblower lawsuit seeking a piece of a $400 million fine the bank paid, finding that she failed to allege a valid False Claims Act claim and therefore has no right to a portion of financial recovery. Opinion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866889?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1866889?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Teaching Scuba Diving Makes Me A Better Lawyer <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> As a master scuba instructor, I’ve learned how to prepare for the unexpected, overcome fears and practice patience, and each of these skills – among the many others I’ve developed – has profoundly enhanced my work as a lawyer, says Ron Raether at Troutman Pepper. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/1849932?nl_pk=a34c25b5-…>

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Forfeiture Gives NCA's Rarely Used 'McMafia' Order A Boost
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Forfeiture Gives NCA's Rarely Used 'McMafia' Order A Boost <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Christopher Crosby The seizure by the National Crime Agency of £22 million ($28 million) in properties from a banker's wife who is in prison allowed it to display its "McMafia" powers, although lawyers still have doubts about the future of the rarely-used enforcement tool. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866733?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Pension Body Urges Sector Tech Overhaul After CrowdStrike
by Gunnar Larson 07 Aug '24

07 Aug '24

Pension Body Urges Sector Tech Overhaul After CrowdStrike <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Martin Croucher The pension industry must take steps to bolster its data security or else put the life savings of millions of Britons at risk, experts warned Tuesday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1866708?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Payment Processor And Bank Defrauded Merchants, Suit Says
by Gunnar Larson 06 Aug '24

06 Aug '24

Payment Processor And Bank Defrauded Merchants, Suit Says <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Sydney Price Payment processor Paynetworx LLC and its partner bank Pathward Financial Inc. have been hit with a suit by two merchants who say the payment company and the bank misrepresented fees and their compliance with card network rules, causing the merchants to make millions in unnecessary and improper payments. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1866420?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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