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FBI hack alert, Google Vids consumer launch, Xiaomi’s big bet · Newslit Daily

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  SPEAKER_00: Good morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's Thursday,
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  SPEAKER_00: August 28th,
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  SPEAKER_00: and you are listening to Newslit Daily,
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  expertly curated news bits on what is happening around us to
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  supercharge your
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  SPEAKER_00: mornings.
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  In today's edition,
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  FBI Warren's Chinese hacking campaign has expanded,
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  reaching 80 countries.
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  SPEAKER_00: The FBI and international partners warn,
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  A Chinese state-backed hacking campaign has breached 200 US
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  organizations and
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  SPEAKER_00: expanded to 80 countries,
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  SPEAKER_00: targeting telecoms,
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  SPEAKER_00: infrastructure,
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  SPEAKER_00: and political figures.
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  Google vids adds AI avatars to its video editor and launches a
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  consumer version.
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  SPEAKER_00: Google is expanding its vids editor with AI avatars,
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  SPEAKER_00: transcript cleanup tools,
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  SPEAKER_00: and image to video generation,
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  while also rolling out a free consumer version with basic
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  editing and templates.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Chinese gadget maker taking on Tesla and Apple.
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  Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi is expanding into electric
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  vehicles and high-end
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  SPEAKER_00: consumer hardware,
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  aiming to compete with global leaders like Tesla and Apple
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  through its ecosystem
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  SPEAKER_00: and manufacturing scale.
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  SPEAKER_00: Apple makes music push in radio after losing ground to Spotify.
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  Apple Music is expanding its reach by making its six curated
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  radio stations
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  SPEAKER_00: available on TuneIn,
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  giving access to 75 million users across smart speakers and
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  connected cars.
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  Google Cloud is developing its own blockchain for payments,
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  currently in private testnet.
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  SPEAKER_00: Google Cloud is piloting a new blockchain,
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  SPEAKER_00: the Universal Ledger,
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  SPEAKER_00: to support payments,
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  SPEAKER_00: smart contracts,
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  SPEAKER_00: and digital asset management for financial institutions.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's it for today.
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  SPEAKER_00: See you tomorrow.