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Bitcoin falls 7%+ to under $32,000, its lowest level since July 2021, as investors flee riskier investments; Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and others also drop — Bitcoin extended losses, dropping below $31,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high …
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Tweets: @lfg_org, @schwarz, @stablekwon, @saylor, @cryptomanran, @maybebullish, @bennetttomlin, @zachweinberg, @cryptowhale, @timbray, @timbray, @iamjosephyoung, @adamsinger, @thestalwart, @ahcastor, @naiivememe, @robustus, @kaiynne, @nlw, @ben_mckenzie, @ryansadams, @saxena_puru, @tier10k, @twobitidiot, @ldrogen, @robustus, @punk6529, @carnage4life, @adamsinger, @trustlessstate, @bitfinexed, and @davidzmorris
| Anushree Dave / The Block: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will start letting some US creators test digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, and won't charge for sharing NFTs — Meta will start testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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Staff email: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company will slash marketing and incentive spending, treat hiring as a “privilege”, focus on profit, and more — - Uber will slash spending on marketing and incentives and treat hiring as a “privilege,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff on Sunday.
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Axios, Insider, Gizmodo, The Verge, The Hill, Reuters, Protocol, Fortune, The Economic Times, TechCrunch, Benzinga, City A.M., and Barron's Online
Tweets: @dee_bosa, @dee_bosa, @shiraovide, @shiraovide, @niklausfuller, @breadcrumbsre, @ericnewcomer, @mattzeitlin, @marypcbuk, @mateosfo, @bgurley, @gergelyorosz, @jeffnolan, @tedkempcnbc, @european_dgi, @dee_bosa, @jyarow, @tomprice, @shafiquegajdhar, @petergyang, @traceyryniec, @transitcenter, @cabvisiontaxi, @shortsightedcap, @wallstcynic, @marceloplima, and @cmungerilal
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Clearview AI reaches a settlement with the ACLU by agreeing to stop selling or offering free access to its facial recognition database to most US businesses — The settlement marks one of the most significant court actions yet against a company known for downloading billions of people's photos …
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
The White House says 20 ISPs, including Verizon, Comcast, and Charter, have agreed to offer 100 Mbps internet service for $30 per month to low-income families — The White House said Monday 20 internet service providers have agreed to offer $30 high-speed internet plans to low-income families …
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Tweets: @repmarktakano, @axios, @cmclymer, @aurorao83, @tonyromm, @karlbode, @frankcatalano, @guykawasaki, @cecproff, @kansasresisters, @whitehouse, @ambrice46, @briandeesenec, @vp, and @omunderdal
| Washington Post: |
Researchers: Elon Musk, who vowed to defeat Twitter's “spam bots or die trying”, has long benefited from “fanbots” boosting Tesla shares and deriding critics — Mechanized accounts have sought to boost Tesla shares, deride critics and push the pending takeover of Twitter.
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Nieman Lab, Bitcoinist.com, CoinQuora, International Business Times, Benzinga, Insider, and New York Post
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @josephmenn, @chetfaliszek, and @washingtonpost
| Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: as China restricts access due to COVID-19, Apple is giving local workers more authority as US staff monitors progress using live streaming and AR — Tech giant passes more authority to local workers, uses live streaming and augmented reality to ensure products made in China come out on time
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MacRumors, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @pstasiatech, @anthony, @jchengwsj, and @niubi
| New York Times: |
Tesla's stock is down 30%+ since Elon Musk disclosed his Twitter stake on April 4, as investors worry about his personal debt and Twitter becoming a distraction — The chief executive's debt load, his divided attention and Twitter's own challenges could all take a toll on his electric-car company.
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Hindenburg Research, Axios, Sylvain Saurel's Newsletter, and Wccftech
Tweets: @johnwilson, @masonpelt, @alex, and @gmbutts
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Despite Apple's push into AR, its lack of mobile Safari support for web-based AR lags browser providers like Google, Samsung, who have supported WebXR for years — “AR is going to change the way we use technology forever.” For the past five years, Tim Cook has used every possible opportunity …
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9to5Mac and AppleInsider
| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
Lincoln College becomes the first US higher education institution to close in part due to a ransomware attack, which began in Dec. 2021 and thwarted admissions — Lincoln College is scheduled to close its doors Friday, becoming the first U.S. institution of higher learning to shut down in part due to a ransomware attack.
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Engadget, The Hill, IT Management, and Herald & Review
Tweets: @kevincollier, @chrisgnardi, @k8em0, @oneunderscore__, and @ericgeller
| Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: |
Costa Rica's president declares a state of emergency after the Conti ransomware group publishes 672GB of data that appears to belong to government agencies — The Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves has declared a national emergency following cyber attacks from Conti ransomware group on multiple government bodies.
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Metacurity, Tech Monitor, The Record, Gizmodo, Cybernews.com, Silicon Republic, Malwarebytes Labs, Bob's Newsletter, The Hacker News, and Reuters
Tweets: @statedeptspox and @campuscodi
| Kenrick Cai / Forbes: |
New York-based Hugging Face, which is building an open-source library of machine learning models, raises a $100M Series C at a $2B valuation led by Lux Capital — Newly valued at $2 billion, the AI 50 debutant originated as a chatbot for teenagers. Now, it has aspirations …
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huggingface.co, SiliconANGLE, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @kenrickcai, @kenrickcai, and @alexrkonrad
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