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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Leaked financials: FTX had revenue of $1.02B in 2021, up from $89M in 2020; operating income grew from $14M to $272M; US accounted for less than 5% of revenue — - FTX saw explosive growth last year driven by its global trading business, according to audited financials seen by CNBC.
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| Scott Chipolina / Financial Times: |
JPMorgan: Tether, Circle, and other stablecoin issuers now hold $80B of short-term US government debt, accounting for 2% of the Treasury bills market as of May — Ownership highlights how digital asset players are encroaching on traditional markets — Stablecoin issuers like Tether …
Tweets: @eden_holdings
| Zeyi Yang / MIT Technology Review: |
An overview of electronic design automation software used for designing chips, as the US Commerce Department announces export controls on certain EDA tools — The US has moved to restrict export of EDA software. What is it, and how will the move affect China?| Financial Times: |
SoftBank CFO says the company sold a large part of its stake in Alibaba to “instantly show” investors its finances were solid after a $23B quarterly loss — Yoshimitsu Goto says Japanese technology group wanted to ‘instantly show’ its finances were solid| Kalley Huang / New York Times: |
Find My and other location-sharing apps have become a staple in some young people's friendships, ostensibly for safety while blurring lines of privacy — Introduced 10 years ago, the app has slowly become a popular way to keep track of friends. But it comes with considerable privacy concerns.
Tweets: @keatonfox and @kashhill
| Ryan Naraine / SecurityWeek: |
TXOne Networks, which builds and sells tech for securing industrial IoT environments, has raised a $70M Series B led by TGVest Capital — TXOne Networks, a joint venture between cybersecurity firm Trend Micro and industrial networking solutions provider Moxa, has banked $70 million in new venture capital funding.
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| Gary Gensler / Wall Street Journal: |
SEC chair says recent market events show why it is critical for companies offering crypto lending to comply with federal securities laws to protect investors — Securities laws that protect investors continue to apply even when new technologies come along. — WSJ Opinion: Hits and Misses of the Week
Tweets: @bitfinexed, @vincemcp, and @carlosdomingo
| Beth DeCarbo / Wall Street Journal: |
How Georgia State University and other schools are using apps and AI chatbots to help attract students, guide them through graduation, and launch their careers — More institutions are using apps and analytics to help attract students, guide them through graduation and launch their careers
Tweets: @demetria_g
| Patricia Hernandez / Kotaku: |
Zuckerberg responds to the mockery of the Horizon Worlds selfie, saying it was taken quickly to celebrate a launch and promises major updates to avatar graphics — Earlier this week was supposed to be a celebratory time for the folks at Meta, as its reality-devouring project Horizon Worlds was now available in more countries.
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| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
UK's ruling Conservative Party is offering its 160K members the option to vote online in a leadership election to decide the country's next prime minister — In prime-minister race, Conservative Party wants to make voting more convenient for its 160,000 eligible members; no U.S. state permits universal online voting
Tweets: @dnvolz and @dcjohnson
| New York Times: |
Twitter CFO Ned Segal told employees in an email that they might receive only half of their annual bonuses as the company grapples with economic uncertainty — The company blamed its financial performance for the potential bonus cut. — Twitter warned its employees on Friday … | Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
FDIC issues cease-and-desist letters to FTX US and four other crypto firms over making “false representations” that their crypto products might be FDIC-insured — - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said Friday that it sent cease-and-desist letters to five crypto companies …
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