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Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news outlets to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and from China, targeting the US and Czechia — Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
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Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his “role as CEO has become an increasing distraction” — The crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in July — Alex Mashinsky—chief executive and cofounder of bankrupt cryptocurrency …
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FTX US President Brett Harrison plans to step down in the coming months and become an advisor after joining in May 2021 to oversee the company's rapid growth — - Brett Harrison — who joined FTX.US as president soon after its launch — is exiting the role.
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FTX US wins the auction for bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital's assets with a bid valued at ~$1.4B, including an “additional consideration” worth ~$111M — FTX US, the digital-asset exchange founded by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, won the auction for the assets of bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital Ltd.| Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk: |
Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based crypto wallet, Robinhood Wallet, in beta to the first 10,000 users who signed up in May 2022 — Robinhood has been steadily moving away from its original “walled garden” approach to crypto over the past year.
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The US SEC fines Oracle $23M for allegedly bribing officials in India, Turkey, and the UAE between 2016 and 2019, the second such fine after a 2012 settlement — - Oracle has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after it was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act … | Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: |
As the data of 10,000 Optus customers reportedly appears for sale, Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says Australian police are investigating a ransom demand — Australian mobile-phone company Optus said authorities are investigating an online ransom demand following a major data hack that exposed … | Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Study: 62.4% of electricity used by bitcoin miners in January was from fossil fuels, at odds with the Bitcoin Mining Council's estimate that ~59% is sustainable — The CCAF uses publicly available data to run a theoretical model to estimate the environmental footprint of bitcoin mining.
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| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses the Lightning Network for faster transactions, raised an $80M Series B led by Ten31 — Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Wyoming were among the investors in the Series B funding round.
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Intel announces its 13th Gen desktop CPU lineup, including the $589 flagship Core i9-13900K with 24 cores, shipping on October 20 — After weeks of teasers and leaks, Intel is finally making its 13th Gen processors official today. Intel's 13th Gen desktop CPUs will start arriving on October 20th …
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Meta tests one interface to manage Facebook and Instagram accounts and updates its registration pages to let users create accounts and login to both services — - Meta is testing new features intended to help people more easily manage their Facebook and Instagram accounts via one interface.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Denver-based Flatfile, which uses AI to onboard, structure, and clean data, raised a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $94.7M — Data cleansing — prepping data for applications like predictive analytics — takes time. In fact, data scientists spend …
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Crypto lender Nexo buys a stake in the parent of Summit National Bank, a US regulated bank, paving the way for it to offer US licensed banking services — - Cryptocurrency lender Nexo said it has agreed to buy an undisclosed stake in Hulett Bancorp, which owns a little-known bank called Summit National Bank.
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Beijing-based Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses in the US and adds iPhone support with a $59 dongle, expanding on its $599 Nreal Light glasses from 2021 — Augmented reality company Nreal is launching its stripped-down Air glasses in the United States.
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Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, MacRumors, XDA Developers, Engadget, Android Central, Android Central, Digital Trends, and ARPost. Tweets: @parkerortolani
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Un1feed launches the OG App, available on iOS and Android, offering an ad-free and suggestion-free Instagram feed, similar to Twitter lists — Instagram is currently a mess and users — including Kim Kardashian — are unhappy about it. The company is trying to cram too many features like Reels …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Intel announces Unison, letting users send texts, take calls, and transfer files to iOS and Android devices, starting with select 12th Gen PCs in the fall — New Intel PCs will soon have a feature that Macs have offered for years: the ability to text, take calls and send files to their iPhones.
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Space and Time, a decentralized data service that is developing “Proof-of-SQL” cryptography, raised $20M led by Microsoft's M12, following a $10M seed in July — Space and Time, a decentralized data platform, has raised $20 million in strategic funding to help businesses grow through smart contract technology.
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