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Binance says 2M BNB, worth ~$570M, were stolen from its BNB Chain in an exploit; “majority” of BNB are in the hacker's wallet, ~$100M worth were “unrecovered” — Hackers have stolen around $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a Binance-linked blockchain …
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| Richard Lawler / The Verge: |
Filing: a judge grants Elon Musk's request to halt the Twitter trial and says that if the deal doesn't close by 5pm on October 28, the trial begins in November — The pending trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is suddenly on hold, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick granted the Musk side's request for a stay … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Musk-Twitter talks are stuck on a debt-financing issue; Musk wants to reserve the right to sue Twitter for allegedly misleading him about bot accounts — Talks between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. to reach a resolution of the $44 billion takeover are stuck in part over Musk's statement …
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| Roula Khalaf / Financial Times: |
Interview with Elon Musk: it is “vaguely therapeutic” to “play the fool on Twitter”, Truth Social is a right-wing echo chamber that can be called Trumpet, more — Dinner with Elon Musk begins with a drive in a Tesla. I am seated in the back, next to X, the billionaire's two-and-a-half-year-old son.
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Quartz, Coinpedia Fintech News, and New York Times
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Internal memo: Meta's VP of Metaverse says Horizon Worlds is suffering from too many quality issues and even the team building the app isn't using it very much — Meta's VR social network Horizon Worlds — the company's flagship “metaverse” app — is suffering from too many quality issues …
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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
A look at life in Meta's VR-based social network Horizon Worlds, interacting with early adopters including preteens, parents, insomniacs, and aspiring comedians — Every hour of the day and night with the gamers, parents, insomniacs, preteens and aspiring comedians who are the earliest adopters …
Tweets: @kashhill, @thepacketrat, @michaelroston, @flitteronfraud, @thechowderhead, @kellymakena, @kashhill, and @ceciliakang
| Bloomberg: |
Amazon stops working on Scout, its autonomous, cooler-sized home delivery robot in testing since 2019; source: ~400 people were working on the project globally — Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down tests of its home delivery robot, the latest sign that the e-commerce giant is starting to wind …
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Tweets: @chr1sa, @tashaark, @bradstone, @mark_riedl, and @modestproposal1
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Meta warns 1M Facebook users that their account info may have been stolen by 400+ apps, often via a “Login with Facebook” button, on App Store and Google Play — Meta is warning 1 million Facebook users that their account information may have been compromised by third-party apps from Apple or Google's stores.
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Tweets: @metanewsroom, @fosspatents, @mikedelmoro, @yoda, and @iblametom
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
EU doc: regulators sent game developers ~100 questions about Microsoft's Activision acquisition, including whether Activision's games may be blocked from rivals — EU antitrust regulators are asking games developers whether Microsoft (MSFT.O) will be incentivised to block rivals' access to … | Asa Hiken / Ad Age: |
Sources: Crypto.com saw a 30%-40% reduction in headcount between June and August, with 2,000+ employees leaving the company, mostly due to layoffs — The cryptocurrency exchange has been dramatically downsizing its marketing deals and headcount in the wake of crypto winter — May 7 was a joyous day at Crypto.com.
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Tweets: @adage, @voiceofratana, and @asabhiken
| Kim Jaewon / Nikkei Asia: |
Samsung says its Q3 profit likely dropped 31.7% YoY to $7.7B amid inflation, and estimates that revenue for Q3 increased 2.7% to about $53B — South Korean tech company may suffer poor earnings in coming quarters — SEOUL — Samsung Electronics said Friday that its operating profit likely fell …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
AMD announces ~$5.6B in preliminary Q3 revenue, below its outlook of $6.7B plus or minus $200M, driven by weaker Client segment revenue and supply chain issues — - AMD issued preliminary third-quarter results Thursday that are well below its initial guidance.
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Tweets: @carnage4life, @shortl2021, and @stephanie_link
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Jiko, a neobank that gives companies “low-cost access” to short-term US Treasury bills, raised a $40M Series B, bringing its total funding to $87.7M — Jiko started its life as a mobile bank for consumers. But over time, the fintech startup has evolved its model …
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Google announces the Pixel 7 Pro with a 6.7-inch 120Hz LTPO display, updated “camera bar”, Tensor G2, Android 13, and software face unlock, starting at $899 — At the latest Made by Google launch event, Google has fully detailed the Pixel 7 Pro following a number of early looks, leaks, and teases.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
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Tweets: @madebygoogle, @eric_seufert, @knewkeed, and @rycrist
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the circular Pixel Watch with a 41mm case, a curved display, Fitbit health features, and Wear OS, $350 for Wi-Fi and $400 for LTE; preorder now — Google gets into the smartwatch game for real with the $350 Wear OS device — 2021 was the Pixel's year.
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9to5Google, The Keyword, XDA Developers, Android Central, GreenBot, Trak.in, TechEBlog, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @ianzelbo, @ronamadeo, @joannastern, @wmsteele, @dcseifert, @lanceulanoff, @ronamadeo, @stshank, @stshank, @jetscott, @stevekovach, @richontech, and @jetscott
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
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