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| Casey Newton / @caseynewton: |
Sources: Twitter cut ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract staff on November 12, which is expected to significantly impact content moderation and core infrastructure — Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract employees, with cuts expected to have significant impact to content moderation and the core infrastructure services that keep the site up and running. People inside are stunned.
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @reckless, @caseynewton, @mat, @benedictevans, @chrislhayes, @mmasnick, @mslopatto, @parismarx, @joshuaogundu, @garywhitta, @yelix, @zoeschiffer, @andrewconnell, @sifill_, @mistresssnowphd, @kimballscott, @quinnae_moon, @gartenberg, @film_girl, @davezatz, @erratarob, @hankgreen, @chrisgeidner, @martinsfp, @zoeschiffer, @gartenberg, @parismarx, @sifill_, @ranimolla, @carnage4life, @jordanzakarin, @thesnarkygent, @timnitgebru, @danushman, @esqueer_, @mattbc, @rmondello, @sokane1, @inafried, @seldo, @rklau, @mmasnick, @inafried, @carnage4life, @paleofuture, @inafried, @deliprao, @kimcrayton1, and @amyhoy
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas says it didn't order FTX to reopen withdrawals for Bahamas-based customers, refuting FTX's statement — FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request. — Crypto exchange FTX was not required …
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Reuters, International Business Times, The Daily Hodl, The Block, Web3 is going just great, Bloomberg, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, and CNBC
Tweets: @sbf_ftx, @scbgov_bs, @rbpfpolice, @sbf_ftx, @marceloclaure, @moskov, @cobie, @loopifyyy, @tree_of_alpha, @simondixontwitt, @nickdrakon, @nikhileshde, and @edzitron
| Financial Times: |
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Financial Times, The Block, crypto.news, Glasnost, Insider, Bloomberg, The Search Bar, Axios, Nonrival, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @kadhim, @tobin_tweets, @matt_levine, @jessefelder, @edzitron, @peterjliu, @kadhim, @moorehn, @crypt0xg, @antoinegara, @edzitron, @felixsalmon, @molly0xfff, @aliceemross, @obsoletedogma, @krugermacro, @bendreyfuss, @cburniske, @kadhim, @djohnson_cpa, @gladstein, @timmarchman, @edgecliffe, @fintechfrank, @carlquintanilla, @kadhim, and @kshaughnessy2
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Tweets: @_ryne_miller, @jump_, @c7five, @_ryne_miller, @elonmusk, @0xfoobar, @willmacaskill, @stephen_geiger, @meghankreynolds, @concodanomics, @elonmusk, @zachxbt, @robdenbleyker, @bgurley, @zachxbt, @devchart, @autismcapital, @phil_lewis_, @vydamo_, @rezendi, @marquardtglobal, @yoda, @johnlevenstein, @adam_k_levin, @hackenclub, @alex, @0xtre, @levie, @zachxbt, @autismcapital, @levie, @dsquareddigest, @edzitron, @vitalikbuterin, @joshtpm, @milkroaddaily, @mudit__gupta, @grdecter, @spreekaway, @dogetoshi, @im_goomba, @wublockchain, @wallstreetsilv, @cryptoub, @grady_booch, @edvis100, @autismcapital, @caseynewton, @davidmweissman, @kuroxlb, @carnage4life, @rmac18, @0xfoobar, @matthew_d_green, @cd_hooks, @asanwal, @0xfoobar, @alexhern, @lookonchain, @cz_binance, @profjeffjarviss, @harryh, @jchervinsky, @menlobear, @dollarsanddata, @travisyost, @mattballen4791, @edzitron, @milesjennings, @weldpond, @ericjackson, @grdecter, @mathewi, @cgasparino, @gergelyorosz, @ashleevance, @jordanschachtel, @cryptodonalt, @justinbennettfx, @ericliptonnyt, @buccocapital, @route2fi, @autismcapital, @7im, @modestproposal1, @davidgokhshtein, @hunterwalk, @teroterotero, @rmac18, @cloud_opinion, @autismcapital, @gordongoner, @zachweinberg, @profjeffjarviss, @wublockchain, @scupytrooples, @gergelyorosz, @carnage4life, @fintechfrank, @erikvoorhees, @marionawfal, @litcapital, @ki_young_ju, @jason, @coinbureau, @nekoztek, @0xfoobar, @conejocapital, @zachxbt, @bantg, @marionawfal, @dylanleclair_, @dmitryopines, @iamdcinvestor, @functi0nzer0, @adamscochran, @mhonkasalo, @autismcapital, @noahpinion, @adamscochran, @219_eth, @cryptovinco, @0xwave, @tradermayne, @crypto_chase, @adamscochran, @iamnoahmiller, @themlpx, @tradermayne, @thedata_nerd, @219_eth, @abu9ala7, @tradermayne, @0xfbifemboy, @davidfbailey, @octal, @valueandtime, @whale_alert, @sassal0x, @jillrgunter, @josephpolitano, @asvanevik, @srpeterseth, @coinmamba, @ryansadams, @msuiche, @mrjasonchoi, @route2fi, @jonwu_, and @minigrogu
| Richard Rushfield / The Ankler: |
Source: Michael Lewis shadowed Sam Bankman-Fried for the past six months and CAA is pitching Lewis' yet-to-be-written book on FTX's collapse to Hollywood buyers — Author compares Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance's CZ to ‘Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader’ in email sent by CAA — In this issue:
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| Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: |
Binance announces a recovery fund to help “otherwise strong” projects facing a liquidity crisis; Justin Sun says Tron, Huobi, and Poloniex will support Binance — Tron founder Justin Sun said that Tron, Huobi Global and Poloniex will support Binance in its initiative.
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The Block, Decrypt, Livemint, Cryptopolitan, CryptoPotato, Livemint, and Bloomberg
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Binance and Huobi block deposits of FTX's native token, FTT, after 192M+ tokens worth ~$400M were released out of schedule and without warning from FTX — The tokens were released out of schedule from FTT's main deployer address, with no official explanation.
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The Block, Coinspeaker, CoinGape, Binance, Reuters, Bitcoin News, and The Daily Hodl
Tweets: @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @binance, @zachweinberg, @ben_mckenzie, and @fredwalton216
| Molly White / Web3 is going just great: |
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek admits the company accidentally sent 320K ETH (~$416M) meant for cold storage to crypto exchange Gate.io, which returned the funds — A Twitter user posted Etherscan screenshots showing a massive flow of crypto from the Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange to another exchange, Gate.io.
| Bloomberg: |
A profile of Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as he faces criticism for the company's targeted ads, his metaverse ambitions, years of dating the head of HR, and more — John Riccitiello was on top of the metaverse. Last November the chief executive officer of Unity Software Inc. spilled the news … | Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Sources and docs: Elon Musk's SpaceX orders a large Twitter ad package, promoting Starlink in a “takeover” in Spain and Australia that can cost $250K+ per day — - Elon Musk's aerospace business SpaceX just ordered one of the larger advertising packages available from Twitter …
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Reuters, Coinspeaker, Neowin, Watcher Guru, Mashable, and CoinGape
Tweets: @lorakolodny, @blackstemusa, @mslopatto, @walkerbragman, @owillis, @embryethan, @axellycan, @andylevy, @docadam, @filippie509, @elonmusk, @rmac18, @drewharwell, @shannonmstirone, @john_hempton, @jason_kint, and @jordanzakarin. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
A profile of Dan O'Dowd, who made a fortune with his embedded systems OS company and is now obsessed with exposing Tesla's FSD beta as incomplete and unsafe — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — When Dan O'Dowd had his midlife crisis, he bought two near-identical Tesla Roadsters, the first model the electric carmaker ever produced.
Tweets: @gerritd, @gartenberg, @realdanodowd, and @niubi
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
DeviantArt announces DreamUp, a text-to-image generator based on Stable Diffusion, drawing intense criticism from its artist community — Confused artists discover their work will be used for AI training by default. — On Friday, the online art community DeviantArt announced DreamUp …
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Engadget, New York Post, TechCrunch, Kotaku, PCMag, and The Guardian
Tweets: @elonjames, @wickedinsignia, @ricecorpse, @snuffles, @andantonius, @geneljumalon, @deviantart, @svltart, @deviantart, @ianfayart, and @arvalis
| Aisha S Gani / Bloomberg: |
Seeking to diversify its revenue streams, Klarna launches a price comparison tool in the US, UK, and Nordics; Klarna acquired PriceRunner for ~$125M in 2022 — Klarna has rolled out a search and compare tool in the UK and Nordics as the fintech looks to diversify its revenue away from buy-now … | Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube introduces a Live Q&A feature designed to help creators select and manage viewers' chat questions during livestreams — YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams.Sponsor Posts
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