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| Kelsey Piper / Vox: |
A chat via DM with SBF on why regulators “make everything worse”, FTX and Alameda's “messy accounting”, why he regrets filing for bankruptcy, ethics, and more — The fallen crypto CEO on what went wrong, why he did what he did, and what lies he told along the way.
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| Reuters: |
Sources reveal FTX and Alameda's dubious financial practices, like showing investors some of the same assets on their books despite claiming separate operations — As customers withdrew billions of dollars from crypto exchange FTX one frantic Sunday this month, founder Sam Bankman-Fried worked …
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Semafor, Protos, publication, Bloomberg, Forkast, The Boston Globe, crypto.news, CoinDesk, and Game Rant
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| Peter White / Deadline: |
Apple plans to launch its Major League Soccer Season Pass on February 1 for $15/month or $99/season and $13/month or $79/season for Apple TV+ subscribers — Apple has unveiled more plans for its launch of Major League Soccer (MLS). — The streamer has revealed the pricing and launch details …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: BlockFi plans to file for bankruptcy within days, after pausing withdrawals; FTX US gave the crypto lender a $400M revolving credit line in July 2022 — Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi Inc. is preparing to file for bankruptcy within days, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
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| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Microsoft rolls out Discord voice chat integration to all Xbox users after an Insiders test; PlayStation will reportedly get deeper Discord integration in 2023 — Microsoft is now rolling out the Xbox November update, which includes a heap of useful features.
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Evernote agrees to be acquired by Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons, in a transaction expected to close in early 2023; Evernote has raised $290M to date — Evernote, the note-taking and task management app founded over 20 years ago, has been acquired by Milan-based app developer Bending Spoons.
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| Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: |
Genesis' crypto lending unit, which had $2.8B in Q3 2022 active loans, halts redemptions and new loan originations; trading and custody services are unaffected — The unit, known as Genesis Global Capital, serves an institutional client base and had $2.8 billion in total active loans as of the end of the third quarter of 2022.
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| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Nvidia and Microsoft sign a multiyear deal to build an AI supercomputer in the cloud, making Azure the first public cloud to incorporate Nvidia's full AI stack — Nvidia and Microsoft announced Wednesday a multi-year collaboration to build an AI supercomputer in the cloud, adding tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs to Microsoft Azure.
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Nvidia reports Q3 revenue down 17% YoY to $5.93B, vs. $5.77B est., including Data Center revenue up 31% YoY to $3.83B and Gaming revenue down 51% YoY to $1.57B — - Nvidia reported fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday for the period ending in October with sales beating analyst expectations but earnings per share coming in light.| Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: |
Intel unveils FakeCatcher, a web app to detect deepfakes in real time that works by analyzing the subtle “blood flow” in video pixels, claims 96% accuracy rate — On Monday, Intel introduced FakeCatcher, which it says is the first real-time detector of deepfakes — that is … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Internal documents: Amazon is offering voluntary buyouts to some employees as it looks for ways to cut its headcount beyond the massive layoffs already underway — - Amazon sent out “voluntary severance” offers to some employees this week as it looks for ways to rein in costs beyond the massive layoffs already announced.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
The FBI and CISA say an Iranian-backed threat group hacked a US Federal Civilian Executive Branch and deployed XMRig cryptomining malware via the Log4Shell flaw — The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory published today that an unnamed Iranian-backed threat group hacked …
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CISA, CNN, DeviceSecurity.io, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Nextgov, CyberScoop, GovTech, TechCrunch, and Cybersecurity Dive. Tweets: @aminsabeti
| Washington Post: |
Elon Musk emails Twitter employees an ultimatum: commit to a new “hardcore” Twitter by 5pm ET on November 17 or leave with three months severance — It comes as Musk's first major feature, Twitter Blue Verified, was halted while the company probes issues that arose from its launch.
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CNN, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, CNBC, BBC, Axios, Forbes, Livemint, The Hill, PCWorld, WeRSM, Agence France-Presse, Los Angeles Times, and NPR
Tweets: @gergelyorosz, @donie, @zoeschiffer, @paulg, @adamndsmith, @gergelyorosz, @zoeschiffer, @hopelesssurfer, @paulg, @katies, @kfury, @faizsays, @mnateshyamalan, @elonmusk, @gergelyorosz, @evleaks, @can, @kurtwagner8, @benedictevans, @moorehn, @gergelyorosz, @micsolana, @benedictevans, @hamiltonnolan, @mileskahn, @mmasnick, @benedictevans, @stevestreza, @moviehooligan, @rottenindenmark, @markaschparody, @davidoatkins, @spencerrascoff, @shiraovide, @liamkircher, @tszzl, @mattyglesias, @ariehkovler, @alexhern, @maxkennerly, and @badastronomer
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Tweets: @skilldrick, @elonmusk, @gergelyorosz, @thinkingfish, @taylorlorenz, and @gergelyorosz
| Bloomberg: |
NetEase and Blizzard plan to end their 14-year partnership after January 2023, leaving Chinese players' access to games like Warcraft and Overwatch in question — NetEase Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment Inc. plan to end their 14-year partnership after January, depriving the Chinese firm …
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VentureBeat, TechCrunch, The Verge, Forbes, Reuters, PC Gamer, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @therealjoshye, @therealjoshye, @therealjoshye, @therealjoshye, @lmatsakis, and @6d6f636869
| Colin Wilhelm / The Block: |
The US House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing in December on FTX's collapse and invites Sam Bankman-Fried, Alameda, Binance, and others — - The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on FTX in December. — In a joint statement announcing the hearing …
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