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| Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune: |
In an interview, SBF claims he donated about the same amount to both parties in 2022 but the GOP donations were “dark” money, discusses Alameda, FTT, and more — Sam Bankman-Fried's donations to Democrats are well documented. In an interview released Tuesday …
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| Financial Times: |
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| Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal: |
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| Sara Dorn / Forbes: |
Republicans Ron DeSantis, Ken Buck, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and others mention legislative action to curb Apple's app market power after Elon Musk's tweets — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of Republicans criticizing Apple after Twitter owner Elon Musk claimed …
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| Platformer: |
Internal messages: Twitter's EMEA ad revenue dropped 15% YoY and weekly bookings are down 49%; source: Blue is delayed as Twitter seeks to skirt App Store fees — Revenues are in free fall, employees say. Can Musk turn the tide? — and Zoë Schiffer
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
The European Central Bank says that bitcoin is “rarely used for legal transactions” and is on the “road to irrelevance”, without citing any strong data points — European Central Bank officials alleged on Wednesday that bitcoin is “rarely used for legal transactions …
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| Juliana Liu / CNN: |
Chinese state media: a five-day COVID-19 lockdown in Zhengzhou, home to Foxconn's iPhone plant, has been lifted; an analyst says disruptions cost Apple $1B/week — Hong Kong CNN Business — The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, home to the world's largest iPhone factory …
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| Josh Horwitz / Reuters: |
Analysis of Apple's supply chain data shows 44% to 47% of suppliers were China-based between 2014 and 2019, dropping to 41% in 2020 and 36% in 2021 — Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) wide exposure to Chinese manufacturing, notable both for its low costs and rising risks, has receded since the COVID-19 pandemic began … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Binance acquires Japan-based licensed exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin for an undisclosed sum, the exchange's re-entry to Japan and first license in East Asia — - Binance has entered Japan by acquiring the locally licensed exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC). — The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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| The Intercept: |
Some prominent antifascist organizers and journalists have had Twitter accounts suspended in the past week, after right-wing operatives appealed to Elon Musk — Elon Musk claims to be “fighting for free speech in America” but the social network's new owner appears to be overseeing a purge of left-wing activists from the platform.
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| Christiana Loureiro / The Block: |
IBM and Maersk plan to shutter their blockchain supply chain service TradeLens, launched in 2018, in Q1 2023; Maersk blames a lack of industry collaboration — - The companies made a viable platform but couldn't get a global collaboration going. — Danish shipping company Maersk and IBM …
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources detail Huawei's plans to stealthily build a domestic chip supply chain with partners in Beijing, Wuhan, Qingdao, and Shenzhen, investing over $55.8B — Battered by sanctions, Huawei leads the way in stealthily building a domestic semiconductor supply chain| CNBC: |
In a bankruptcy hearing, BlockFi's lawyers say the lender plans to reopen withdrawals, BlockFi lent $671M to Alameda and has $355M frozen on FTX, and more — - BlockFi's first bankruptcy hearing in New Jersey kicked off on Tuesday, with lawyers emphasizing the crypto lender's strong corporate controls and customer prioritization.
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| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
Emboldened by FTX's collapse, the disgraced founders of Terra, Celsius, and Three Arrows Capital have reemerged, offering their thoughts on SBF, FTX, and more — Welcome to Bloomberg Crypto, our twice-weekly look at Bitcoin, blockchain and more. If someone forwarded this to you, sign up here.
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| Woojin Son / Counterpoint Research: |
Global smartwatch shipments increased 30% YoY in Q3 2022, led by India, up 171%; Apple grew 48% YoY, Samsung dropped 2.7% YoY, and Noise grew 218% YoY — - Driven by the basic smartwatch segment, the global smartwatch market grew 30% YoY. — India grew 171% YoY, taking the top spot …
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| Kristin Majcher / The Block: |
Brazil's Chamber of Deputies has approved a longstanding crypto bill defining digital assets and their service providers; bill now requires president's approval — - Brazil's chamber of deputies finally approved a long-awaited crypto regulation bill. — The bill could now go to Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for approval.
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| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem signs an EO banning TikTok for state agencies, employees, and contractors using state devices over China's “security threat” — TikTok is now banned on government employee devices in South Dakota because the governor believes the social media app's ownership …
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| Ariel Shapiro / The Verge: |
Spotify releases Wrapped 2022 for users, adding a “music personality” feature, and says Joe Rogan, Emma Chamberlain, and others were its top podcasters — Spotify Wrapped is here, and with it, a slew of year-end charts, data, and graphics ripe for sharing.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS unveils Amazon Security Lake, a service that automatically centralizes an organization's security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a data lake — AWS today announced Amazon Security Lake, a new purpose-built data lake for security-related data.
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| Kaya Yurieff / The Information: |
Pinterest plans to end its creator rewards program, launched in 2021, which offered cash bonuses when creators completed certain goals — Pinterest is ending its creator rewards program, which offered cash bonuses when creators completed goals such as hitting certain engagement metrics, The Information is first to report.Sponsor Posts
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