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| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: |
The SEC charges Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors and concealing diverting FTX customer funds to Alameda while raising $1.8B+ since at least May 2019 — Defendant concealed his diversion of FTX customers' funds to crypto trading firm Alameda Research while raising more than $1.8 billion from investors
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| CNBC: |
The Southern District of New York charges SBF with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, money laundering, and more — - Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed eight separate charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried … | Bloomberg: |
The CFTC sues Sam Bankman-Fried for fraud, alleging FTX “misappropriated customer funds”, violated its own TOS, extended unlimited credit to Alameda, and more — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX and Alameda Research for violations of federal commodities laws.
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Tweets: @meattc_, @tier10k, @pierre_crypt0, @avi_eisen, and @cryptogucci
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to allow third-party app stores on iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 in the EU, due to EU requirements in 2024, including letting users change defaults — Apple Inc. is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads, part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at complying …
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| Bloomberg: |
FTX lawyers say Bahamas officials worked to help SBF regain access to FTX Trading's systems, asking him to mint a coin to transfer funds to island officials — Bahamas government officials worked closely with Sam Bankman-Fried and tried to help him regain access to key computer systems …
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CoinDesk, CNBC, Insider, Bitcoin News, Cointelegraph, The Block, Livemint, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @coindesk, @laura_nelson, @mhonkasalo, @fintechfrank, @bradydale, and @jeffjohnroberts
| Steven Ehrlich / Forbes: |
A look at a draft of Sam Bankman-Fried's planned US House testimony, including accusations against John Ray III and screenshots of a chat with Changpeng Zhao — Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was scheduled to testify Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.
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The Register, Wired, Slate, Gizmodo, Financial Times, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, CNBC, CoinGape, ZyCrypto, Ethereum World News, PYMNTS.com, New York Post, and Coinspeaker
Tweets: @layahheilpern, @sarahnemerson, @robinwigg, @silvermanjacob, @autismcapital, @smtuffy, @iseult, @smtuffy, @smtuffy, @andrewperezdc, and @saraashleyo
| Adam James / The Block: |
Binance CEO addresses major USDC outflows, saying users can “withdraw any other stablecoin”; Nansen: users withdrew ~$1.6B on the Ethereum network in 24 hours — - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has addressed major USD Coin outflows. — Some $1.6 billion has been withdrawn …
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Tweets: @cz_binance, @justinsuntron, @binance, @nansen_ai, @binance, @wublockchain, @dylanleclair_, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @peckshieldalert, @jp_koning, @themooncarl, @lawmaster, @cz_binance, @cl207, @cz_binance, @tree_of_alpha, @fredwalton216, @j0e007, @adamscochran, @akadosang, @nansen_ai, @jackniewold, @cz_binance, @simondixontwitt, @0xponzischeme, and @mikeburgersburg
| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
When a female reporter tried Lensa, many of her 100 avatars were “pornified”, with 16 topless; her male peers got avatars of astronauts, warriors, and the like — When I tried the new viral AI avatar app Lensa, I was hoping to get results similar to some of my colleagues at MIT Technology Review.
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Droid Life and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @melissahei, @aarieff, @techreview, @drewharwell, @viviennechow, and @carnage4life
| Stephanie Murray / The Block: |
John Ray III tells the US House that FTX's bankruptcy is “paperless” due to an “unprecedented” lack of documentation, FTX and Alameda are not distinct, and more — - New FTX CEO John Ray III said top executives at FTX had “free rein” over the company's many entities.
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| Reuters: |
China files a trade dispute at the WTO against the US over its chip export controls, arguing the curbs threaten the stability of global industrial supply chains — China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China's commerce ministry said.
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Barron's Online, Financial Times, The Register, Semafor, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @globaltimesnews, @williamyang120, @anderscorr, @china_digital, and @jagowriter
| Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram rolls out Notes, friend-focused status updates that appear atop the inbox, to all users, and begins testing BeReal-like Candid Stories in South Africa — With fresh ways to connect with friends, is Instagram trying to be Instagram again? — Polished is out and authentic …
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Meta, Instagram, TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, SlashGear, BigTechWire, and PetaPixel
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @cordiliajames, @wongmjane, and @cordiliajames
| New York Times: |
Sources: Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and considers not paying severance packages to cut costs, as its top lawyer Alex Spiro leaves the company — Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.
Tweets: @pkafka
| Beatrice Peterson / ABC News: |
Meta plans to share its free, open-source Hasher Matcher Actioner moderation tool, which helps platforms identify terrorist or human trafficking content — It said it will help prevent the spread of violent images on the internet. — Meta, formerly named Facebook, said it's opening … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
DoNotPay announces an AI-powered chatbot that can renegotiate bills and cancel subscriptions by chatting to customer service, rolling out in the coming weeks — DoNotPay, the company that bills itself as “the world's first robot lawyer,” is launching a new AI-powered chatbot that can help … | Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Apple debuts iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.1, with improved iCloud data encryption, AirDrop limitations, Freeform, and a karaoke feature for Apple Music — Apple is rolling out its iOS 16.2 update for all users today along with iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
The EU publishes a draft approval of its preliminary US data sharing deal, struck in March to ease business sharing, after the US promised surveillance changes — Brussels gives tentative approval as part of pending deal to allow companies to transfer European data across the Atlantic
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Computerworld, European Commission, TechCrunch, and European Commission
Tweets: @eu_justice and @tc_intlaw
| Urvi Dugar / Reuters: |
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue subscribers will see half the number of ads as non-subscribers and that the company plans to offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023 — Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Twitter's Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements …
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Gizmodo, Droid Life, The Shortcut, TechCrunch, City A.M., CoinGape, PCMag, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @twitterblue, @twittersupport, @verified, @zacksjerryrig, and @populismupdates
| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
Email: Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, saying it isn't “the best structure” for “external insights into our product and policy development work” — Meanwhile, a former top Twitter official fled his home amid attacks following Musk tweets
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Ars Technica, Associated Press, The Register, NPR, Committee to Protect …, MobileSyrup, Mercury News, New York Post, Gizmodo, Financial Times, Politico, International Business Times, Bloomberg, City A.M., ExchangeWire.com, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @anthony, @arthurschwartz, @zaleskiluke, and @davidaxelrod
| Marcela Ayres / Reuters: |
Brazil's central bank says it aims to launch its digital currency in 2024 after a closed pilot program next year with financial institutions — Brazil's central bank aims to launch its digital currency in 2024 after a closed pilot program next year with financial institutions …
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PYMNTS.com and CoinDesk
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Apple confirms that iOS 16.2.1, released two weeks ago, fixed a zero-day security flaw in WebKit, found by Google, that allowed RCE and was actively exploited — Apple has confirmed that an iPhone software update it released two weeks ago fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that it now says was actively exploited.
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BleepingComputer, MacRumors, Apple Support, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @zackwhittaker
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A brief history of the 40-year-old video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony, and what Microsoft's Activision deal means for competition — The first video game was a 1952 research product called OXO — tic-tac-toe played on a computer the size of a large room:
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