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| Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: |
Twitter permanently bans @ElonJet, a bot sharing public data about Elon Musk's jet, its creator, and ~30 of his accounts; Musk had said he would not ban the bot — Days after @ElonJet accused Twitter of shadowbanning, it's been suspended. Musk had said he wouldn't ban the account even though it was a “safety” risk for him.
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BuzzFeed News, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, CNBC, Bloomberg, Semafor, Reuters, Mercury News, Variety, Newser, @BGrueskin@journa.host, Livemint, Forbes, PCMag, VICE, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, Business Today, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, Engadget, Rolling Stone, iPhone in Canada Blog, @elonjet@mastodon.social, Axios, New York Post, The Shortcut, Mashable, and @emptywheel@mastodon.social
Tweets: @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @jxcksweeney, @rmac18, @jxcksweeney, @kenklippenstein, @donie, @anthony, @donie, @nickywoolf, @sofakissen, @leo_puglisi6, @schwarz, @samfbiddle, @armystrang, @rschooley, @mollyjongfast, @snazzyq, @georgehahn, @nikkimcr, @justinbaragona, @oalexanderdk, @moskov, @mikeisaac, @esqueer_, @parismarx, @jakesherman, @nkulw, @williamturton, @cwarzel, @pitdesi, @acabylonbee, @acabylonbee, @joncoopertweets, @ettinger, @mattsheffield, @justinbaragona, @bydavidgardner, @schwarz, @edludlow, @k, @normative, @iansherr, @jamesrbuk, @maddoxrules, and @frankluntz
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
SBF's “carelessness” fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a confession the SEC sees straight through — Oh Sam — I. — Here is how you run a futures exchange: — You offer some bets on some propositions, say, whether Bitcoin will go up or down.
Tweets: @qasimrashid, @bruno_j_navarro, @matt_cassidy, @imagethief, @matt_cassidy, @70sbachchan, @crypto, @rationalwalk, and @eliotwb
| Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: |
The SEC charges eight influencers with securities fraud, allegedly using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks since at least January 2020 in a ~$100M scheme — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight influencers with securities fraud, the agency said Wednesday.
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U.S. Securities …, U.S. Department of Justice, Reuters, Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, The Record, The Hill, Variety, Engadget, The Verge, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN, VICE, CNBC, CoinGape, and Semafor
Tweets: @rjwile, @felixsalmon, @colinjones, @secgov, @colinjones, @spencerjakab, @mrzackmorris, @fbihouston, @kevincollier, @stockmktnewz, and @kattenbarge
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Tesla rolls out an update, adding support for Steam on 2022 Model S and Model X vehicles or newer with 16GB of RAM, Apple Music, upgraded Light Show, and more — Tesla's new “Holiday Update” adds a few long-awaited new features, including the ability to play games from Steam in your car and support for Apple Music.| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
As Tesla's stock drops ~60% in 2022, on pace for its worst year on record, investors criticize Elon Musk's involvement in Twitter and his lack of focus on Tesla — Supporters of Tesla and Musk are asking questions about who is running the electric-vehicle maker
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Fortune, Reuters, Forbes, CNBC, Barron's Online, MarketWatch, The Guardian, Bloomberg, and Futurism
Tweets: @truefactsstated, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @gerberkawasaki, @cblastbt, @gerberkawasaki, @wholemarsblog, @garyblack00, @anthony, @briantylercohen, @derekahunter, @garyblack00, @garyblack00, @obsoletedogma, @carlquintanilla, @gerberkawasaki, @jaynemesis, @srussolillo, @wholemarsblog, @theplumlinegs, and @mattdpearce
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Arm concludes Alibaba and other Chinese companies can't buy its high-performance Neoverse V chip tech as the US and the UK would not approve its export — Alibaba among groups unable to purchase top designs — Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant, cannot buy some of the most advanced chip designs …
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The Verge, iTnews, Tom's Hardware, Reuters, WinBuzzer, Tech Monitor, and Engadget
Tweets: @annasophiegross, @mattocko, @byron_wan, @chadbown, @sariarhohavren, and @martijnrasser
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Roger Marshall (R) introduce the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, including KYC requirements for wallets and miners — The proposal will bring know-your-customer rules to crypto participants such as wallet providers and miners.
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Senate.gov, Coin Center, CNN, Blockworks, Engadget, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Nextgov, Reuters, Bitcoin Magazine, and The Block
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Twitter plans to shut down newsletter platform Revue on January 12, 2023 and delete all data, after acquiring the company in January 2021 — One day after Jack Dorsey took to Revue to share his thoughts on the Twitter Files, the company announced it would shut down the newsletter platform early next year.
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CNET, Revue Help Center, The Verge, Reuters, TechCrunch, and @caseynewton@mastodon.social
Tweets: @substackinc, @northmantrader, @ianpinnell, @stephenrobles, and @johnonolan
| Bloomberg: |
Memo: Changpeng Zhao warns Binance staff to expect a “bumpy” several months but that the exchange “will survive any crypto winter”, after huge user withdrawals — Binance Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao warned his colleagues to expect tough months ahead …
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Decrypt, Bitcoinist.com, CoinDesk, CryptoGlobe, Bloomberg, NewsBTC, CNBC, The Information, The Guardian, Ethereum World News, CryptoPotato, Crypto Daily, PYMNTS.com, Cryptonews, and CoinGape
Tweets: @cz_binance, @spideycyp_155, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cryptotea_, @cryptomanran, @binance, and @crypto_crib_
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Sources: Twitter is considering forcing all users to opt in to personalized ads and share their location data but may let Blue users opt out of personalized ads — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription …
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| Bloomberg: |
Interviews with dozens of Elon Musk's former employees and partners portray his Twitter as a Shakespearean psychodrama, resulting in something close to disaster — It was Day 5 of Elon Musk's riveting, rambunctious takeover of Twitter Inc. The owner and self-proclaimed Chief Twit had spent … | Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune: |
PayPal launches an integration with MetaMask that allows users to purchase and transfer ETH, rolling out to all US customers in the coming weeks — Users of the popular MetaMask Web3 wallet will soon be able to buy the second-most-popular cryptocurrency, Ether, via PayPal.
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ConsenSys, CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Block, ToolsForCrypto's Newsletter, and Cointelegraph
| Wall Street Journal: |
Tether plans to stop secured loans issued and denominated in its tether stablecoin at some point in 2023, after WSJ reported on the potentially risky practice — The rapid growth of Tether's lending program raised concerns about its ability to meet redemptions in a crisis — Created with sketchtool.
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tether.to, Coinspeaker, Cryptonews, and crypto.news
Tweets: @tether_to, @jp_koning, @wublockchain, @stevenkelly49, and @rudegeair
| Bloomberg: |
Despite pledges, FEC filings show AT&T, Amazon, Intel, Comcast, and others quietly restarted donations to Republican election deniers ahead of the 2022 midterms — Some of the biggest technology and telecom companies jettisoned pledges made in the wake of the US Capitol assault …
Tweets: @birnbaum_e, @birnbaum_e, @wbenjaminson, @accountable_us, and @dinabass
| Jack Dorsey: |
Reacting to the “Twitter Files”, Jack Dorsey says attacking Twitter staff is dangerous, calls for an open social media protocol, and commits $1M/year to Signal — By subscribing, you agree with Revue's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that jack's will receive your email address.
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Tweets: @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @gergelyorosz, @tylerblack32, @fyrescotch, @kgosztola, @vodkapundit, @patrickmoorhead, @snowden, @gergelyorosz, @nberlat, @balajis, @seanparnellusa, @shonaghosh, @bgrueskin, @stevenvoiceover, @mattwelch, @neilcybart, @donie, @silvermanjacob, @crypto_mckenna, and @dabit3
| Reuters: |
Sources: some US banks that lent Elon Musk $13B to buy Twitter plan to book losses on the loans this quarter, as investors shy away from buying risky debt — Some of the banks that lent Elon Musk $13 billion to buy Twitter are preparing to book losses on the loans this quarter … | Bill Allison / Bloomberg: |
The DOJ charges SBF with violating campaign finance laws, creating a showdown over what may be the biggest illegal infusion of money into US politics in decades — Sam Bankman-Fried, the second biggest Democratic donor in the 2022 election cycle, is charged with violating campaign finance laws …
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Puck, Daily Mail, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington Free Beacon, and CoinDesk
| Reuters: |
An investigation details the global supply chain that continues to offer Russia access to Western components and electronics, including from Intel and AMD — In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader …
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TechSpot. Tweets: @paulg, @sambendett, @agathedemarais, @mironov_fm, @kofmanmichael, and @leonidragozin
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on closing the Tumblr deal, profitability, content moderation, Apple's rules, Twitter, lessons for Elon Musk, and more — What can Elon learn from Tumblr? — We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it.| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
The son of an Ethiopian professor murdered in November 2021 sues Meta in Kenya, alleging Facebook algorithms promote hateful and violent content for engagement — Lawsuit alleges the social media giant is fueling violence and hate across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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BBC, CNN, The Guardian, Deutsche Welle, PCMag, Forbes, Bloomberg, Foxglove, Associated Press, and TIME
Tweets: @foxglovelegal, @sarahkimani, @kofiemeritus, @sanjaykpr, @drmehari, @washingtonpost, @transsomething, @allanolingo, @wired, and @foxglovelegal
| Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: |
Cambridge, UK-based semiconductor company Pragmatic raised a $35M Series C extension, bringing the round's total to $125M — Cambridge-based semiconductor firm Pragmatic is making flexible integrated circuits, all sans silicon. And has caught the investment eye of the CIA. In part.
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FinSMEs, Business Live, Pragmatic Semiconductor, and The Times
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
YouTube expands its tools to curtail toxic comments, sending users a notification when their comment is removed and temporarily banning them from commenting — Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users.
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YouTube Help, Ars Technica, Gizchina, Gizmodo, Neowin, Fortune, Livemint, and TechSpot
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
EnCharge AI, which builds semiconductor hardware and software stack for AI at the edge, emerges from stealth with a $21.7M Series A led by Anzu Partners — EnCharge AI, a company building hardware to accelerate AI processing at the edge, today emerged from stealth with $21.7 million in Series …
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