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January 3, 2023, 9:35 AM

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Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss accuses Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert of engaging in “bad faith stall tactics” after Genesis halted withdrawals  —  The fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire just got messier, with digital-asset entrepreneur …
Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal:
Southwest Airlines' recent meltdown exposed an over-reliance on aging crew-assignment software SkySolver, forcing the company to return to manual scheduling  —  The airline industry is long overdue for a tech overhaul that takes full advantage of the cloud and data integration, analysts say
Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg:
Memo: Shopify cancels all recurring meetings with over two people “in perpetuity” and encourages staff to decline invitations, leave big group chats, and more  —  Shopify Inc. spent last year cutting costs.  Now, it's cutting meetings.  —  As employees return from holiday break …
Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Filing: lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried ask a judge to redact the names of the two people who intend to sign on as sureties to his bail, citing media scrutiny  —  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked a judge to keep confidential the identities of two people who will help secure his bail.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Intel details its 13th Gen range for laptops, including the flagship Core i9-13980HX with eight performance and 16 efficiency cores and low- and mid-range chips  —  Intel's 13th Gen desktop CPUs have already delivered impressive performance to beat their AMD counterparts …
Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
Chinese media: Foxconn says its Zhengzhou plant is operating with ~200,000 workers, or ~90% capacity, back to around reported normal levels, after disruptions  —  Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world's largest iPhone plant to about 90% of anticipated peak capacity …
Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal:
A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from plummeting investments to scarce public listings, as data suggests 2023 could be even more difficult  —  Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers  —  Startups had a dismal year …
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Google's Jigsaw and UN-backed Tech Against Terrorism plan to release a free moderation tool to help smaller websites flag and remove terrorist material  —  US tech group's Jigsaw division leads initiative as UK and EU introduce tough laws to police online content
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the company's Audiences marketing tool, which uploads customer data to Meta and Google's ad platforms, is a key focus  —  Canadian ecommerce group touts new tool that allows retailers to pool customer data and better target ads

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