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Lucinda Shen / Axios:
Sam Bankman-Fried publishes a Substack post offering his account of how FTX collapsed, sticking to his claims of innocence even after ex-executives pled guilty  —  Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on Thursday published his account of how the crypto company collapsed.
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Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
A US federal judge terminates FTX's 19-year, $135M naming rights deal with Miami-Dade County's Heat arena, removing branding from the roof, court, and more  —  The naming rights deal between FTX and Miami-Dade County was terminated Wednesday by a federal bankruptcy court …
Sarah Wynn / The Block:
The SEC charges Genesis and Gemini with the unregistered offering and sale of securities to retail investors through a Gemini crypto lending program  —  - The SEC charged both Gemini and Genesis with unregistered offering and sale of securities to retail investors, some of who were in the U.S.
Nikou Asgari / Financial Times:
Sources: crypto broker Genesis owes creditors over $3B, leading DCG to explore selling parts of its venture capital holdings, estimated at ~$500M, to raise cash  —  Barry Silbert's conglomerate weighs offloading venture assets to help wholly owned digital asset lender
Tony Stubblebine / The Official Medium Blog:
Medium launches a Mastodon instance on me.dm, promising members a service with reliable moderation, smoother onboarding, an interesting local feed, and more  —  The fediverse is a breath of fresh air for writers and social media  —  Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm …
Bloomberg:
Bulgarian police raided London-based crypto lender Nexo's office in Sofia on January 12, seeking information on suspected money laundering and tax crimes  —  Crypto lender Nexo's office in Sofia was raided by Bulgarian police on Thursday as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and tax crimes.
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Congress rejects the US Army's request for $400M to buy as many as 6,900 Microsoft HoloLens goggles this fiscal year but approves $40M to develop a new model  —  Microsoft Corp. won't be getting more orders for its combat goggles anytime soon after Congress rejected the US Army's request …
Forbes:
JPMorgan Chase sues Frank founder Charlie Javice for allegedly creating 4M+ fake users to get the company to acquire the student loan software startup for $175M  —  The financial giant is suing the founder of a Mark Rowan-backed startup it acquired, claiming the fintech, Frank, had sold the financial giant on a “lie.”
Kali Hays / Insider:
Sources: Twitter is leaving 12+ offices due to closures or not paying rent, including in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Mexico, Australia, South Korea, and India  —  - Twitter is leaving at least a dozen international offices due to closures or not paying rent.  — Hubs in Europe and even Twitter's headquarters in Asia are shuttered.
Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Allegedly official Samsung Galaxy S23 marketing images leak, showing four colors, no vertical camera bar, and more; S23 Ultra is rumored to have a 200MP camera  —  The Galaxy S23 from Samsung is set to be announced on the first day of February.  Even though that's a given …
David Shepardson / Reuters:
A look at the FAA's struggles to modernize air traffic control, such as improving safety notices to pilots and ending the use of paper strips to track aircraft  —  The breakdown of a key computer system, which resulted in the suspension of U.S. flight departures on Wednesday …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
Paris-based Ubisoft's stock drops ~14% after the company slashes its forecasts, reports “markedly and surprisingly slower” holiday sales, and delays a game  —  Shares shed 19% after Paris-based games group predicts net bookings will fall by a tenth
Gavin Bonshor / AnandTech:
Intel unveils its Core i9-13900KS CPU, clocked at 6GHz out of the box, with eight performance cores, 16 efficiency cores, and a 150W TDP, available now for $699  —  Initially mentioned during their Innovation 2022 opening keynote by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, Intel has unveiled …
Rosie Perper / CoinDesk:
Yuga Labs announces Dookey Dash, a skill-based game accessed via a free mint on January 17 for BAYC holders and played between January 18 and February 15  —  The gamified expansion of its Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem involves minting a free Sewer Pass to play a game called Dookey Dash.

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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Sources: Disney worried that it had a flawed case in Trump's ABC lawsuit, and fighting it could hurt the Disney brand and damage press protections for others

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney confirms pulling a transgender storyline from animated series Win or Lose, saying “many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects” with their kids

Jacqui Shine / Wall Street Journal:
As demand for ghostwriters grows, high-end writers see higher salaries and more complex deals; survey: one in three reported earning more than $100,000/year

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Reuters:
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New York Times:
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