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| Zoë Schiffer / Platformer: |
Documents: Twitter closely monitors and boosts ~35 accounts, including AOC, President Biden, Ben Shapiro, Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, @catturd2, and MrBeast — Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and ... LeBron? — Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under …
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@zoeschiffer, @elonmusk, @jamessurowiecki, @etobuziashvili, @deray, @lastquake, @allahliker, @thelincoln, @mehdirhasan, @stokel, @notcapnamerica, @boringstein, @timodc, @islivingston, @vanessa_abee, @priyamvadagopal, @scottjohnson, @teri_kanefield, @katie_roof, @edburmila, @banikarim, @silvermanjacob, @carnage4life, @wongmjane, @adhutchinson, @caseynewton, @hunterw, @lorakolodny, @joshtpm, @trashtaeks, @edzitron, @daveleeft, @oalexanderdk, and @kurtwagner8
| The Verge: |
Elon Musk says only verified accounts will be recommended in Twitter's For You tab and be able to vote in polls to address “AI bot swarms”, starting April 15 — Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform's For You page starting on April 15th …
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@malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @MikeElgan@mastodon.social, @nicklockwood@mastodon.social, @mimsical@mastodon.social, @TedUnderwood@sigmoid.social, @Jonathanglick@mstdn.social, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @paul@tapbots.social, @lauren@mastodon …, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @joshuatopolsky@mastodon …, @joeross@mastodon.social, @pollak@mstdn.social, @andrew@esq.social, @jerry@infosec.exchange, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @willoremus@mastodon.social, and @lolennui@mstdn.social
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@elonmusk, @eve6, @buccocapital, @dieworkwear, @mikescollins, @noahgarfinkel, @bestofdyingtwit, @fiercemilder, @lbpheretic, @chafkin, @ultimashadowx, @buccocapital, @astroehlein, @jeffjarvis, @bmkibler, @saruman1, @chrismessina, @pixelatedboat, @tomwarren, @kris_willis, @epro, @jamesrbuk, @nycsouthpaw, @jonlionfineart2, @seyitaylor, @espiers, @pitdesi, @internethippo, @tszzl, @jarvis, @daveleeft, @edzitron, @matthew_d_green, @seyitaylor, @skillupyt, @carnage4life, @0xgaut, @rleighturner, @modeledbehavior, @heydudeimadam, @emmakennedy, @ashleymayer, @willoremus, @oneunderscore__, @franklinleonard, @benjysarlin, @drewb, @rjcc, @bradfross, @angryblacklady, and @mollywood
| Reuters: |
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers and prosecutors agree on new bail terms, including giving SBF a phone without internet and a monitored laptop with limited functions — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said they reached an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on Monday on revised bail conditions …
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CoinDesk, Gizmodo, New York Post, crypto.news, CryptoPotato, Cointelegraph, and Coinspeaker
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@binarybits, @yoda, @mikeinberkeley, and @jeffnolan
| Reuters: |
US prosecutors file a new indictment against SBF, accusing him of directing the transfer of $40M+ of cryptocurrency in bribes to Chinese government officials — U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled a new indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, charging the founder of now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange …
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CoinDesk, Decrypt, Bloomberg, The Information, The Hill, TechCrunch, NBC News, The Block, Financial Times, Finbold, Associated Press, CNBC, Insider, New York Post, New York Times, Fortune, Cointelegraph, Protos, Wccftech, Coinpedia Fintech News, Watcher Guru, CoinGape, Cryptonews, and CryptoSlate. Tweets:
@danprimack
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Disney eliminates its metaverse unit, cutting ~50 jobs, and ceases work on an Amazon Prime-like program integrating Disney+ and other Disney platforms — The unit, once seen as developing a new form of storytelling, had about 50 employees — Mickey Mouse has left the metaverse.
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Forbes, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, CoinDesk, TechCrunch, Cointelegraph, Crypto Daily, Fortune, Deadline, The Verge, Barron's Online, MobileSyrup, Variety, Cryptonews, NFTgators, Insider, CNBC, Bitcoinist.com, The Hollywood Reporter, crypto.news, gHacks Technology News, Forkast, Reuters, Metaverse Post, Cryptopolitan, and TechCircle
LinkedIn:
Theo Priestley, Chris Keller, and Charlie Fink
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@scottgustin, @samewen, @adamsinger, @newley, @mousterpiece, @schmoofy, @cheriehu42, @ashleylcarter1, and @can
| Binance Blog: |
Binance CEO CZ says CFTC's complaint contains “incomplete recitation of facts” and Binance does not agree with “characterization of many of the issues alleged” — Today, the CFTC filed an unexpected and disappointing civil complaint, despite our working cooperatively with the CFTC for over two years.
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LinkedIn:
David Briggs. Tweets:
@apes_prologue, @cz_binance, @ldrogen, @mrdiamondhandz1, @adamscochran, @benshooter, @ctolarsson, and @rugdocio
| Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post: |
Alibaba plans to reorganize its businesses into six independent entities and devolve operational decisions to each unit's CEO, in its biggest restructuring ever — Alibaba Group Holding will overhaul its sprawling operations, as China's largest technology conglomerate undertakes …
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@paulpage, @jonrussell, @jchengwsj, @scmpnews, and @byron_wan
| Katyanna Quach / The Register: |
Europol details how LLMs can be exploited to fuel fraud, cybercrime, and terrorism, and claims people are already using ChatGPT to carry out illegal activities — There is no honor among chatbots — Criminals are already using ChatGPT to commit crimes, Europol said in a Monday report …
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Europol, Forbes, Security Affairs, Silicon Republic, TechSpot, BGR, HackRead, and ComputerWeekly.com
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@garymarcus, @sebastienmoras, and @garymarcus
| Kiyoshi Takenaka / Reuters: |
Japan's FTC says it does not expect the Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal to stifle competition and closes its review without issuing a cease and desist order — Japan's antitrust watchdog said on Tuesday it did not expect a merger between Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Activision Blizzard …
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jftc.go.jp, Thurrott, Video Games Chronicle, Game Developer, IGN, Neowin, TrueAchievements, GameSpot, and Destructoid. Tweets:
@tomwarren
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Substack invites its newsletter writers to invest, along with others, aiming to raise $2M; source: the raise is an extension of Substack's $65M Series B in 2021 — Substack, the newsletter platform, will open up a community fundraising round on Tuesday, allowing writers on the platform to invest in the company.
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On Substack and TechCrunch
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@jessicalessin, @hamishmckenzie, @iiiitsandrea, @emilyrnunn, @substackinc, and @binarybits
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon opens Sidewalk to developers, providing SDKs and hardware development kits, and claims over 90% of the US population can now access the public network — It turns out that I have a low-power, low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network all around me, ready and waiting for my smart gadgets to jump on.
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About Amazon, The Information, Light Reading, Bloomberg, Wired, TechCrunch, GeekWire, gHacks Technology News, and Stacey on IoT
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@fredericl and @gigastacey
| Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal: |
Memo: Meta plans to reduce the bonus multiplier from 85% to 65% and restricted stock awards for staff who “met most expectations” in the 2023 year-end review — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. META -1.43%decrease; red down pointing triangle plans to lower some bonus payouts … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft plans a major overhaul for “Windows 12” to modernize the OS with AI, faster updates, and better security, to better compete with ChromeOS — Windows “CorePC” is the spiritual successor to Windows “Core OS.” — What you need to know
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XDA Developers, Neowin, and OnMSFT.com
| BBC: |
The UK cancels plans to launch an NFT, proposed in 2022 by Rishi Sunak in a bid to make the UK a crypto hub, and says it will keep the proposal “under review” — Plans for a government backed non-fungible token (NFT) produced by the Royal Mint have been dropped, the Treasury has announced.
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The Guardian, The Block, Metaverse Post, Finextra, Engadget, The Register, PC Gamer, Cointelegraph, Crypto Daily, and Forbes. Tweets:
@whatleydude
| Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Google asks a US judge to dismiss a DOJ suit alleging it illegally abused its ad dominance, arguing the government had excluded rivals while defining the market — Alphabet Inc.'s Google asked a US judge to dismiss the government's case against its dominance in the digital advertising market.| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Source: Microsoft-owned GitHub lays off its entire engineering team in India, eliminating 100+ jobs, as part of a ~10% cut announced in February — GitHub, the popular developer platform, has laid off virtually its entire engineering team in India in an unusual move as the Microsoft-owned firm cuts …
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Moneycontrol, The Economic Times, OnMSFT.com, Tech in Asia, Inc42 Media, and TechCircle
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft launches Security Copilot, a GPT-4-powered assistant to help security professionals with incident investigations, event summaries, reporting, and more — After announcing an AI-powered Copilot assistant for Office apps, Microsoft is now turning its attention to cybersecurity.
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VentureBeat, ZDNet, CNBC, CIO Dive, and TechPowerUp
| Rest of World: |
A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency — An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception
Tweets:
@restofworld, @hkanji, @decka227, and @mvzelenks
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple debuts iOS 16.4 with 21 new emoji, Safari push notifications for web apps on the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for calls, Crash Detection tweaks, and more — Apple today released iOS 16.4, the fourth major update to the iOS 16 operating system that initially came out last September. iOS 16.4 comes …
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Apple Support, WebKit, Forbes, 9to5Mac, Emojipedia, MacRumors, BleepingComputer, Laptop Mag, Tom's Guide, iMore, and MacStories
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@openwebadvocacy, @openwebadvocacy, @tomayac, @natebirdman, @jensimmons, @firt, and @saeeddicaprio
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft is near a deal with cloud providers OVHcloud, Aruba, Danish Cloud Community to suspend their antitrust complaints to the European Commission — Microsoft Corp. is close to a settlement with a trio of cloud providers to suspend their antitrust complaints to the European Commission …
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Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Financial Times
| Wall Street Journal: |
Citizen Lab: Russia's PROTEI is selling internet censorship software to an Iranian telco, allowing monitoring and interception of all Iranians' communications — Tehran is receiving advanced surveillance software after providing drones for Ukraine battlefield — How We Know Russia Is Using Iranian Drones in Ukraine| Stratechery: |
With the launch of plugins, ChatGPT has become an aggregator that puts OpenAI on a path to becoming the next major consumer tech platform — Yesterday's episode of Sharp Tech discussed AI risk and the incredibly uncertain environment we are entering. You can listen at the above link …
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer plan to step down as CEO on April 17 and president on June 30; ex-Amazon executive David Risher is set to be CEO — - Lyft's cofounders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, will step back from their day-to-day roles as CEO and president, respectively.
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Wall Street Journal, Lyft, WRAL TechWire, Tech Startups, and MarketWatch
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@johnzimmer, @lyft, and @logangreen
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Apple begins a multi-month roll out of its Apple Pay Later service in the US, for online and in-app purchases on iOS 16.4 and iPadOS 16.4 — Apple is finally launching Apple Pay Later, the company's take on the buy now, pay later (BNPL) business. The company has announced that users can use …
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Apple, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Reuters, MacRumors, TechCrunch, CNBC, iMore, BGR, O'Grady's PowerPage, and Notebookcheck.net
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@markgurman and @markgurman
| Politico: |
Documents and sources: Belgian intelligence puts Huawei's Brussels lobbying office on its watchlist to determine if it has direct ties to China's government — Senior Huawei lobbyists in Brussels are under the microscope of the country's state security. — Belgium's intelligence service …
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Huawei
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google and ADT debut ADT Self Setup, a SimpliSafe-like security system that ties in with nearly all Nest products and also offers its own sensors, keypad, more — Nearly three years after the two companies first announced a partnership, we're finally seeing Google and ADT debut the product that makes it worth it.| Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post: |
CWA files NLRB charges alleging that Apple fired five union organizers in Kansas City in retaliation, the first such charges the union has filed against Apple — The workers, who were disciplined and fired for attendance-related issues, believe they were let go because of their union organizingSponsor Posts
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