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As Web3 takes proliferate, it's worth noting there are two distinct “is Web3 bullshit?” questions: an open-ended technical question, and whether it will “win” — And is that even the right question? … Is web3 bullshit? The hazy vision of new decentralized internet …
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| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Crypto exchange BitMart says it was hacked, resulting in the loss of ~$150M in crypto after its Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain hot wallets were breached — Crypto exchange BitMart said late Saturday that it has suffered a hack, resulting in the loss of $150 million worth of crypto.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google is investigating a report that a Pixel 5a, sent to an official repair center in Texas, was used to bypass 2FA on several of the owner's accounts — Google says it's investigating the latest report — After game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her Pixel 5a in for repair at Google …
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| Katie Schoolov / CNBC: |
Amazon's shipping investments, like chartering cargo ships, making its own containers, and chartering long-haul planes, are helping it avoid supply chain chaos — How Amazon is beating supply chain chaos with its own containers, chartered... For years, Amazon has been quietly chartering …
Tweets: @jgarzik, @ophirgottlieb, @cantpretendtoo, @avidcommentator, @ozziesap, @zachweinberg, and @sub8u
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Twitter says it mistakenly suspended 12 accounts after “coordinated and malicious reports” targeted researchers and journalists, and will review its new policy — Far-right activists had urged their followers to use a new company rule to target anti-extremism researchers and journalists
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| Alexandra S. Levine / Politico: |
Clearview AI is set to win a US patent for facial recognition technology that the company says is the first to cover a “search engine for faces” — Clearview AI has gotten the green light on a federal patent for its facial recognition technology — an award that the company …
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HotHardware.com News, CNET, and Engadget
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the challenges of developing a mass-market augmented reality headset as Apple reportedly prepares to launch its own mixed reality device in 2022 — An augmented-reality headset or smart glasses could become the tech giant's next big thing — If you thought the hullabaloo about Facebook …
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Philip Elmer‑DeWitt. Tweets: @mchui, @dclblogger, @parismarx, @matthewcrowley, @originalspin, and @chrismattmann
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Apple sues Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service challenging the order to let developers inform App Store users about alternative payment options — US technology giant Apple has brought legal action against Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) in an effort to challenge the request to …
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Engadget, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Profile of Twitch streamer Tyler Steinkamp, including the loneliness and rage that comes with streaming game battles and real-world moments for 50 hours a week — NEW LONDON, Mo. — Just before midnight, six hours into his 10-hour Twitch live stream, Tyler Steinkamp's rage begins to erupt.| Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify removed the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney and Kevin Hart, amid a fight with royalty administration agency Spoken Giants — A push for royalty payments on comedic material sidelines work of Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and hundreds of others
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The Verge, Insider, Vulture, Engadget, Deadline, and digitalmusicnews.com
Tweets: @trengriffin and @mrshl
| Ben Munster / Decrypt: |
Profile of eGirl Capital, a VC firm run by 12 anonymous cartoon characters and two “doxxed” individuals, that has invested up to $10M in crypto projects — When, earlier this year, executives at an Ethereum project called Arbitrum joined a business call with a buzzy new investment firm …
Tweets: @decryptmedia, @readdanwrite, and @ben_munster
| Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News: |
How online activists helped close BOO, an MLM scheme that sold $110 bags of dirt as alternative medicine on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok during the pandemic — The social media posts started in May: photos and videos of smiling people, mostly women, drinking Mason jars of black liquid …
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Engadget. Tweets: @lululemew, @nbcnews, @cbouzy, @laurie_garrett, @jolingkent, @brandyzadrozny, @laura_nelson, @sub8u, and @brandyzadrozny
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