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Coinbase extends its hiring freeze “for as long as this macro environment requires” and will “rescind a number of accepted offers”, updating new hires by email — Coinbase is rescinding some accepted job offers and extending an existing pause on hiring new candidates …
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NY state senate passes bill that would ban crypto-mining operations powered by carbon-based sources for two years; governor now needs to sign bill or veto it — The state Assembly already passed the bill, which would bar new mining operations powered by carbon-based energy sources for two years.
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Sources: Sandberg left Meta feeling burned out and amid an internal probe into her activities, including using corporate resources to plan her wedding — One of the world's most powerful executives became increasingly burned out and disconnected from the mega-business she was instrumental in building.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft releases four principles recognizing its employees' rights to organize; president Brad Smith promises an “open and constructive approach” to unions — Conceding that the rise of labor unions in tech may ultimately reach its own business, Microsoft released a new set …
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| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
GM's Cruise secures a permit to charge fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco, which will operate from 10PM to 6AM on select streets — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors, has finally been given the green light to start charging fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to improve retail staff schedules, raising minimum hours between shifts from 10 to 12, no work for more than five days in a row, and more — Apple Inc. has agreed to make work schedules at its retail stores more flexible, according to employees with knowledge of the plans … | Simon Sharwood / The Register: |
Atlassian warns users to restrict internet access to its Confluence software, or disable it, in light of an unpatched critical RCE flaw actively under attack — CISA's suggested action is to take the thing offline until it can be fixed, Atlassian has added a possible defence
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| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Influencers who focused on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial made thousands of dollars through platform incentives, shaping public opinion in the process — Influencers discovered there's money and clout to be made in covering breaking news — When the verdict came …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: daily downloads needed for an app to hit No. 1 on the US App Store is 156K, up 37% from 114K in 2019; Android apps need 56K, down from 83K in 2019 — A new analysis indicates it's gotten harder to get an app to the top of the App Store, in terms of downloads, over the past several years.
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| Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Internet censorship tech provider Sandvine says it is pulling out of Russia; internal records show it had deals with two ISPs, including Russia's second largest — In 2017, the Canadian technology firm Sandvine merged with a Silicon Valley rival, Procera Networks.Thanks:@jeffstone500
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The CFTC sues Gemini, alleging that the crypto exchange's staff misled the federal regulator during Gemini's 2017 effort to launch bitcoin futures contracts — Gemini partnered with Cboe to try and launch what would have been the nation's first bitcoin futures contracts.
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CFTC, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, The Block, uncle Fibonacci, Waivly, CoinGeek, Crypto Briefing, Coinspeaker, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, The Verge, Crypto Adventure, Finextra, Protocol, Bitcoin Magazine, Cointelegraph, and Web3 is going just great
Tweets: @cameron, @tyler, @web3isgreat, @coindesk, and @silvermanjacob
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Masayoshi Son used SoftBank's Vision Fund to build a society mediated by AI, but failed as he invested in firms with exploitative technology, not explorative — Masayoshi Son used SoftBank and its $100 billion Vision Fund to remake the world in its image. It's not a pleasant picture.Sponsor Posts
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