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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select brands and outlets, after a wave of impersonations, hoaxing, and other chaos by purchased blue checks — Okay, so Twitter broke its own verification system by making the blue check — previously a signal that the account …
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Washington Post, Gizmodo, Washington Post, The Hill, NBC News, The Verge, Ars Technica, Variety, Android Central, Tech Xplore, Politico, PC Gamer, MobileSyrup, SlashGear, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @lillypad, @elonmusk, @jasonschreier, @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @dieworkwear, @elonmusk, @wongmjane, @misterratt, @donie, @mmasnick, @theofficialword, @elonmusk, @jeremypeppas, @octal, @geoffreyfowler, @rmac18, @zoeschiffer, @alanisnking, @akiperitz, @hardin, @davidmackau, @spacexofficiall, @nestledeathcult, @realsaavedra, @cwarzel, @im_pulse, @emilygorcenski, @tomwarren, @inabber69, @senmarkey, @bendreyfuss, @anthony, @geoffreyfowler, @rakeshlobster, @willoremus, and @mehdirhasan
| Washington Post: |
Internal note: Twitter temporarily disabled signing up for Twitter Blue to “help address impersonation issues” affecting brands, politicians, and celebrities — Twitter accounts impersonating celebrities and politicians spread on the site after the company rolled out paid check marks.
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Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @rafaelshimunov, @joshuaphilll, @hotcyder, @ijustine, @rj_gallagher, @iiiitsandrea, @rossrubin, @themaxburns, @dcseifert, @alexstamos, @kt_so_it_goes, @oneunderscore__, @courtneymilan, @film_girl, @emilybell, @tomcoates, @tomcoates, @mikesington, @michaeldweiss, @morrison, @zoeschiffer, @sonnybunch, @evan_greer, @theglare_tm, @jarjarfan69, @sherman4949, @pankajpachauri, @baekdal, @dellcam, and @cloud_opinion
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Memo: Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, recommends its clients like Apple, PepsiCo, and others “pause activity on Twitter”, citing brand safety risk — Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, representing brands like McDonald's, Apple, and Pepsico … | Sage D. Young / CoinDesk: |
Crypto.com shares its wallet addresses with Nansen to create a dashboard of ~$3B in assets, showing ~20% are in Shiba Inu, more than ETH's ~17%; ~30% are in BTC — As large crypto exchanges push to prepare “proof-of-reserves” audits, an initial effort reveals just how much of Crypto.com's reserves …
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Tweets: @steinkobbe and @ldrogen
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Tweets: @leakissner, @robinw, @kurtwagner8, @caseynewton, @sarahfrier, @pkafka, @sarafischer, @jessicalessin, @keithboykin, and @timobrien
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
FTX, FTX US, Alameda Research, and ~130 affiliated companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US; Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO but stays on to assist — - Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy. — Alameda Research and approximately 130 …
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Tweets: @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @cobie, @ftx_official, @allnick, @ftx_official, @theonion, @ashleevance, @mattrosoff, @coindesk, @anthony, @nic__carter, @kaitlancollins, @tackettzane, @tomaxwell, @seamushughes, @breakingthemark, @taylorlorenz, @coindesk, @om, @rmfifthcircuit, @tomaxwell, @danprimack, @dollarsanddata, @aaronguilmette, @silvermanjacob, @carnage4life, @joshelman, @ryan_browne_, @dbreunig, @saylor, @carnage4life, @dbreunig, @allnick, and @shenlucinda
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
BlockFi pauses withdrawals and asks users not to deposit to its wallet or interest accounts, saying it can't operate normally amid a “lack of clarity” about FTX — BlockFi had made a deal with FTX earlier this year. — Crypto Lender BlockFi said it could not conduct business …
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The Block, Bloomberg, Fortune, Blockworks, Blockchain News, PYMNTS.com, and crypto.news
Tweets: @blockfi, @founderflori, @autismcapital, @cole0x, @balajis, @jeffjohnroberts, @balajis, @peterschiff, @route2fi, and @autismcapital
| Zane Tackett / @tackettzane: |
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Tweets: @tree_of_alpha, @kale_abe, @0xhamz, @tackettzane, @adamscochran, @bitbitcrypto, @sicarious_, @lawmaster, @bergealex4, @cobie, @awice, @asiahodl, and @wublockchain
| New York Times: |
Interviews with 36 current and former Twitter employees and people close to the company detail the excruciating fallout of Elon Musk's first two weeks in charge — Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.
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The Verge, MIT Technology Review, BuzzFeed News, Insider, Bloomberg, The Verge, HotHardware, XDA Developers, Fortune, CNN, DCD, and CNBC
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @elonmusk, @briankrebs, @taylorlorenz, @sama, @mikeisaac, @maxberger, @ahmed, @digiphile, @tulikabose_, @kateconger, @jwherrman, @kellyscaletta, @jasonschreier, @tomgara, @caseynewton, @stephaniebodoni, @normative, @jamestitcomb, @techreview, @lilnasx, @adamrutherford, @parismarx, @johnson, @jbillinson, @emptywheel, @buccocapital, and @cloud_opinion
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
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The Verge, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, Fortune, Payments Dive, The Guardian, Insider, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @parismartineau, @zoeschiffer, @sacca, @baddestmamajama, @kyurieff, @mikeisaac, @oneunderscore__, @alexeheath, @zunguzungu, and @hayesbrown
| Financial Times: |
A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall in DC: becoming the face of crypto, backing a digital commodity bill, and testifying before congressional committees — Sam Bankman-Fried sought digital asset legislation and donated heavily to Democrats — In less than four years …
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The Block and Politico
Tweets: @halocrypto, @reptomemmer, @lex_node, @niubi, @brucefenton, @artofbagholding, @nic__carter, @mayazi, @nictrades, @alpha_pls, and @doombergt
| Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: |
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New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Ethereum World News, CNBC, Bitcoin News, Newcomer, Insider, Reuters, Blockworks, and crypto.news
Tweets: @teddyschleifer, @howiebtc, @edzitron, @0xstaxro, @wublockchain, @adamscochran, @kevinroose, @jimhansondc, @tackettzane, @apedurden, @coindesk, @marchochstein, @backpackerfi, @edzitron, @ailseeingeyes, @jagoecapital, @timevalueofbtc, @loic, @silvermanjacob, @teddyschleifer, @maxwellstrachan, @econ_marshall, @corybates1895, @inversebrah, @scremped, @iamdcinvestor, @sasha35625, @wassielawyer, and @mikeisaac
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta Quest Pro review: improved controllers but irredeemably bad software and feels like it was launched without plan or purpose, highlighting VR's drawbacks — Meta's $1,499 headset is better at showcasing VR's weaknesses than its new strengths. … Mark Zuckerberg is betting the entire future of his company on the metaverse.
Tweets: @reckless, @russellbrandom, @hmltn, @gartenberg, @dcseifert, and @chrismessina
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
In October, Canada arrested a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations and high-profile companies globally — Europol has announced today the arrest of a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Law Street Media, Security Affairs, Engadget, The Verge, and Infosecurity. Tweets: @fbi
| Reuters: |
Meta tells employees it plans to exit its Portal smart display business and wind down smartwatch projects, and that 46% of the 11K jobs cut were in technology — Meta Platforms (META.O) told employees on Friday that 54% of the 11,000 jobs it cut earlier this week were business roles and the rest were in technology.| Louise Matsakis / Semafor: |
TikTok quietly started testing its livestreaming e-commerce feature TikTok Shop in the US this week; source: TikTok invited select US businesses to participate — TikTok quietly entered the United States e-commerce market this week, where it will compete with Amazon and other retail giants during the coming holiday shopping season.Sponsor Posts
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