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January 2, 2023, 5:40 AM

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Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph:
Luke Dashjr, one of the original core BTC developers, says someone stole “basically” all his BTC by compromising his PGP key; a wallet shows ~217 BTC were moved  —  A Bitcoin OG and core developer Luke Dashjr claims his PGP key was compromised, resulting in virtually all his Bitcoin being stolen from him on Dec. 31.
Chris Velazco / Washington Post:
Hands-on with the Pixel 7 Pro's Real Tone, which claims to render skin tones more accurately in photos, compared to the Galaxy S22 Ultra and iPhone 14 Pro Max  —  Google is trying to make its phone cameras more inclusive.  We put it to the test against its rivals.
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
A look at what 2023 may bring for crypto regulation in the US and globally, as bankruptcies stretch into the new year, attracting lawmakers and criminal probes  —  CoinDesk's policy team predicts the issues and topics that may take center stage over the next 12 months.
Wall Street Journal:
A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto crash as the firm took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty  —  Trading firm took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty; ‘complete lack of a risk-management framework’
Wall Street Journal:
New York Times:
Employment in tech occupations grew 12% YoY to a record 6.39M in November 2022, as workers eye banking, retail, health care, and manufacturing amid tech layoffs  —  Most tech jobs are now in mainstream industries like health care, banking and retail, which are increasingly in need of workers with digital skills.
Chloe Cornish / Financial Times:
A look at the impact of the funding crunch on India's tech startups, which raised $24.7B from January to November 2022, down 35% YoY, per data provider Tracxn  —  Funding crunch has triggered mass job cuts of up to 25,000 at country's once-thriving tech companies
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
A profile of Matrix, an open-source, decentralized protocol for messaging interoperability that saw its network's users double in 2022 to at least 80.3M  —  After years of walled gardens, cross-pollination could be in sight  —  Interoperability and decentralization have been major themes in tech this year …
Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Experts weigh in on Meta's decision on whether to lift Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram bans; a source says the announcement will be made after January 7  —  Tech giant's policy chief Nick Clegg due to rule this month whether to revoke ban on former US president
Washington Post:
Sources: Meta is struggling to move hardware manufacturing out of China; after abandoning its smartwatch plans, the company is still working on a wrist wearable  —  The company needs China's factories as it pushes to become a hardware producer  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For more than a year …

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