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The SEC charges Genesis and Gemini with offering and selling unregistered securities to retail investors via a crypto lending program promising to pay interest — - The SEC charged both Gemini and Genesis with unregistered offering and sale of securities to retail investors, some of who were in the U.S.
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| Gareth Corfield / Telegraph: |
Sources: a Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang infected the UK's Royal Mail customs label printers, forcing the postal service to stop overseas deliveries — Lockbit's ransomware scrambled software on machines used to send international post — A Russia-linked ransomware gang was behind …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Crypto.com lays off about 20% of its global workforce, citing the crypto downturn and FTX's implosion, after cutting around 250 jobs in mid-2022 — Crypto exchange Crypto.com said on Friday it is cutting its global workforce by 20% as it navigates ongoing economic headwinds and “unforeseeable” industry events.
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Google argues that gutting Section 230 “would upend the internet” in a brief filed with the US Supreme Court ahead of a YouTube case involving terrorist content — Tech giant files brief in YouTube case brought by family of woman killed in Paris terrorist attacks
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
SEC filing: Apple plans to cut Tim Cook's compensation by 40%+ to $49M in 2023, citing investor guidance and a request from Cook, who was paid $99.4M in 2022 — Apple Inc. is cutting Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's compensation by more than 40% to $49 million in 2023 …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google and Nvidia told the FTC that the Activision Blizzard deal could give Microsoft an unfair advantage in cloud, subscription, and mobile gaming — Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Nvidia Corp. have expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission about Microsoft Corp.'s acquisition …
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Meta sues to ban Voyager Labs from using Facebook and Instagram, alleging the investigative software startup created 38K+ accounts to scrape 600K+ users' data — The social media giant launched an investigation into Voyager's use of fake accounts after a Guardian investigation
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| Connie Guglielmo / CNET: |
After a report, CNET explains its test for AI writing articles edited by humans, changes the byline on AI-written posts, and makes its disclosure more prominent — For over two decades, CNET has built our reputation testing new technologies and separating the hype from reality.| Financial Times: |
Sources: the Cyberspace Administration of China acquired a 1% stake, or “golden shares”, in an Alibaba subsidiary, and plans to do the same for a Tencent unit — Beijing changes tack in its efforts to secure a firmer grip on the country's tech giants| Tony Stubblebine / The Official Medium Blog: |
Medium launches a Mastodon instance on me.dm, promising members reliable moderation, smoother onboarding, an interesting local feed, and more — The fediverse is a breath of fresh air for writers and social media — Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors …
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Twitter users say Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and other third-party apps are broken, possibly due to Twitter's API being down; Twitter has offered no explanation — The past several weeks since Elon Musk's takeover have seen Twitter in turmoil as rapid changes hit the platform …
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Sources: Chinese authorities plan to allow Didi's ride-hailing and other apps back on app stores as soon as next week, another sign of the loosening crackdown — Chinese authorities are set to allow Didi Global's ride-hailing and other apps back on domestic app stores as soon as next week … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is testing a Talent Manager Portal with select agencies, aiming to help creators' agents and representatives oversee, execute, and analyze brand deals — TikTok is making it easier for brands to work with its “megastar” creators with an update to its Creator Marketplace … | Chainalysis: |
Analysis: in 2022, illicit crypto transaction volume rose to an all-time high of $20.1B, of which 44% came from activity associated with sanctioned entities — Every year, we publish our estimates of illicit cryptocurrency activity to demonstrate the power of blockchains' transparency …
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| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
NSA Director Paul Nakasone urges Congress to renew the FISA's Section 702, set to expire in 2023, saying the surveillance law protects the US from cyberattacks — NSA Director and head of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul Nakasone said in remarks on Thursday that intelligence authorities … | Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
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