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January 23, 2023, 5:20 AM
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Jez Corden / Windows Central:
Microsoft laid off the entire teams behind its virtual reality platform AltspaceVR, which will shut down in March 2023, and its Mixed Reality Tool Kit framework  —  HoloLens, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality are all but dead at Microsoft.  —  What you need to know
David Pan / Bloomberg:
Binance says Signature Bank will only handle transactions of over $100,000, starting on February 1, as the US bank decreases its exposure to crypto markets  —  Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Signature Bank will only handle user transactions of more than $100,000 …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: activist investor Elliott Management acquired a multibillion-dollar Salesforce stake; a partner says the firm has “a deep respect for Marc Benioff”  —  Elliott Management makes a multibillion-dollar investment in the business-software provider
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Analysis: Apple timed the MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and HomePod launches to boost this quarter's revenue and avoid suffering supply issues in the holiday season  —  Apple timed the launch of the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and HomePod to shore up its current quarter's revenue …
The Daily Dot:
CommuteAir removed a 2019 copy of the US No Fly List, after a researcher said they found the list, with 1.5M+ entries and many aliases, on an unsecured server  —  One of the most sensitive U.S. government documents was left online.  —  An unsecured server discovered by a security researcher …
Rolling Stone:
Sources: Donald Trump does not want to renew his Truth Social exclusivity contract, expiring in June 2023, and is asking associates for first tweet suggestions  —  The ex-president is planning his first tweets with a few months to go on his Truth Social contract
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Researchers and ex-Twitter staff: physical attacks in the US track with Twitter spikes in some hate speech, notably anti-Semitic and anti-gay slurs and rhetoric  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this month, the FBI charged a Florida man with making detailed online threats to murder 100 gay people.
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
A look at the challenge of moderating livestreams for children and vulnerable users, even if age verification can be improved and privacy concerns addressed  —  Abby Rayner was 13 when she first watched livestreams on Instagram that demonstrated self-harm techniques and encouraged viewers to participate.

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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Analyzing Comcast's spinoff of cable networks, purposefully structured with low debt: the move might be a signal to the industry that it's time to consolidate

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
James Harding says the Tortoise-Observer deal could create a profitable media group and there isn't a guaranteed future for the Observer with the Guardian

John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Substack, very deliberately, tries to have it both ways by saying publications on their platform are independent while presenting them all as parts of Substack

More News

Keri Blakinger / The Marshall Project:
How some US incarcerated people use contraband mobile phones to educate themselves, make TikToks, find love, publicize prison conditions, earn money, and more
Nilesh Christopher / Rest of World:
Creators from India's hinterland are going viral on YouTube Shorts and running into copyright issues for “fact channels” that add context to other users' videos
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Mittens, a ruthless Chess.com bot with a kitten avatar introduced on January 1, which is driving more people to play on the website than ever before

Earlier Picks

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Q&A with Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos about shared leadership, what role Reed Hastings may play, adding FAST channels, the ad tier, and more
Eric Wallerstein / Wall Street Journal:
Filings: Signature Bank borrowed nearly $10B in Q4 from Federal Home Loan Banks, a system originally designed for mortgage lending; Silvergate borrowed $3.6B+
Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's lean hiring may help the company avoid layoffs; Apple's staff grew ~20% between 2019 and 2022, Amazon grew 100%, Meta 94%, Alphabet 57%, Microsoft 53%
New York Times:
Emails and sources: Google fired 16% of its ~400-person Fuchsia OS team, Research cut jobs in lower traction areas, and Cloud cut operational and other roles
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
US prosecutors provide a list of nearly $700M worth of Sam Bankman-Fried's seized assets, including ~$525M in Robinhood stock and $94.5M cash at Silvergate Bank
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