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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The US SEC sues Tron founder Justin Sun and his companies for the alleged “unregistered offer and sale of crypto asset securities” TRX and BTT, fraud, and more — The SEC alleged TRX, BTT are unregistered securities, and claimed Sun created an “extensive wash trading” program to boost their trading volume.
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U.S. Securities …, PYMNTS.com, The Block, The Guardian, Reuters, Billboard, Cointelegraph, Insider, Decrypt, Metaverse Post, TechCrunch, CryptoGlobe, The Verge, ZyCrypto, Tech Startups, Bloomberg, Decrypt, crypto.news, Bitcoinist.com, Finbold, Fortune, Deadline, Kotaku, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Crowdfund Insider, CryptoSlate, Bitcoin News, Watcher Guru, and Web3 is Going Just Great
Mastodon:
@yoyoel@macaw.social. Tweets:
@secgov, @smdiehl, @bitfinexed, @bitboy_crypto, @file411, and @jeff_foust
| CNBC: |
Coinbase says it received an SEC notice warning the company of potential US securities law violations and recommending that the SEC take an enforcement action — - The SEC issued crypto exchange Coinbase a Wells notice, warning the exchange that it identified potential violations of U.S. securities law.
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Coinbase, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, The Block, The Verge, Cointelegraph, The Information, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Blockworks, CoinDesk, Reuters, The Daily Hodl, Financial Times, Bitcoin News, Ethereum World News, CryptoGlobe, Trustnodes, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, CryptoSlate, Crowdfund Insider, and CoinJournal
Tweets:
@brian_armstrong, @iampaulgrewal, @brian_armstrong, @caitlinlong_, @adamscochran, @joelkatz, @katie_haun, @carnage4life, @johnedeaton1, @timccopeland, @brucefenton, @cdixon, @bitfinexed, @twobitidiot, @fundamentalwolf, @jerrycap, @mdudas, @autismcapital, @dogetoshi, @merts_eth, @jchervinsky, @autismcapital, and @iamdcinvestor. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| CNBC: |
The US SEC charges Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, Akon, and other celebrities for promoting crypto tokens TRX and BTT without disclosing that they were compensated — - The SEC unveiled charges against diplomat Justin Sun for fraud and securities violations, while also charging celebrity backers including Jake Paul and Lindsay Lohan.
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New York Times, The Hill, Mercury News, Associated Press, Securities and Exchanges Commission, San Francisco Business Journal, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, NBC News, Newser, SiliconANGLE, Variety, Watcher Guru, Wealth Management, Web3 is Going Just Great, and Financial Times
Tweets:
@web3isgreat and @file411
| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
GitHub announces Copilot X, a new Copilot version with chat and voice features using OpenAI's GPT-4 to help with certain coding tasks, available via a waitlist — Microsoft Corp.'s GitHub unit created one of the first widely deployed programs using OpenAI's language-generation tools …
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The GitHub Blog, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Register, Thurrott, VentureBeat, WinBuzzer, CIO Dive, Watcher Guru, IT PRO, SiliconANGLE, Fast Company, BigTechWire, OnMSFT.com, and PCMag
LinkedIn:
Thomas Dohmke. Tweets:
@github, @ashtom, @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @stevesi, @firt, @martinwoodward, @monkchips, @kylebrussell, @codepo8, @kdaigle, @amasad, @film_girl, @gdb, @vykthur, and @rakyll. Thanks:@colegarry2
| Washington Post: |
Poll of 1,027 US adults: 41% support a TikTok ban, 25% oppose it, and 71% are concerned that ByteDance is based in China; 17% of US daily users support a ban — As D.C. pushes for action against TikTok, a Washington Post poll finds more support than oppose banning the app
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@senmarkey and @sangernyt
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
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LinkedIn:
Alex Barinka and Jack Pilcher
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@repbowman, @stokel, @brendancarrfcc, @tonyajoriley, @eric_seufert, @rmac18, @sarthakgh, @seyitaylor, @alexbarinka, @brianboland, @viacristiano, @katieharbath, @stokel, @g1lliandiebold, @viacristiano, @drewharwell, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @viacristiano, @brandonsilverm, @bresreports, @bobbyallyn, and @markets
| Chris Stokel-Walker / BuzzFeed News: |
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins says Midjourney banned him after he made images of a Donald Trump arrest; the company banned the word “arrested” in its tool — “I suspect it was pushing my luck when I did the [Twitter] thread,” Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said.
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@eliothiggins, @eliothiggins, @ronin19217435, @eliothiggins, @manmademoon, @neontaster, @zcjbrooker, and @buzzfeed
| Luke Plunkett / Kotaku: |
Ubisoft unveils Ghostwriter, an internal AI tool saving its scriptwriters time by creating first drafts and more realistic non-player character interactions — Ubisoft Ghostwriter is described by the company as ‘an AI tool’ — Ubisoft, the publishers behind Assassin's Creed …
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Ubisoft on YouTube, Game Developer, Ubisoft, TheGamer, The Register, IGN, Engadget, SlashGear, TrueAchievements, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Polygon, Gameranx, PCMag, Eurogamer.net, and Destructoid
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@vgc_news, @charalanahzard, @eddcoates, @ubisoft, @patrickweekes, and @thencsmaster
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla announces Mozilla.ai, an AI-focused startup with a $30M seed from the Mozilla Foundation to create a “trustworthy”, independent open-source AI stack — On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Mozilla, the not-for-profit behind the Firefox browser, is launching an AI-focused startup.
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The Mozilla Blog, Forbes, Phoronix, Silicon Republic, Liliputing, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, CNET, iClarified, and Fortune
LinkedIn:
Karim Lakhani. Mastodon:
@danyork@mastodon.social. Tweets:
@mozilla, @klakhani, @kylebrussell, and @neilturkewitz
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches Loop, its Notion and Asana competitor, in preview, letting users collaborate in shared Microsoft 365 workspaces on the web, Android, and iOS — You can now try out Microsoft's new collaboration tool Loop. — What you need to know — Microsoft Loop is now available in preview.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Microsoft Design, The Verge, Daring Fireball, Engadget, TechCrunch, BigTechWire, XDA Developers, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Neowin, Thurrott, WinBuzzer, and OnMSFT.com
LinkedIn:
Jeff Teper and Jacob Cohen
| Virginia Heffernan / Wired: |
Inside TSMC's facilities in Taiwan, where Fab 18 makes 1 quintillion transistors for Apple every six months, and an interview with Chairman Mark Liu — As the US boosts production of silicon chips, an American journalist goes inside TSMC, the mysterious Taiwanese company at the center of the global industry.
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Washington Post, The Information, and DCD
Tweets:
@chengela, @asianometry, @shadihamid, @susandominus, @page88, @keithjkrach, @workmj, @atroyn, and @ashleygjovik
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon introduces new Fire TVs and the cheaper TV lineup 2-Series, says 200M+ Fire TV devices have been sold, and expands Luna to the UK, Germany, and Canada — Amazon announced today that it has sold a total of over 200 million Fire TV devices. That number is a combination of Fire TV streamers …
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Amazon Luna, 9to5Google, Engadget, Forbes, Amazon, Variety, Insider, About Amazon, Android Central, MakeUseOf, Neowin, TechCrunch, Tech Advisor, AFTVnews, HD Guru, CNBC, Light Reading, MobileSyrup, T3, PCMag, Thurrott, TechSpot, Techaeris, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Streamable, 9to5Toys, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, and KnowTechie
LinkedIn:
Alex Danskin and Mustafa Hakim
| TechCrunch: |
After the Russia-linked Clop ransomware gang claimed to hit 130 companies, victims are coming forward, many of which used Fortra's GoAnywhere file transfer tool — Clop claimed it mass-hacked 130 organizations. Now the list of known victims is growing — The number of victims affected … | Jaron Schneider / PetaPixel: |
Amazon-owned digital photography site DPReview is closing on April 10; people can request to download photos or texts they've uploaded to the site until April 6 — DPReview, easily one of the most beloved publications among photography enthusiasts, will shut down and its content will be deleted.
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Digital Photography Review, PetaPixel, The Register, Ars Technica, reddit, iPhone in Canada Blog, PetaPixel, HotHardware, TidBITS, and Silicon Republic
LinkedIn:
Cem and Jeff Carlson
Tweets:
@thatjordandrake, @migueldeicaza, @glenngabe, @allisonjo1, @toddowyoung, @fb_bmb, @dburbach, @haje, @krazyfrog, and @dburbach
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google, Meta, and Apple want Congress to limit Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, expiring at 2023's end if not reauthorized — Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how US intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users … | Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Spotify has spent less than 10% of its $100M Creator Equity Fund, announced in February 2022 to promote diversity in music after the Joe Rogan controversy — Spotify Technology SA's $100 million Creator Equity Fund, designed to promote diversity in music and podcasts following controversial comments …
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The Information, The Daily Beast, and Engadget
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@ashleyrcarman, @lucas_shaw, @ashleyrcarman, @so_treu, @exavierpope, @simonowens, @lucas_shaw, @charlespulliam, and @ashleyrcarman
| Theo Wayt / The Information: |
Job listings site Indeed lays off ~2,200 people, or ~15% of its headcount, citing falling HR Tech revenue; Tokyo-based Recruit acquired Indeed in September 2012 — Job listings site Indeed.com told employees on Wednesday that it's laying off 2,200 people, representing 15% of its headcount …
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TechCrunch, Silicon Valley Business …, Reuters, Tech Startups, Bloomberg, and Gizmodo
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Crypto exchange Bitget acquires a controlling stake in crypto wallet company BitKeep with a $30M investment at a $300M valuation — - Bitget has invested $30 million in BitKeep at a $300 million valuation. — The crypto exchange is now the controlling stakeholder of the wallet provider.
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FinSMEs, Bitget, blockchainreporter, BeInCrypto, CryptoSaurus, InvestingCube, The Information, Forkast, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, crypto.news, and Cryptonews
Tweets:
@bitkeepos, @top7ico, @yogita_khatri5, @yogita_khatri5, and @yogita_khatri5
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
The Association for Computing Machinery awards Bob Metcalfe the 2022 Turing Award for the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet — In the 1970s, Bob Metcalfe helped develop the primary technology that lets you send email or connect with a printer over an office network.
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ACM, Quanta Magazine, VentureBeat, TechSpot, MIT News, Engadget, Network World, and HotHardware
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@theofficialacm, @timsweeneyepic, @mit_csail, @jeffdean, @jessfraz, @nixcraft, @werner, @joshuabaer, and @benbenbrubaker
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