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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Some Twitter users have warned for days that Circle tweets, meant to reach a select group, are being suggested in the For You feeds of users outside that Circle — PSA: do not post your deepest darkest secrets on your Twitter Circle. — Numerous Twitter users are reporting a bug in which Circle tweets …
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BuzzFeed News, Engadget, The Register, 9to5Mac, PCMag, Gizmodo, Daring Fireball, and SlashGear
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@iancoldwater, @t3dotgg, @adamjmoussa, @ac3attorn3y, @oneunderscore__, @ernurse86, @dariccott, @wbm312, @saeeddicaprio, @stokel, @pranavdixit, @zoebritton, @jamesrbuk, @racheldoerrie, @abrahamjoseph, @adamrackis, @wbm312, @benyahr, @chancery_daily, @dariccott, @fwd, @t3dotgg, @chrisgeidner, @ariehkovler, @mgogel, @libshipwreck, @olaasm, @sandofsky, @adamjmoussa, @louisathelast, @carnage4life, @buzzfeednews, @dancow, and @iancoldwater
| New York Times: |
A look at the impact of 34 US bitcoin mines and their voracious demand for energy, leading to a rise in the cost of electricity in Texas, where 10 are located — Bitcoin mines cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution.
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Ben Hertz-Shargel. Mastodon:
@jgkoomey@mastodon.energy, @mheadd@mastodon.social, @marcel@waldvogel.family, and @dsilverman@mastodon.social
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@dsbatten, @bitcoinpierre, @jg_environ, @dennis_porter_, @nic__carter, @gladstein, @dsbatten, @nic__carter, @hatr, @btc_archive, @_cingraham, @kemc, @mattrosoff, @globalecoguy, @dsbatten, @davidzmorris, @nic__carter, @ritholtz, @sophaskins, @tonyromm, @mateosfo, @elizkolbert, @leahstokes, @markjeffrey, @jg_environ, @bruce_arthur, @dwallacewells, @parismarx, @davelevitan, @gnrosenberg, @reedfrich, @davelevinthal, @sdonnan, @pt, @davidzmorris, @tante, @mdudas, @poppy_northcutt, and @pbump
| IDC: |
Apple's Mac shipments fell 40.5% YoY globally in Q1 2023, the largest drop among the top five PC makers, as combined PC shipments fell 29% YoY to 56.9M units — Weak demand, excess inventory, and a worsening macroeconomic climate were all contributing factors for the precipitous drop …
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LinkedIn:
Jay McBain. Tweets:
@mgsiegler, @vettechtrader, @thesamreynolds, @htsfhickey, @carnage4life, @alex, and @bryanbma
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds Premium features: enhanced bitrate 1080p support on iOS and the web for “extra crisp and clear” videos, support for Apple's SharePlay, and queuing — YouTube Premium, the $11.99 per month ad-free version of YouTube, is today introducing a number of new features aimed at attracting and retaining subscribers.
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| Molly White / @molly0xfff: |
[Thread] A look at a report from FTX debtors on the company's control failures, like awful recordkeeping, lying about using cold wallets, and sloppy key storage — The new team in charge of the FTX bankruptcy have released their first interim report on the failures of control at FTX and related businesses. It's 43 pages long, let's go through it 🧵 https://www.courtlistener.com/ ...
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FTX, CourtListener, Bloomberg, The Block, CoinDesk, Gizmodo, CryptoGlobe, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoSlate, and Forkast
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Anton Golub. Mastodon:
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Tweets:
@molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @jconorgrogan, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @bitfinexed, @wublockchain, @nash076, @brettharrison88, @idrawcharts, @0xg00gly, @zhusu, @antonhand, @wawin, @alvinfoo, @aftxcreditor, @0xabad1dea, @tradermayne, @moo9000, @defiyst, @ben11kehoe, @jmeickle, @cryptonator1337, @mayhem4markets, @tmnxeq, @coinbureau, @drivenbyboredom, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @blackamazon, @bradmichelson, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @wublockchain, @lopp, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, and @molly0xfff
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Katie Cotton, Apple's former VP of worldwide communications for 18 years, who mostly worked directly for Steve Jobs before retiring in 2014, died on April 6 — Katie Cotton, a longtime Apple Inc. communications chief who served as a steward for the company's iconic brand during the Steve Jobs era and beyond, has died.
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The Express-Times, 9to5Mac, and Daring Fireball
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Jennifer Bowcock. Tweets:
@waltmossberg, @yoda, @jackrandalll, @waltmossberg, @scottbudman, @waltmossberg, @s_broyles, @scobleizer, @scobleizer, and @karaswisher
| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
Sex workers and others criticize Meta's Verified program for requiring creators to use their legal name as their profile display name without a way to change it — “For $15, it's doxxing you.” — With Meta Verified, users can pay for an enviable blue check next to their name.
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The Information, BGR, and Digital Trends
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@hikyleharris, @michaelg, @liddleworks, @ashleylatke, @mattnavarra, @morgan_sung, and @mikestabile
| New York Times: |
In a lawsuit, former Twitter executives say they spent $1M+ on legal expenses related to shareholder lawsuits and government probes, including one by the US DOJ — The focus of the inquiry was unclear, but several former executives said they had racked up more than $1 million in expenses dealing with it and other legal issues.
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Ars Technica, and Axios
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss recently made a $100M loan to Gemini Trust, after their crypto exchange tried to raise funds from outside investors — Billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss dipped into their own pockets to support their crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. …
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CoinDesk, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Cointelegraph, and CryptoSlate
Tweets:
@silvermanjacob and @yoda
| Jessica Piper / Politico: |
Tests show Twitter, which resumed political ads this year, offers incomplete data on the ads through its “disclosure” tool, missing some promoted tweets — The platform started accepting political ads again in January. — Elon Musk took over Twitter last fall with a pledge …
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Knight First Amendment …. Tweets:
@random_walker, @jsscppr, @rudnicknoah, @fsfp, @digiphile, @whotargetsme, @mjbeckel, and @politico
| Avram Piltch / Tom's Hardware: |
Raspberry Pi launches its browser-based Raspberry Pi Code Editor in beta with Python support to help kids learn to code; HTML, JavaScript, CSS support is coming — New editor is integrated with Python lessons. — When we think about Raspberry Pi, we normally picture single-board computers …
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Raspberry Pi Foundation, iPhone in Canada Blog, Thurrott, and Slashdot. Tweets:
@raspberrypi_org
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
The US FTC orders a supplement maker to pay $600K in its first case on “hijacked” Amazon reviews, in which reviews of different products are misleadingly merged — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order in its first-ever enforcement action over a case involving …
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Engadget, Federal Trade Commission, and Cord Cutters News
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