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Luna Foundation Guard says the company depleted its bitcoin reserves from ~80K to 313 and plans to use its remaining assets to compensate UST users — The announcement comes after criticism of the Luna Foundation Guard's “lack of transparency.” — The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) …
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| Parag Agrawal / @paraga: |
[Thread] Twitter CEO gives context on how Twitter counts spam, saying “multiple human reviews” of thousands of accounts seen as mDAUs have found <5% are spam — Let's talk about spam. And let's do so with the benefit of data, facts, and context...
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| Rand Fishkin / SparkToro: |
Analysis: 44,058 randomly selected public Twitter accounts that have tweeted in the past 90 days and could resemble mDAUs shows 19.42% are likely spam or fake — TL;DR - From May 13-15, 2022, SparkToro and Followerwonk conducted a rigorous, joint analysis of 44,058 public Twitter accounts active in the last 90 days.
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Elon Musk says a Twitter deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question”, speaking to a Miami tech conference crowd; Twitter stock closes down 8%+ — Elon Musk stoked speculation that he could seek to renegotiate his takeover of Twitter Inc., saying a viable deal at a lower price wouldn't be “out of the question.”
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| Oli Welsh / Polygon: |
Sony sets the games lineup for PS Plus, launching in Asia on May 24, Japan on June 2, the Americas on June 13, and Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on June 23 — PS2 emulation appears to be missing from disappointing offering of classic games — Sony has announced the initial lineup …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Podcasts gains storage clean-up tools and annual subscriptions support; this fall, creators will be able to upload podcasts from third-party providers — As the battle for podcaster talent and distribution heats up among providers, Apple this morning announced the launch of several … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft tells employees it will nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and up its range for annual stock-based compensation by 25%+ — Microsoft plans to nearly double its global budget for merit-based salary increases, and increase its range for annual stock-based compensation …
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Uber Eats launches two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles with robotic sidewalk delivery startup Serve Robotics and autonomous tech startup Motional — Uber Eats is launching two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles on Monday with Serve Robotics, a robotic sidewalk delivery startup …
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MiamiCoin is down ~95% in value from its September peak, after the city promoted it to Miami residents and made millions of dollars through its CityCoins deal — On Feb. 2, the city of Miami cashed out its cryptocurrency MiamiCoin for the first time, depositing $5.25 million into city coffers.| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
DWAC's SEC filing details Donald Trump's commitments to Truth Social, including posting there first and waiting six hours before posting to Twitter or elsewhere — - Donald Trump plans to partially restrict himself on social media like Twitter, according to an SEC filing from the blank check company taking …
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Analysis: $7.6B of Tether has been withdrawn since Thursday, nearly twice its cash reserves at the end of 2021; Tether also holds $60B+ in “cash-like” assets — Figures suggest company has paid out more than total cash on hand, as terra backers prepare relaunch| New York Times: |
Live broadcasts and shared videos of mass shootings again raise questions about social networks' role in curbing violent and hateful content from proliferating — Gunmen say they are influenced by online screeds and broadcasts of past shootings. Do social media sites have a responsibility to rein in hateful and violent content?
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Elwood Technologies, a crypto-focused market access and trading service for institutional investors, raises a $70M Series A led by Goldman and Dawn Capital — Quick Take — Goldman Sachs, Barclays and CommerzVentures invested in the Series A round alongside venture capital firms.| Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register: |
AAA tests find active driving assist in a Hyundai Santa Fe, a Subaru Forester, and a Tesla Model 3 often fails to prevent hitting cyclists and oncoming cars — Still think we're ready for that autonomous future? — Autonomous cars may be further away than believed.
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