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Docs: SpaceX paid $250K to settle a flight attendant's allegation that Elon Musk exposed himself and offered a horse in exchange for an erotic massage in 2016 — - A flight attendant for SpaceX said Elon Musk asked her to “do more” during a massage, documents show.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple executives previewed the upcoming mixed reality headset to the company's board last week; Apple ramped up reality OS development in recent weeks — Apple Inc. executives previewed its upcoming mixed-reality headset to the company's board last week, indicating that development … | Robert Gillies / Associated Press: |
Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment for the country's 5G network, after a delay of over three years — TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has decided to ban China's Huawei Technologies from Canada's next-generation mobile networks.| Timothy Craig / Crypto Briefing: |
YC-backed DeFi startup Stablegains faces a lawsuit after losing $44M of users' funds by investing them in UST, after earlier claiming it was investing in USDC — Stablegains has been accused of misleading customers about where their money was going. — Key Takeaways| The Information: |
Sources: Coinbase is pausing new projects, freezing hiring, cutting costs, and giving staff more stock grants after its stock fell 75%+ in the past six months — Cryptocurrency trading firm Coinbase, whose revenue has shrunk amid a downturn in the sector, is pausing new business projects …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
In a policy shift, the US Department of Justice plans to stop prosecuting good-faith security research that would have violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act — The new policy addresses decades of uncertainty around the law and security research. — Joseph Cox
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: at an all-hands, Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde said there is “no such thing as a deal being on hold” and execs said Musk's deal is moving forward — Twitter Inc. executives told employees on Thursday that the $44 billion deal to sell the company to billionaire Elon Musk …
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| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
A Meta executive told employees to stop discussing abortion on Workplace, citing “an increased risk” that the company is seen as a “hostile work environment” — Employees say the stance runs counter to Meta policies on discussing Black Lives Matter and trans rights
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Twitter announces a crisis misinformation policy, including adding a warning to highly visible tweets with misleading information and disabling engagement — Around the world, people use Twitter to find reliable information in real time. During periods of crisis - such as situations of armed conflict …
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| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
FTC warns edtech companies to not use children's data for ads and other commercial purposes without parental consent, saying it will “vigilantly enforce” COPPA — The Federal Trade Commission voted 5- on Thursday to issue a policy statement warning education tech companies …
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| Canalys: |
North American smartphone shipments grew 3.7% YoY to 39M units in Q1 2022; Apple grew its market share to 51% with 19.9M units as Google grew 380% to 1.2M units — North American smartphone shipments reached 39.0 million units in Q1 2022, up 3.7% year on year.
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| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
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