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Whistleblower complaint: Twitter's ex-head of security Peiter Zatko alleges the company misled the FTC over its security plans, did not protect users, and more  —  In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Democrats and Republicans in Congress are investigating Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko's claims and seeking a meeting for further information  —  Top Democrats and Republicans say the allegations raise national security and privacy concerns and underscore the need for federal privacy protections
Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release, shortening the production gap between India and China  —  Apple Inc. plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China …
Sergio Goschenko / Bitcoin News:
Binance's CCO says hackers used an “AI hologram” to impersonate him during video calls to scam crypto projects into believing they would be listed on Binance  —  A set of hackers managed to impersonate Binance chief communications officer (CCO) Patrick Hillmann in a series …
Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal:
Intel signs an unusual $30B agreement with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to help fund its factory expansion plans; the companies will split future revenue  —  Funding arrangement could be first of a series of such partnerships as chip maker builds new plants  —  Chips Act Will Create More Than One Million Jobs, Biden Says
Forbes:
Flow's Adam Neumann seems to have a conflict of interest given he is the largest investor in real estate tech startup Alfred and had board seats there until May  —  In 2020, Adam Neumann's family office became a lead investor in real estate tech company Alfred.
Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Twitch lifts its long-standing partner exclusivity requirement, letting partners stream on YouTube, Facebook Live, and other platforms with some conditions  —  Partners will be able to stream on other platforms but multicasting will be limited to mobile platforms like TikTok
Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta learned the FTC opposed its Within acquisition via a tweet, highlighting Lina Khan's more adversarial stance; the FTC never sought sworn testimony  —  Meta Platforms Inc. learned that the US Federal Trade Commission was suing the company over one of its smaller acquisitions via a Twitter post.
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Instagram is internally testing Candid Challenges, a BeReal-like feature that gives users two minutes to take and share a photo at a different time each day  —  Instagram is testing a new feature called Candid Challenges, which bears a striking resemblance to BeReal, a photo sharing app popular among …
Monika Plaha / BBC:
An investigation uncovered a now-deleted subreddit where users were sharing, trading, and selling explicit images and private details of women without consent  —  Women are facing threats and blackmail from a mob of anonymous strangers after their personal details, intimate photos and videos …

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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025

Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
Internal email: Politico reviewed security after an off-the-record call between a reporter and an EU official was apparently intercepted and posted to YouTube

Axios:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they have re-signed their Morning Joe contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029, as their show enters its 20th year

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Nicholas Kitonyi / NFTgators:
Dune Analytics: Nike's NFT sales have generated $185M, followed by Dolce & Gabbana with $25.7M, Tiffany with $12.6M, Gucci with $11.6M, and Adidas with $10.9M

Earlier Picks

Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal:
Dealogic: the IPO market in 2022 is the lowest since 2009; companies have raised $5.1B in IPOs this year so far, compared to $100B+ at the same time last year
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook for iOS and Android for users of its free services; ads appear at the top of inbox and look like real emails
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple employee accused of stealing Apple's car project trade secrets, pleads guilty and faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250K fine
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