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| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select brands and outlets, after a wave of impersonations, hoaxing, and other chaos by purchased blue checks — Okay, so Twitter broke its own verification system by making the blue check — previously a signal that the account …
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Washington Post, Engadget, Gizmodo, Washington Post, The Hill, U.S. Senator Ed Markey …, NBC News, The Verge, Ars Technica, Variety, Tech Xplore, Android Central, Politico, PC Gamer, MobileSyrup, SlashGear, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @lillypad, @elonmusk, @jasonschreier, @twittersupport, @elonmusk, @dieworkwear, @elonmusk, @wongmjane, @misterratt, @donie, @mmasnick, @theofficialword, @elonmusk, @jeremypeppas, @octal, @geoffreyfowler, @rmac18, @hardin, @zoeschiffer, @alanisnking, @akiperitz, @davidmackau, @spacexofficiall, @nestledeathcult, @realsaavedra, @cwarzel, @im_pulse, @emilygorcenski, @tomwarren, @inabber69, @senmarkey, @bendreyfuss, @anthony, @geoffreyfowler, @rakeshlobster, @willoremus, and @mehdirhasan
| Washington Post: |
Internal note: Twitter temporarily disabled signing up for Twitter Blue to “help address impersonation issues” affecting brands, politicians, and celebrities — Twitter accounts impersonating celebrities and politicians spread on the site after the company rolled out paid check marks.
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Engadget, Investor's Business Daily, Reuters, The Hill, Gizmodo, Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes, CNET, Bloomberg, Social Media Today, CNBC, The Week, BGR, Engadget, VICE, and Mashable
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @rafaelshimunov, @joshuaphilll, @hotcyder, @ijustine, @rj_gallagher, @iiiitsandrea, @rossrubin, @themaxburns, @dcseifert, @alexstamos, @kt_so_it_goes, @oneunderscore__, @courtneymilan, @film_girl, @emilybell, @tomcoates, @tomcoates, @mikesington, @morrison, @michaeldweiss, @zoeschiffer, @sonnybunch, @evan_greer, @theglare_tm, @jarjarfan69, @sherman4949, @pankajpachauri, @baekdal, @dellcam, and @cloud_opinion
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Memo: Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, recommends its clients like Apple, PepsiCo, and others “pause activity on Twitter”, citing brand safety risk — Omnicom, one of the world's biggest ad firms, representing brands like McDonald's, Apple, and Pepsico … | New York Times: |
An internal Twitter log shows that more than 140,000 accounts had signed up for the new Twitter Blue as of Thursday, November 10 — The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts.
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CNET, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, and Media Matters for America
Tweets: @tomwarren, @caseynewton, @annmlipton, @barry, @martinsfp, and @alex
| Bloomberg: |
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Reuters, Moneycontrol, Ars Technica, CNN, Bloomberg, TIME, The Register, and ZDNet
Tweets: @leakissner, @robinw, @kurtwagner8, @caseynewton, @sarahfrier, @pkafka, @sarafischer, @jessicalessin, @keithboykin, and @timobrien
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
FTX, FTX US, Alameda Research, and ~130 affiliated companies file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US; Sam Bankman-Fried resigns as CEO but stays on to assist — - Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed for bankruptcy. — Alameda Research and approximately 130 …
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New York Times, CoinDesk, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, The Information, Bloomberg, The Department …, The Verge, NYDIG, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, PYMNTS.com, Gizmodo, Yahoo News, Reuters, Cointelegraph, The Block, NFT Evening, Bitcoin News, CoinGape, iPhone in Canada Blog, crypto.news, CNBC, Observer, Blockworks, Crypto Adventure, Cryptopolitan, and Forkast
Tweets: @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @cobie, @ftx_official, @allnick, @ftx_official, @theonion, @ashleevance, @vitalikbuterin, @mattrosoff, @coindesk, @anthony, @nic__carter, @kaitlancollins, @tackettzane, @seamushughes, @tomaxwell, @breakingthemark, @taylorlorenz, @coindesk, @om, @rmfifthcircuit, @tomaxwell, @danprimack, @dollarsanddata, @aaronguilmette, @silvermanjacob, @carnage4life, @joshelman, @ryan_browne_, @dbreunig, @saylor, @carnage4life, @dbreunig, @allnick, @shenlucinda, and @kwharrison13
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
BlockFi pauses withdrawals and asks users not to deposit to its wallet or interest accounts, saying it can't operate normally amid a “lack of clarity” about FTX — BlockFi had made a deal with FTX earlier this year. — Crypto Lender BlockFi said it could not conduct business …
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The Block, Bloomberg, Fortune, Blockchain News, PYMNTS.com, and crypto.news
Tweets: @blockfi, @founderflori, @autismcapital, @cole0x, @balajis, @jeffjohnroberts, @balajis, @peterschiff, @route2fi, and @autismcapital
| Zane Tackett / @tackettzane: |
[Thread] FTX's former Institutional Sales head looks at its balance sheet and options, including bankruptcy or issuing a token, and their pros and cons — 1/I obviously have 0 say at this point, but hey, interested to hear others' thoughts: Two options: A) bankruptcy B) token [THESE ARE NOT CONCRETE NUMBERS] Liabilities: -8.8bn Liquid assets: 900m Less liquid: 2.037bn Illiquid: 3.2bn liquid hole: -7.9bn illiquid hole: -2.66bn
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Crypto Adventure and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @tree_of_alpha, @kale_abe, @0xhamz, @tackettzane, @adamscochran, @bitbitcrypto, @sicarious_, @lawmaster, @bergealex4, @cobie, @awice, @asiahodl, and @wublockchain
| New York Times: |
Interviews with 36 current and former Twitter employees and people close to the company detail the excruciating fallout of Elon Musk's first two weeks in charge — Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadlines and has transformed the company.
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The Verge, MIT Technology Review, BuzzFeed News, Insider, The Verge, Bloomberg, HotHardware, XDA Developers, Fortune, CNN, CNBC, and DCD
Tweets: @zoeschiffer, @elonmusk, @briankrebs, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @sama, @mikeisaac, @maxberger, @ahmed, @digiphile, @tulikabose_, @kateconger, @jwherrman, @kellyscaletta, @jasonschreier, @tomgara, @caseynewton, @stephaniebodoni, @normative, @jamestitcomb, @techreview, @lilnasx, @adamrutherford, @parismarx, @johnson, @jbillinson, @emptywheel, @buccocapital, @cloud_opinion, and @mslopatto
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
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The Verge, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Ars Technica, Fortune, Bloomberg, Payments Dive, The Guardian, and Insider
Tweets: @parismartineau, @zoeschiffer, @sacca, @baddestmamajama, @kyurieff, @mikeisaac, @alexeheath, @oneunderscore__, @zunguzungu, and @hayesbrown
| Financial Times: |
A look at Sam Bankman-Fried's rise and fall in DC: becoming the face of crypto, backing a digital commodity bill, and testifying before congressional committees — Sam Bankman-Fried sought digital asset legislation and donated heavily to Democrats — In less than four years …
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The Block and Politico
Tweets: @halocrypto, @reptomemmer, @lex_node, @niubi, @brucefenton, @artofbagholding, @nic__carter, @mayazi, @nictrades, @alpha_pls, and @doombergt
| Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: |
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New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Ethereum World News, CNBC, Bitcoin News, Newcomer, Insider, Reuters, and crypto.news
Tweets: @teddyschleifer, @howiebtc, @edzitron, @0xstaxro, @wublockchain, @adamscochran, @kevinroose, @jimhansondc, @tackettzane, @apedurden, @coindesk, @marchochstein, @backpackerfi, @edzitron, @ailseeingeyes, @jagoecapital, @timevalueofbtc, @loic, @silvermanjacob, @teddyschleifer, @maxwellstrachan, @econ_marshall, @corybates1895, @inversebrah, @scremped, @iamdcinvestor, @sasha35625, @wassielawyer, and @mikeisaac
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta Quest Pro review: improved controllers but irredeemably bad software and feels like it was launched without plan or purpose, highlighting VR's drawbacks — Meta's $1,499 headset is better at showcasing VR's weaknesses than its new strengths. … Mark Zuckerberg is betting the entire future of his company on the metaverse.
Tweets: @reckless, @gartenberg, @dcseifert, @chrismessina, and @russellbrandom
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
In October, Canada arrested a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure organizations and high-profile companies globally — Europol has announced today the arrest of a Russian national linked to LockBit ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations …
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U.S. Department of Justice, Law Street Media, Security Affairs, Engadget, The Verge, and Infosecurity. Tweets: @fbi
| Sage D. Young / CoinDesk: |
Crypto.com shares its wallet addresses with Nansen to create a dashboard of ~$3B in assets, showing ~20% are in Shiba Inu, more than ETH's ~17%; ~30% are in BTC — As large crypto exchanges push to prepare “proof-of-reserves” audits, an initial effort reveals just how much of Crypto.com's reserves …
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Crypto.com, Cryptopolitan, Bitcoin News, Finbold, Coinspeaker, CryptoSlate, and CoinGape
Tweets: @steinkobbe, @httpsageyd, and @ldrogen
| Reuters: |
Meta tells employees it plans to exit its Portal smart display business and wind down smartwatch projects, and that 46% of the 11K jobs cut were in technology — Meta Platforms (META.O) told employees on Friday that 54% of the 11,000 jobs it cut earlier this week were business roles and the rest were in technology.Sponsor Posts
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