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Sources: Alameda sheltered FTX from an up to $1B loss in April 2021 after an FTX trader's MobileCoin trade went bad, wiping out Alameda's 2021 profits — Alameda Research sustained up to $1bn loss last year when client's trade on obscure token went sour — Hedge fund Alameda Research stepped …
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Filing: DOJ requests the appointment of an independent examiner to probe “substantial and serious allegations of fraud, dishonesty” that led to FTX's bankruptcy — - FTX's bankruptcy case demands an independent review, the Department of Justice said, because of allegations …
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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google says it is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS-based group chats on its Messages app — Google said today it is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS-based group chats on its Messages app — RCS stands for Rich Communication Services. The company noted that it will be rolling …
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| Aidan Ryan / The Information: |
Sources: ex-FTX US President Brett Harrison is raising money for a startup to build crypto trading software for big investors, seeking $6M at a $60M valuation — Brett Harrison, the former president of FTX's U.S. arm, is trying to raise money for a new crypto startup focused …
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| Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: |
Ye's Twitter account is suspended after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with a Star of David; Elon Musk replied, saying he violated Twitter rules — West, who goes by Ye, recently had his account restored after being banned in October — Kanye West Offers to Buy Parler Amid Backlash Over Anti-Semitic Posts
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| Adam Morgan McCarthy / The Block: |
Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital agrees to buy high-security custodian GK8 from bankrupt crypto lender Celsius; Celsius acquired GK8 for $115M in late 2021 — - Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital agreed to buy GK8 from Celsius. — GK8 was originally acquired by Celsius for $115 million in late 2021.
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| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Amazon's senior VP of global media and entertainment Jeff Blackburn will leave in early 2023; Blackburn left Amazon in February 2021 and rejoined in May 2021 — - Blackburn will remain at the company through early 2023 to “ensure a smooth transition.” — Blackburn joined Amazon in 1998 …
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| Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Twitter offers advertisers generous incentives, including matching $500K to $1M in spending in 2022, in a bid to jump-start its faltering business — Advertisers booking at least $500,000 in incremental spending would be matched, up to a $1 million cap — Elon Musk Says Twitter Bankruptcy Is a Possibility.
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China is using phone trackers and other tools to track protestors, the first time mass surveillance has been directed at middle-class people in affluent cities — After a weekend of protests, the authorities in China are using the country's all-seeing surveillance apparatus to find those bold enough to defy them.| Derek Thompson / The Atlantic: |
A look at some implications for generative AI: “answer engines” replacing search engines, AI mastering cognitive tasks by surveilling how experts work, and more — This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology, and how to solve some of America's biggest problems.| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Palmer Luckey's Anduril, which builds autonomous systems for the US military, raised nearly $1.5B at a $7B pre-money valuation, up from $4.2B in June 2021 — Second-biggest venture capital round of the year in the US values company at $7bn — Defence technology start-up Anduril …
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A US judge dismisses an indictment against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, formally ending a criminal sanctions case that strained US-China relations — A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed an indictment against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co [RIC:RIC:HWT.UL] …
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