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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: LLC's tied to crypto news site The Block's CEO secretly received $43M in Alameda loans, used in part to acquire and run the site; CEO has now resigned — The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled …
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| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Twitter Trust and Safety VP Ella Irwin says she took the screenshots of internal systems that Bari Weiss shared and that “reporters were not accessing user DMs” — Elon Musk is giving outside writers unprecedented access to internal Twitter Inc. information …
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| Julia Shapero / The Hill: |
Bari Weiss releases “Twitter Files Part Two”, sharing images of accounts that Twitter allegedly put on “blacklists” and screenshots of internal Slack messages — Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss released the second installment of the “Twitter Files” …
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| Nick Turner / Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk says Twitter is working on an update that will show users if they've been “shadowbanned”, the reason why, and how to appeal — Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, continuing a shake-up of the platform he acquired in October for $44 billion, said the company will begin telling users …
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| Matthew Goldstein / New York Times: |
SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena — The FTX founder said on Twitter he would appear before a House committee next week, but was quiet about a similar request from a Senate committee.
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Ars Technica, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Fortune, Newser, The Daily Hodl, CNBC, crypto.news, Financial Times, CoinGape, Finbold, and Insider
Tweets: @sbf_ftx, @sbf_ftx, @gabby_hoffman, @richsignorelli, @claritytoast, @jgreco, and @lumberlaw
| Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
As US prosecutors reportedly investigate whether FTX and Alameda orchestrated LUNA and UST's collapse, a look at the timeline of events and potential evidence — The latest twist in the downfall of crypto maven Sam Bankman-Fried is prompting a reexamination of the implosion …
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Decrypt, Finextra, CryptoPotato, The Daily Hodl, and New York Times
| Hannah Miller / Bloomberg: |
Singapore-based Amber Group, one of Asia's largest crypto exchanges, cuts 40%+ of its staff, scraps retail operations, and terminates its Chelsea FC sponsorship — Amber Group, one of Asia's leading crypto trading and lending platforms, is cutting jobs, scrapping retail operations and terminating … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple and Ericsson reach a licensing agreement over “patented cellular standard-essential technologies” and more, ending a years-long legal battle — Apple and Ericsson have reached a licensing agreement that will put an end to a years-long, increasingly nasty legal battle between the two companies.| Sheila Dang / Reuters: |
Twitter emails advertisers about plans to launch controls to prevent their ads from showing up next to tweets with certain keywords, as soon as next week — Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above …
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Ars Technica, TechCircle, The Economic Times, and Neowin
Tweets: @patrickcoffee, @rmac18, @campuscodi, @stevemullis, @rycar, @caseynewton, and @esreif
| Nick Baker / CoinDesk: |
Auditing firm Mazars says Crypto.com users' crypto assets are fully backed one-to-one, after vouching for a similar proof-of-reserves report from Binance — The examination was done by auditing firm Mazars. — Crypto.com released proof-of-reserves data from auditing firm Mazars Group …
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Crypto.com, CNBC, CryptoPotato, The Block, Watcher Guru, Cointelegraph, The Crypto Basic, and CryptoSlate. Tweets: @whalecointalk
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Q&A with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on his crusade to break Apple's App Store power, which he says is increasingly a problem of free speech and not just business — Sweeney says he's willing to go to the Supreme Court to fight Apple's control of the App Store. But first, he's hoping Congress will act before it's too late.
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The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, WRAL TechWire, iMore, Road to VR, BGR, iThinkDifferent, Redmond Pie, and Barron's Online
Tweets: @netchoice, @keleftheriou, @hshaban, @timsweeneyepic, @pekkabyte, and @timsweeneyepic
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B, and sources say Gorillas alone at ~$1.2B — Combined group worth $10bn represents a fall in valuation as investors turn against lossmaking tech start-ups
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Tweets: @tim, @neilretail, @iankingsky, and @ivanlevingston
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