|
December 13, 2022, 6:45 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: |
The SEC charges Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors and concealing diverting FTX customer funds to Alameda while raising $1.8B+ since at least May 2019 — Defendant concealed his diversion of FTX customers' funds to crypto trading firm Alameda Research while raising more than $1.8 billion from investors
More:
SEC.gov, Reuters, CFTC, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, CoinDesk, Reuters, TechCrunch, Crunchbase News, Bloomberg, Washington Post, The Block, TIME, Financial Times, PC Gamer, Silicon Valley Business …, The Guardian, BBC, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, Bloomberg, NBC News, CoinGape, Wall Street Journal, Observer, Ethereum World News, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Wealth Management, Ars Technica, Appuals.com, Trustnodes, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, crypto.news, NPR, HealthcareInfoSecurity.com, @molly0xfff@hachyderm.io, and The Daily Beast
Tweets: @secgov, @tier10k, @claritytoast, @laurashin, @spreekaway, @timccopeland, @aaberwick, @annmlipton, @kadhim, @jonathanturley, @tier10k, @tier10k, @tier10k, @kadhim, @wublockchain, @claritytoast, @jim_edwards, @lookner, @breakoutpoint, @kadhim, @jonerlichman, @timccopeland, @tree_of_alpha, @stephanie_murr, @robdothutton, @kenvogel, @belisarius2020, @cduhaime, @cgasparino, @kenvogel, @cryptocronkite, @eisingerj, @emilyjnicolle, @cnbcjou, @trengriffin, @meattc_, @meattc_, @jentaub, @wallstreetsilv, @hsakatrades, @jessicakmathews, and @kadhim
| CNBC: |
The Southern District of New York charges SBF with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, money laundering, and more — - Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed eight separate charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried …
More:
CoinDesk, The Southern District of New York, Reuters, The Information, The Verge, Bloomberg, The Hill, Blockworks, U.S. Department of Justice, TheStreet, Crowdfund Insider, New York Times, Cointelegraph, CNBC, CoinGape, The Guardian, CNN, CryptoPotato, Rolling Stone, Nikkei Asia, Semafor, VICE, The Health Ranger's newsletter, and TechCircle
| Bloomberg: |
The CFTC sues Sam Bankman-Fried for fraud, alleging FTX “misappropriated customer funds”, violated its own TOS, extended unlimited credit to Alameda, and more — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX and Alameda Research for violations of federal commodities laws.
More:
docdroid, CoinDesk, The Verge, Associated Press, Bitcoin News, SlashGear, Protos, Observer, CNBC, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @meattc_, @tier10k, @eleanorterrett, @pierre_crypt0, @avi_eisen, @cryptogucci, @arthur_0x, and @deitaone
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Citing Sam Bankman-Fried as a flight risk, a Bahamas magistrate judge denies him bail and says he should be remanded to Bahamian custody until February 8, 2023 — A magistrate judge in the Bahamas on Tuesday denied bail to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and said he should be remanded …
More:
CoinDesk, Insider, The Block, Reuters, Fortune, Nikkei Asia, CryptoSlate, New York Times, Financial Times, and Cointelegraph. Tweets: @cryptolawus
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to allow third-party app stores on iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 in the EU, due to EU requirements in 2024, including letting users change defaults — Apple Inc. is preparing to allow alternative app stores on its iPhones and iPads, part of a sweeping overhaul aimed at complying …
More:
The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, Decrypt, Android Authority, Macworld, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, OSnews, Engadget, Game Developer, AppleInsider, Reuters, IGN, Android Central, fpt., MobileSyrup, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Tom's Guide, Pixel Envy, Mashable, SlashGear, iThinkDifferent, Liliputing, Dot Esports, Patently Apple, Six Colors, Wccftech, Digital Trends, BGR, @caseynewton@mastodon.social, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @markgurman, @firstsquawk, @markgurman, @markgurman, @vitalwinter, @cubicleapril, @evacide, @appfairness, @jtseo9, @briannawu, @davcarretta, @nasescobar316, @gabrielleydon, @benedictevans, @albertwenger, @timsweeneyepic, @fosspatents, @leah_nylen, @adamscochran, @maxwinebach, and @technology
| New York Times: |
Sources: Twitter stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to cut costs, as its top lawyer Alex Spiro leaves the company — Twitter has stopped paying rent on offices and is considering not paying severance packages to former employees, among other measures.
More:
Engadget, CNBC, and Pitt's Newsletter
Tweets: @as_w, @anshelsag, @seaotta, @kimcrayton1, @jowens510, and @pkafka
| Adam James / The Block: |
Binance CEO addresses major USDC outflows, saying users can “withdraw any other stablecoin”; Nansen: users withdrew ~$1.6B on the Ethereum network in 24 hours — - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has addressed major USD Coin outflows. — Some $1.6 billion has been withdrawn …
More:
Reuters, Reuters, CoinDesk, PYMNTS.com, Insider, Decrypt, CNBC, The Daily Hodl, Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Magazine PRO, Blockworks, ZyCrypto, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Crypto Daily, NewsBTC, Watcher Guru, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @cz_binance, @justinsuntron, @cz_binance, @binance, @atabarrok, @nansen_ai, @binance, @wublockchain, @dylanleclair_, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @peckshieldalert, @jp_koning, @themooncarl, @lawmaster, @cz_binance, @cl207, @themlpx, @cz_binance, @tree_of_alpha, @fredwalton216, @j0e007, @adamscochran, @akadosang, @nansen_ai, @jackniewold, @cz_binance, @simondixontwitt, @0xponzischeme, @mikeburgersburg, and @tree_of_alpha
| Steven Ehrlich / Forbes: |
A look at a draft of Sam Bankman-Fried's planned US House testimony, including accusations against John Ray III and screenshots of a chat with Changpeng Zhao — Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was scheduled to testify Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.| Bloomberg: |
FTX lawyers say Bahamas officials worked to help SBF regain access to FTX Trading's systems, asking him to mint a coin to transfer funds to island officials — Bahamas government officials worked closely with Sam Bankman-Fried and tried to help him regain access to key computer systems …
More:
Insider, South China Morning Post, Fortune, New York Post, CoinDesk, Periodic Scribbles, BBC, Bitcoin News, Associated Press, Livemint, and The Block
Tweets: @bradydale, @fintechfrank, @jeffjohnroberts, @bradmichelson, @claireeboston, and @workmj
| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
When a female reporter tried Lensa, many of her 100 avatars were “pornified”, with 16 topless; her male peers got avatars of astronauts, warriors, and the like — When I tried the new viral AI avatar app Lensa, I was hoping to get results similar to some of my colleagues at MIT Technology Review.
More:
Newslit Daily and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @melissahei, @originalspin, @aarieff, @techreview, @drewharwell, @viviennechow, @carnage4life, @aylin_cim, @niallfirth, and @willoremus
| Stephanie Murray / The Block: |
John Ray III tells the US House that FTX's bankruptcy is “paperless” due to an “unprecedented” lack of documentation, FTX and Alameda are not distinct, and more — - New FTX CEO John Ray III said top executives at FTX had “free rein” over the company's many entities.
More:
YouTube, TechCrunch, USA Today, Insider, New York Post, Protos, and Bloomberg
| Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram rolls out Notes, friend-focused status updates that appear atop the inbox, to all users, and begins testing BeReal-like Candid Stories in South Africa — With fresh ways to connect with friends, is Instagram trying to be Instagram again? — Polished is out and authentic …
More:
Meta, Instagram, The Information, MacRumors, SlashGear, The Verge, TechCrunch, PetaPixel, and BigTechWire
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @cordiliajames, @wongmjane, @cordiliajames, @shantinix, @rmac18, and @papadimitriou
| Reuters: |
China files a trade dispute at the WTO against the US over its chip export controls, arguing the curbs threaten the stability of global industrial supply chains — China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China's commerce ministry said.
More:
The Register, Financial Times, Barron's Online, Semafor, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @globaltimesnews, @williamyang120, @anderscorr, @china_digital, @jagowriter, @julianku, and @philippilk
| Beatrice Peterson / ABC News: |
Meta plans to release Hasher Matcher Actioner, a moderation tool to help platforms identify terrorist or human trafficking content, for free and as open source — It said it will help prevent the spread of violent images on the internet. — Meta, formerly named Facebook … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
DoNotPay announces an AI-powered chatbot that can negotiate bills and cancel subscriptions by chatting to customer service, rolling out in the next two weeks — DoNotPay, the company that bills itself as “the world's first robot lawyer,” is launching a new AI-powered chatbot that can help … | Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
Email: Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, saying it isn't “the best structure” for “external insights into our product and policy development work” — Meanwhile, a former top Twitter official fled his home amid attacks following Musk tweets
More:
CNN, Associated Press, Ars Technica, NBC News, Grid News, The Register, Committee to Protect …, NPR, MobileSyrup, Gizmodo, New York Post, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Mercury News, Android Headlines, and Politico
Tweets: @anthony, @arthurschwartz, @zaleskiluke, @davidaxelrod, and @jordanbpeterson
| Wall Street Journal: |
The EU publishes a draft approval of its preliminary US data sharing deal, struck in March 2022 to help businesses, after the US promised surveillance changes — Brussels gives tentative approval as part of pending deal to allow companies to transfer European data across the Atlantic
More:
European Commission, Computerworld, TechCrunch, and European Commission
Tweets: @eu_justice and @tc_intlaw
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Apple confirms iOS 16.1.2, released on November 30, fixed a WebKit zero-day flaw, found and reported by Google, that allowed RCE and was actively exploited — Apple has confirmed that an iPhone software update it released two weeks ago fixed a zero-day security vulnerability that it now says was actively exploited.
More:
BleepingComputer, MacRumors, and Apple Support
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Apple rolls out iOS 16.2, iPadOS 16.2, and macOS 13.1, with improved iCloud data encryption, AirDrop limitations, Freeform, and an Apple Music karaoke feature — Apple is rolling out its iOS 16.2 update for all users today along with iPadOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1.
More:
MacRumors, AppAdvice, 9to5Mac, Tom's Guide, Neowin, Engadget, Engadget, The Verge, AppleInsider, ZDNet, Forbes, Wccftech, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @zollotech
| Marcela Ayres / Reuters: |
Brazil's central bank plans to launch its digital currency in 2024 after a closed pilot program with financial institutions in 2023; the IMF approved the model — Brazil's central bank aims to launch its digital currency in 2024 after a closed pilot program next year with financial institutions …
More:
PYMNTS.com
Sponsor Posts
Niantic Spatial:
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
Zoho:
Meet Zoho Books MCP: Bring AI-powered accounting to your business — Isn't change the only constant? And that holds true for accounting too. For years, accounting software has helped businesses manage their finances …
Meet Zoho Books MCP: Bring AI-powered accounting to your business — Isn't change the only constant? And that holds true for accounting too. For years, accounting software has helped businesses manage their finances …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Anuma:
The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory. Chat, text, create, build, and solve across every model.
The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory. Chat, text, create, build, and solve across every model.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's User Growth Miss, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Training Data:
OpenAI's Greg Brockman: Why Human Attention Is the New Bottleneck
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Runway's Cris Valenzuela: Building The Hollywood-Friendly Video AI That OpenAI Couldn't
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Hard Fork:
OpenAI's Big Reset + A.I. in the Doctor's Office + Talkie, a pre-1930s LLM
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'Food and Beverage Director', With MG Siegler
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ryan Roslansky: Turning AI Anxiety into Skills for the Future of Work
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:45 PM ET, December 13, 2022.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Urvi Dugar / Reuters: |
More:
ZDNet, Gizmodo, Droid Life, CoinGape, TechCrunch, City A.M., The Shortcut, PCMag, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @twitterblue, @twittersupport, @verified, @zacksjerryrig, @populismupdates, and @pantibliss