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| Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: |
Twitter permanently suspends @ElonJet, a bot that tracked Elon Musk's jet, after its creator said Twitter shadowbanned it; Musk said he would not ban the bot — Days after @ElonJet accused Twitter of shadowbanning, it's been suspended. Musk had said he wouldn't ban the account even though it was a “safety” risk for him.
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| Jack Dorsey / Revue: |
Responding to the “Twitter Files”, Jack Dorsey criticizes attacks on Twitter staff, advocates for an open social media protocol, and commits $1M/year to Signal — By subscribing, you agree with Revue's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and understand that jack's will receive your email address.
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| Bloomberg: |
Interviews with dozens of Elon Musk's former employees and partners describe a Shakespearean psychodrama since acquiring Twitter, leading to myriad disasters — It was Day 5 of Elon Musk's riveting, rambunctious takeover of Twitter Inc. The owner and self-proclaimed Chief Twit had spent … | Platformer: |
Sources: Twitter is considering forcing all users to opt in to personalized ads and share their location data but may let Blue users opt out of personalized ads — Agree to personalize your ads — or else — A month ago, when Elon Musk's Twitter first set out to revamp the Twitter Blue subscription …
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| 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.
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| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
SBF's “carelessness” fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a confession the SEC sees straight through — Oh Sam — I. — Here is how you run a futures exchange: — You offer some bets on some propositions, say, whether Bitcoin will go up or down.
Tweets: @qasimrashid, @eliotwb, @bruno_j_navarro, @matt_cassidy, @imagethief, @matt_cassidy, @70sbachchan, @crypto, @rationalwalk, @matt_levine, and @mattrosoff
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Alibaba will not be able to buy Arm's high-performance Neoverse V chips, after Arm concludes that the US and UK would not approve its export to China — Alibaba among groups unable to purchase top designs — Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant, cannot buy some of the most advanced chip designs …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Tesla rolls out an update, adding support for Steam on 2022 Model S and X vehicles or newer with 16GB RAM, Apple Music, Light Show, and more — Tesla's new “Holiday Update” adds a few long-awaited new features, including the ability to play games from Steam in your car and support for Apple Music.| Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: |
As Tesla's stock drops ~60% in 2022, on pace for its worst year on record, investors criticize Elon Musk's involvement in Twitter and his lack of focus on Tesla — Supporters of Tesla and Musk are asking questions about who is running the electric-vehicle maker
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| Bloomberg: |
Memo: Changpeng Zhao warns Binance staff to expect a “bumpy” several months but that the exchange “will survive any crypto winter”, after huge user withdrawals — Binance Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao warned his colleagues to expect tough months ahead …
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Tweets: @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @cryptotea_, @cryptomanran, @binance, and @crypto_crib_
| Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: |
The SEC charges eight influencers with securities fraud, allegedly using Twitter and Discord to manipulate stocks since at least January 2020 in a ~$100M scheme — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged eight influencers with securities fraud, the agency said Wednesday.
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Tweets: @rjwile, @fbihouston, @spencerjakab, @kevincollier, @colinjones, @secgov, @colinjones, @felixsalmon, @mrzackmorris, @stockmktnewz, and @kattenbarge
| Bill Allison / Bloomberg: |
The DOJ charges SBF with violating campaign finance laws, creating a showdown over what may be the biggest illegal infusion of money into US politics in decades — Sam Bankman-Fried, the second biggest Democratic donor in the 2022 election cycle, is charged with violating campaign finance laws …
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CoinDesk, Daily Mail, U.S. Department of Justice, and Washington Free Beacon
Tweets: @dlauer, @epsilontheory, @kenvogel, @jerrydunleavy, @advisercounsel, @thestalwart, @kenvogel, @pearkes, @kenvogel, and @mtredden
| Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
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Tether plans to stop secured loans issued and denominated in its tether stablecoin at some point in 2023, after WSJ reported on the potentially risky practice — The rapid growth of Tether's lending program raised concerns about its ability to meet redemptions in a crisis — Created with sketchtool.
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Tweets: @tether_to, @jp_koning, and @wublockchain
| Bloomberg: |
Despite pledges, FEC filings show AT&T, Amazon, Intel, Comcast, and others quietly restarted donations to Republican election deniers ahead of the 2022 midterms — Some of the biggest technology and telecom companies jettisoned pledges made in the wake of the US Capitol assault …
Tweets: @accountable_us, @wbenjaminson, and @dinabass
| Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Roger Marshall (R) introduce the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, including KYC requirements for wallets and miners — The proposal will bring know-your-customer rules to crypto participants such as wallet providers and miners.
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An investigation details the global supply chain that continues to offer Russia access to Western components and electronics, including from Intel and AMD — In March this year, a new firm appeared in Turkey's corporate registry. Azu International Ltd Sti described itself as a wholesale trader …
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| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Twitter plans to shut down newsletter platform Revue on January 12, 2023 and delete all data, after acquiring the company in January 2021 — One day after Jack Dorsey took to Revue to share his thoughts on the Twitter Files, the company announced it would shut down the newsletter platform early next year.
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Tweets: @northmantrader, @stephenrobles, @adriana_lacy, @ianpinnell, @substackinc, @johnonolan, and @martinsfp
| Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
The son of an Ethiopian professor murdered in November 2021 sues Meta in Kenya, alleging Facebook algorithms promote hateful and violent content for engagement — Lawsuit alleges the social media giant is fueling violence and hate across Eastern and Southern Africa.
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YouTube expands its tools to curtail toxic comments, sending users a notification when their comment is removed and temporarily banning them from commenting — Toxic and hateful comments on YouTube have been a constant headache for the company, creators and users.| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
A look at Vietnamese supplier Gilimex's lawsuit against Amazon, seeking $280M over investing heavily in manufacturing facilities before Amazon cut its orders — Amazon.com Inc. faces a $280 million lawsuit from a Vietnamese manufacturer of warehouse storage systems that alleges … | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
US lawmakers introduce legislation that aims to ban TikTok or any social media company in, or under the influence of, China, Russia, and other US adversaries — - A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers would ban TikTok in the U.S. — The bill comes after years of broad concern across … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on closing the Tumblr deal, profitability, content moderation, Apple's rules, Twitter, lessons for Elon Musk, and more — What can Elon learn from Tumblr? — We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it.Sponsor Posts
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