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US SDNY attorney: ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are cooperating in SBF criminal case — Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.| Bloomberg: |
Sam Bankman-Fried was transferred to US custody on Wednesday and is en route to the US to face criminal charges after a Bahamas judge approved his extradition — Sam Bankman-Fried is on his way to an airport to be flown to the US to face a litany of criminal charges after a Bahamas judge approved his extradition.
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Sources detail steps Netflix may take to reduce US password sharing, like charging account owners an extra sharing fee at just below the $6.99 ad-supported tier — Putting a stop to the practice without alienating customers will be a challenge — The end of password sharing is coming to Netflix soon … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple plans to postpone mass production or cancel the iPhone SE 4, set to launch in 2024, due to lower-than-expected middle- and lower-end iPhone shipments — Apple will cancel or postpone mass production for the planned 2024 iPhone SE 4, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today in a series of tweets.
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| David Ignatius / Washington Post: |
A look at the intelligence and battle management system, built around software developed by Palantir, that has given Ukraine a high-tech edge in Russia's war — First of two parts. Read Part 2. — KYIV, Ukraine — Two Ukrainian military officers peer at a laptop computer operated …
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Okta tells customers that hackers breached its GitHub repositories in December and stole its source code but that they did not access service or customer data — Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, says that its private …
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Google's Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation — In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer's CEO for fraud.
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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Elon Musk says he now thinks Twitter will “be okay next year” and would have faced a “negative cash flow situation of $3B a year” without his cost cutting — Social network's owner offers snapshot of dire finances to explain huge lay-offs since $44bn takeover
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| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign that made 5.1B+ calls to 550M+ US phone numbers in Q1 2021 — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed a record-breaking $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall campaign …
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Anker admits its Eufy security cameras' live view feature on its web portal “has a security flaw”, but fails to address why anyone can view unencrypted streams — On the last episode of “Will Anker ever tell us what's actually going on with its security cameras rather than lying … | Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected to step down and retire in the next two months after serving in the White House since July 2021 — One of President Joe Biden's most senior cybersecurity advisers is expected to step down in the next two months, three people familiar with the decision tell CNN.
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Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology and cost-effective visual effects, raised $20M — The creators of “South Park” have secured a $20 million investment for their AI entertainment startup Deep Voodoo.
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Micron reports Q1 revenue down ~47% YoY to $4.09B and plans to reduce its workforce by ~10% over the next year; Micron had 48,000 employees in September 2022 — Micron Technology Inc., the largest US maker of memory chips, gave a lackluster revenue outlook for the current period … | Brian Fung / CNN: |
SEC deposition: Mark Zuckerberg considered disclosing in 2017 that Facebook was investigating “organizations like Cambridge Analytica”, but advisers said not to — Mark Zuckerberg considered disclosing in 2017 that Facebook (FB) was investigating “organizations like Cambridge Analytica” … | New York Times: |
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