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In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss accuses Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert of engaging in “bad faith stall tactics” after Genesis halted withdrawals — The fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire just got messier, with digital-asset entrepreneur …
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| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
A look back at 2022 as a dismal year for startups, from plummeting investments to scarce public listings, as data suggests 2023 could be even more difficult — Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers — Startups had a dismal year …
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the longest tech boom so far, including crypto's rise and fall, VR falling short of its hype, the marketplace economy's growth, pizza robots, and more — From pizza robots to the crypto meltdown, the long bubble has shown us the hilarious, the regrettable, and the unexpectedly triumphant| Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
Southwest Airlines' recent meltdown exposed an over-reliance on aging crew-assignment software SkySolver, forcing the company to return to manual scheduling — The airline industry is long overdue for a tech overhaul that takes full advantage of the cloud and data integration, analysts say
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| Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph: |
Luke Dashjr, an original core developer of Bitcoin, claims someone stole “basically all” his BTC by compromising his PGP key; a wallet shows ~217 BTC were moved — A Bitcoin OG and core developer Luke Dashjr claims his PGP key was compromised, resulting in virtually all his Bitcoin being stolen from him on Dec. 31.| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
Chinese media: Foxconn says its Zhengzhou plant is operating with ~200,000 workers, or ~90% capacity, back to around reported normal levels, after disruptions — Foxconn Technology Group has brought the world's largest iPhone plant to about 90% of anticipated peak capacity …
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| Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: |
PyTorch identifies a malicious dependency using its “torchtriton” library name, warning nightly version users to uninstall; the hacker claims ethical research — PyTorch has identified a malicious dependency with the same name as the framework's ‘torchtriton’ library.
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| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
A look at China's growing, Beijing-endorsed “virtual people” industry, including scandal-free influencers, performers, and customer service representatives — - Tech company Baidu said the number of virtual people projects it's worked on for clients has doubled since last year …
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| Christopher Grimes / Financial Times: |
United Talent Agency CEO Jeremy Zimmer argues the creative talent behind shows on Netflix's ad-supported tier should earn more money if their shows are popular — United Talent Agency chief Jeremy Zimmer says ad-supported service ‘changes the game’ for creators
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| Daniel Gilbert / Washington Post: |
A look at the wave of US doctors and telehealth startups prescribing ketamine online, aided by looser pandemic-inspired federal rules for controlled substances — People can take the drug at home, thanks to federal action during the pandemic. Some experts worry it's now too easy to get.
Tweets: @ferenstein, @recoverydoctor, @washingtonpost, @anammostarac, @bydanielgilbert, and @loriamontgomery
| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Shopify cancels all recurring meetings with over two people “in perpetuity” and encourages staff to decline invitations, leave big group chats, and more — Shopify Inc. spent last year cutting costs. Now, it's cutting meetings. — As employees return from holiday break … | Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein says the company's Audiences marketing tool, which uploads customer data to Meta and Google's ad platforms, is a key focus — Canadian ecommerce group touts new tool that allows retailers to pool customer data and better target ads
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