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| Sarah Wynn / The Block: |
The SEC charges Genesis and Gemini with offering and selling unregistered securities to retail investors via a crypto lending program promising to pay interest — - The SEC charged both Gemini and Genesis with unregistered offering and sale of securities to retail investors, some of who were in the U.S.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Crypto.com lays off about 20% of its global workforce, citing the crypto downturn and FTX's implosion, after cutting about 250, or ~5% of jobs, in mid-2022 — Crypto exchange Crypto.com is cutting its global workforce by 20%, it said on Friday, as it navigates ongoing economic headwinds and “unforeseeable” industry events.
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| Gareth Corfield / Telegraph: |
Sources: a Russia-linked LockBit ransomware gang infected the UK's Royal Mail customs label printers, forcing the postal service to stop overseas deliveries — Lockbit's ransomware scrambled software on machines used to send international post — A Russia-linked ransomware gang was behind …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
SEC filing: Apple plans to cut Tim Cook's compensation by 40%+ to $49M in 2023, citing investor guidance and a request from Cook, who was paid $99.4M in 2022 — Apple Inc. is cutting Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook's compensation by more than 40% to $49 million in 2023 …
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Google tells SCOTUS in a brief in Gonzalez v. Google that gutting Section 230 could “upend the internet”, leading to widespread censorship by internet giants — Tech giant files brief in YouTube case brought by family of woman killed in Paris terrorist attacks
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google and Nvidia told the FTC that the Activision Blizzard deal could give Microsoft an unfair advantage in cloud, subscription, and mobile gaming — Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Nvidia Corp. have expressed concerns to the Federal Trade Commission about Microsoft Corp.'s acquisition …
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| Connie Guglielmo / CNET: |
After a report that it is using AI for writing articles, CNET explains its test, changes the byline on AI-written posts, and makes disclosures more prominent — For over two decades, CNET has built our reputation testing new technologies and separating the hype from reality.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: the Cyberspace Administration of China acquired a 1% stake, or “golden shares”, in an Alibaba subsidiary, and plans to do the same for a Tencent unit — Beijing changes tack in its efforts to secure a firmer grip on the country's tech giants
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Twitter users say Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and other third-party apps are broken, possibly due to Twitter's API being down; Twitter has offered no explanation — The past several weeks since Elon Musk's takeover have seen Twitter in turmoil as rapid changes hit the platform …
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| Chainalysis: |
Analysis: in 2022, illicit crypto transaction volume rose to an all-time high of $20.1B, of which 44% came from activity associated with sanctioned entities — Every year, we publish our estimates of illicit cryptocurrency activity to demonstrate the power of blockchains' transparency …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Chinese authorities plan to allow Didi's ride-hailing and other apps back on app stores as soon as next week, another sign of the loosening crackdown — Chinese authorities are set to allow Didi Global's ride-hailing and other apps back on domestic app stores as soon as next week … | The Guardian: |
Meta sues to ban Voyager Labs from using Facebook and Instagram, alleging the investigative software startup created 38K+ accounts to scrape 600K+ users' data — The social media giant launched an investigation into Voyager's use of fake accounts after a Guardian investigation
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Banning ChatGPT in schools will be hard, so teachers should treat ChatGPT like a calculator: assume students are using it unless they are physically supervised — OpenAI's new chat bot is raising fears of cheating on homework, but its potential as an educational tool outweighs its risks.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is testing a Talent Manager Portal with select agencies, aiming to help creators' agents and representatives oversee, execute, and analyze brand deals — TikTok is making it easier for brands to work with its “megastar” creators with an update to its Creator Marketplace …
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Tweets: @ecom_ross and @mattnavarra
| Tony Stubblebine / The Official Medium Blog: |
Medium launches a Mastodon instance on me.dm, promising members reliable moderation, smoother onboarding, an interesting local feed, and more — The fediverse is a breath of fresh air for writers and social media — Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors …
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Bloomberg. Tweets: @carlquintanilla, @randfish, @tonyajoriley, @dimensionmedia, @kurtwagner8, @samro, @kidehen, @mhbergen, @medium, @jlori, and @brittanyjezouit. Thanks:@chrismessina
| TechCrunch: |
Sources: Tokyo-based aggregator website and app SmartNews, valued at $2B in 2021, laid off ~120 people, or 40% of US and China staff, with more coming in Japan — SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app valued at $2 billion as of 2021, today announced a 40% reduction …
Tweets: @seovillas
| Rachel Chitra / DealStreetAsia: |
Singapore- and NY-based Holmusk, which offers real-world clinical data and analytics for the behavioral health industry, raised a $45M Series B led by Veradigm — Editor's note: This story was updated on Jan 12 to incorporate details from Holmusk's regulatory filings in Singapore.| Benjamin Robertson / The Block: |
A bankruptcy judge lets FTX sell its derivatives exchange LedgerX, clearing company Embed, and European and Japanese operations to raise money for creditors — - FTX can begin selling its business units to raise money for creditors, a bankruptcy judge overseeing the case ruled on Thursday.
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