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The CEO of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse, introduced to investors in 2021, doesn't appear to exist; Chainalysis: HyperVerse's 2022 consumer losses were $1.3B — Exclusive: Steven Reece Lewis was introduced to investors with an impressive list of qualifications and achievements, but no organisation cited can find any record of him
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
In a letter to a group of victims of its October 2023 breach, 23andMe blames them, saying that “users negligently recycled and failed to update their passwords” — Facing more than 30 lawsuits from victims of its massive data breach, 23andMe is now deflecting the blame …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces a new Copilot keyboard key, shipping in new PCs and laptops from partners, the first major change to Windows PC keyboard layouts in 30 years — Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it's kicking things off with a significant change to the keyboard on new laptops and PCs.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: TikTok aims to grow TikTok Shop US' merchandise volume tenfold to $17.5B in 2024 and plans to launch TikTok Shop in Latin America in the coming months — - ByeDance's video app is fast expanding beyond advertising … The 2024 merchandise volume goal for the US version of TikTok Shop …
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TikTok plans to raise TikTok Shop's US seller fees from 2% to 8% over the next few months; a source says TikTok has started reducing some merchant subsidies — TikTok powered early growth in its U.S. shopping service by offering low sellers' fees and footing the bill for deep discounts.
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Xerox plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a restructuring; the company had ~20,500 employees as of December 31, 2022, per an SEC filing; XRX drops 12%+ — - Xerox announced plans to cut 15% of its workforce as part of a plan to implement a new organizational structure and operating model.
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LinkedIn: Louella Fernandes and Don Sarvis
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
Researchers built three AI models to analyze 2,000TB of maritime satellite imagery and create the first global map of vessel traffic and offshore infrastructure — Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before.
More: Nature, Global Fishing Watch, The Conversation, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Earth.com, New Scientist, and The Messenger
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| Todd Shields / Bloomberg: |
SpaceX launches its first six Starlink satellites capable of offering mobile phone service as part of its Direct to Cell service in partnership with T-Mobile US — - Starlink satellites capable of connecting to normal phones — Companies racing toward service via cell towers in space
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Twitch changes its sexual content policies again and says the platform won't allow streamers to “imply or suggest that they are fully or partially nude” — Twitch is changing its sexual content policies again, this time to prohibit implied nudity on the platform.
More: Twitch Safety Center, TweakTown, Kotaku, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, PCMag, PC Gamer, Engadget, IGN, The Messenger, Dot Esports, and Game Rant
| Kari Paul / The Guardian: |
Q&A with Jacob Bakkila, who ran the popular @Horse_ebooks Twitter account for two years, on the inspiration for the language bot, AI chatbots, and more — By reusing and repurposing existing writing into viral fragments on Twitter, the account functioned like today's chatbots.| Macauley Peterson / Blockworks: |
Etherscan, the leading block explorer for Ethereum that was founded in 2015, acquires Solscan, a block explorer for Solana founded in 2021 — Solscan and Etherscan “share a vision of providing credibly neutral and equitable access to blockchain data,” the teams say| Jeanny Yu / Bloomberg: |
Tencent bought back a record $1.3B of shares in December, as China's gaming rules triggered a selloff; daily buybacks more than doubled since December 22, 2023 — - Tencent share price yet to recover after Dec. 22 plunge — Daily repurchases more than doubled since new proposal
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