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Bitcoin fell 10%+ to under $30,000, its lowest level since July 2021, as investors flee riskier investments; Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and others also fell — Bitcoin extended losses, dropping below $30,000 for the first time since July 2021, putting its decline from a November record high …
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CoinMarketCap: the UST stablecoin loses its USD peg, falling below $0.80, after the Luna Foundation Guard pledges $1.5B of its bitcoin reserves to defend UST — TerraUSD (UST) has lost its dollar peg for the second time in three days, falling to as low as $0.95 on Monday …
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| Anushree Dave / The Block: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta will start letting some US creators test digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, and won't charge for sharing NFTs — Meta will start testing digital collectibles and NFTs on Instagram this week, according to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.
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| Washington Post: |
Researchers: Elon Musk, who vowed to defeat Twitter's “spam bots or die trying”, has long benefited from “fanbots” boosting Tesla shares and deriding critics — Mechanized accounts have sought to boost Tesla shares, deride critics and push the pending takeover of Twitter.| The Information: |
Sources: Meta is considering reducing the money it gives news outlets and focusing on news content as short videos on Facebook rather than as links to articles — Meta Platforms is considering reducing the money it gives news organizations as it reevaluates the partnerships it struck …
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Staff email: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the company will slash marketing and incentive spending, treat hiring as a “privilege”, focus on profit, and more — - Uber will slash spending on marketing and incentives and treat hiring as a “privilege,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff on Sunday.
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Clearview AI reaches a settlement with the ACLU by agreeing to stop selling or offering free access to its facial recognition database to most US businesses — The settlement marks one of the most significant court actions yet against a company known for downloading billions of people's photos …
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| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
The White House says 20 ISPs, including Verizon, Comcast, and Charter, have agreed to offer 100 Mbps internet service for $30 per month to low-income families — The White House said Monday 20 internet service providers have agreed to offer $30 high-speed internet plans to low-income families … | Ari Levy / CNBC: |
Coinbase, Robinhood, Rivian, UiPath, Marqeta, and Toast are down 65%+ from their IPO; over half of 53 tech companies that went public in 2021 are down 50%+ — - After a banner year for tech IPOs in 2021, the most notable companies to go public are now suffering some of the biggest losses on the market.
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Lincoln College is set to become the first US higher education institution to close in part due to a ransomware attack, which hindered admissions last December — Lincoln College is scheduled to close its doors Friday, becoming the first U.S. institution of higher learning to shut down in part due to a ransomware attack.
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Tweets: @kevincollier, @chrisgnardi, @k8em0, @oneunderscore__, and @ericgeller
| Tara Deschamps / Canadian Press: |
Canada's Competition Bureau files to block Rogers' $26B purchase of Shaw, as the merger would lead to “higher prices, poorer service quality, and fewer choices” — The Competition Bureau has filed an application to block Rogers Communications Inc.'s purchase of Shaw Communications Inc …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
IAB and PwC report: US podcast ad revenue hit $1.45B in 2021, up 72% YoY, and is expected to grow 47% to $2.13B in 2022 and grow to $4.2B in 2024 — Listen to this: The podcast advertising biz is continuing its upward trajectory — with U.S. ad sales expected to grow 47% this year to $2.13 billion … Sponsor Posts
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