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| Kellen Browning / New York Times: |
Twitch confirms the Buffalo gunman livestreamed Saturday's attack on its platform, saying it took his channel down within two minutes of the violence starting — Officials said the gunman broadcast the attack live on Twitch, the livestreaming site owned by Amazon that is popular with gamers.
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Retail traders after Terra's crash: some say they lost their life savings, others shared suicidal ideation on forums, and some now realize it's a Ponzi scheme — It took less than a week for the third largest stablecoin and its ecosystem to become virtually worthless, wiping out countless traders' savings.
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Terra Research Forum, CoinDesk, CNET, Forkast, Benzinga, and Cryptopolitan
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
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Elliptic Blog, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Blog Tien So, CoinDesk, Ethereum World News, Cryptopolitan, BuzzFeed News, Terra Research Forum, and TradingBTC.com
Tweets: @venturecoinist, @lfg_org, @terra_money, @stablekwon, @cz_binance, @cryptomaxi420, @wublockchain, @maxboonen, @markgutman9, @mikeburgersburg, @cov_duk, @12yearoldwithcc, @spideycyp_155, @yodaresearch, @lex_node, @maxberger, @laurashin, @stablekwon, @ian_fraser, @georgeselgin, @stablekwon, @christine_dkim, @nischalshetty, @lawmaster, @pedroexplore1, @freddieraynolds, @adamscochran, @0xfr_, @iamdcinvestor, @twobitidiot, @katie_martin_fx, @altcoinpsycho, @davidgokhshtein, @bennetttomlin, and @wormholecrypto
| Peter White / Deadline: |
Sources: Netflix is exploring live streaming for its unscripted shows and stand-up specials, which would enable live voting for competitions — EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is going live for the first time. — Deadline understands that the streamer is exploring the launch of live streaming.
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Benzinga, Wall Street Journal, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechRadar, AppleInsider, Engadget, The Verge, BGR, PCMag, Mashable, iMore, and Tom's Guide
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
OpenSea says it rolling out a new system to detect and remove copycat NFTs and verify accounts in an effort to “improve authenticity” on the marketplace — The updates are an attempt to cut down on plagiarism and fakes — OpenSea is rolling out features to “improve authenticity” …
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OpenSea Blog and OpenSea Blog. More:
Engadget, Gizmodo, Protos, and Blockonomi
Tweets: @opensea, @shivar, @brianromero, @sneakerboxclyde, @opensea_support, @rjcc, @seanbonner, @opensea_support, @jonshelleyio, @opensea, and @kis_iri
| Kevin Helms / Bitcoin News: |
Germany's Ministry of Finance confirms that the sale of crypto assets is tax-free as long as they're held for over a year, even if used for staking and lending — The German Ministry of Finance has published a letter officially confirming that the sale of crypto assets is tax-free after one year …
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CoinDesk, CoinGeek, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @btctn, @johnedeaton1, @artusvanfrahm, @diogomonica, and @btctn
| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
Several women who attended Miami's Bitcoin 2022 conference were harassed and say the conference didn't enforce its anti-harassment policies — For some women, inappropriate conduct from other conference-goers continued to haunt them online. — Miami's annual gathering of Bitcoin zealots began with a bull.
Tweets: @wired, @do82nic, @mslopatto, @technollama, @morganmeaker, @jasonfugate98, @gregarious, @ralexjimenez, @pardesoteric, and @basedkarbon
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Opinion: to boost its car project, Apple should acquire EV startup Canoo, which warned it is running out of money, and whose former CEO now works for Apple — Apple could take a look at struggling electric-vehicle startup Canoo to help it build up its car project.
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, iLounge, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, and GSMArena.com
Tweets: @apple_tomorrow and @raunofreiberg
| Caitlin Harrington / Wired: |
A look at the Apple Together solidarity movement, which is providing tools and support for the company's retail, AppleCare, and other employees to organize — A solidarity movement called Apple Together has provided tools and support as the company's retail employees organize.
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Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @moreperfectus, @banana_genius, @applelaborers, @applelaborers, @wsj, @jones_lucia, @caitharr, @sunrisemvmt, @evanderburg, @acoreunion, @allinoniphone, @machinistsunion, @tnewmstweet, @katiebindley, @applelaborers, @carnage4life, @dannygroner, @aparanjape, @wgawest, @greg_shill, and @fatemehx2
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Texas' content moderation law is clearly unconstitutional and forces social media services to allow a torrent of spam or face a deluge of frivolous litigation — So, I already had a quick post on the bizarre decision by the 5th Circuit to reinstate Texas' social media content moderation law …
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PC Gamer and Tubefilter
Tweets: @txag, @gaberivera, @simonw, @espinsegall, @jelenawoehr, @david_ingram, @jesselehrich, @soonergrunt, @kevinmkruse, @4l0ts, @4l0ts, @jesselehrich, @edroso, @agraybee, @bkabak, @antonio, @xor, @steveklabnik, @jamesrbuk, @haircut_hippie, @theophite, @anamardoll, @theophite, @hippiegeekgirl, @theophite, @law_comedy, @szhang_ds, @errantstrategry, @popehat, @enternodecs, @ericgarland, @willoremus, @jason_kint, @b_fung, and @willoremus
| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
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CNN, PCMag, Reuters, Engadget, NetChoice, The Verge, Axios, Politico, Protocol, Tom Merritt Tech Newsletter, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @steve_vladeck, @japantimes, @aricohn, @acedtect, @statesman, @philnobilejr, @aricohn, @reckless, @sethabramson, @aricohn, @jkosseff, @aricohn, @aricohn, @aricohn, @aricohn, @aricohn, @aricohn, @aricohn, @mmasnick, @ctatech, and @mpetricone
| Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: |
An interview with Sam Bankman-Fried on crypto hype, blockchain's potential to build a fairer financial system, bitcoin as an asset, philanthropy, and more — When an aide told me that “one of our drivers” would pick me up for my lunch with Sam Bankman-Fried, I imagined a hulking black SUV … | Kenrick Cai / Forbes: |
Material Security, which helps enterprises protect sensitive info stored in email accounts even if they are hacked, raises a $100M Series C at a $1.1B valuation — A growing wave of tech layoffs have given rise to remorseful CEOs' lamentations that they hired too quickly during the pandemic.
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Material Security, GovInfoSecurity, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @material_sec, @kenrickcai, and @traestephens
| Benjamin Pimentel / Protocol: |
A Q&A with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, on her criticisms of the SEC's approach to crypto, chair Gary Gensler's leadership, being called “Crypto Mom”, more — SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is celebrated in memes as “Crypto Mom.” She's considered crypto's staunchest ally …
Tweets: @cryptolawus, @benpimentel, @wilber54x, @xrpcryptowolf, and @owenthomas
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