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Whistleblower complaint: Twitter's ex-head of security Peiter Zatko alleges the company misled the FTC over its security plans, did not protect users, and more — In an explosive whistleblower complaint obtained by The Washington Post, former Twitter security chief Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko alleges …
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Experts say Elon Musk's legal team could use Peiter Zatko's whistleblower complaint to bolster its arguments or seek more time in its suit against Twitter — Twitter's former security chief alleges that the company is hiding the ball when it comes to spam and bots
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Peiter Zatko's whistleblower complaint alleges India forced Twitter to hire one of its agents, who could have accessed sensitive user data due to weak security — A former Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) security chief has alleged that the Indian government forced the social media firm to put …
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Amazon unveils Alexa Game Control, a natural language voice tool for gamers to perform in-game actions, launching Feb. 2023 on Xbox and PC with Dead Island 2 — Dead Island 2 will be the first game to feature Alexa Game Control, but only on Xbox and PC — Amazon is launching …
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Orange DAO, a group of over 1,000 Y Combinator alumni that backs Web3 startups, raises $80M, mainly from strategic investors Algorand and Near — Groups of people seeking to invest together have been turning to the crypto-native DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) structure for a collective decision-making framework.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Yelp will add a note on crisis pregnancy center pages to distinguish them from clinics with abortion services, amid pressure on Google to clarify search results — Yelp is adding a prominent consumer notice to crisis pregnancy center listings to more clearly distinguish them from clinics …
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| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Court filing: the FTC agrees to drop Mark Zuckerberg as a defendant in a suit to block Meta's Within acquisition after Meta vowed he wouldn't buy it personally — The agency said it made the decision after Meta promised Mr. Zuckerberg would not try to personally purchase the start-up his company wants to acquire.
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Flow's Adam Neumann seems to have a conflict of interest given he is the largest investor in real estate tech startup Alfred and had board seats there until May — In 2020, Adam Neumann's family office became a lead investor in real estate tech company Alfred.
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Binance's CCO says hackers used an “AI hologram” to impersonate him during video calls to scam crypto projects into believing they would be listed on Binance — A set of hackers managed to impersonate Binance chief communications officer (CCO) Patrick Hillmann in a series …
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| Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel signs an unusual $30B agreement with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to help fund its factory expansion plans; the companies will split future revenue — Funding arrangement could be first of a series of such partnerships as chip maker builds new plants — Chips Act Will Create More Than One Million Jobs, Biden Says
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Sources: Apple plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after its release, shortening the production gap between India and China — Apple Inc. plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China …
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| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok is testing a new “Nearby” feed with select users in Southeast Asia that displays local content to users, alongside a location tag feature for creators — TikTok is testing a new ‘Nearby’ feed that is designed to display local content to users.
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