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Sources: US prosecutors are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried manipulated TerraUSD and LUNA markets, triggering the cryptocurrencies' collapse in May — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Sam Bankman-Fried and his hedge fund orchestrated trades in a way that led to the collapse of two cryptocurrencies in May.
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Tweets: @stablekwon, @fatmanterra, @stablekwon, @stablekwon, @mayazi, @yaffebellany, @stablekwon, @stablekwon, @carlquintanilla, @fintechfrank, @joevezz, @miguelvias, @hsakatrades, @flitteronfraud, @alex_valaitis, @hsakatrades, @mmasnick, @fintechfrank, @uriklarman, @justinwolfers, @davidzmorris, @coryklippsten, @wallstreetbets, @trengriffin, @marionawfal, @mayazi, @coinbureau, @mslopatto, @frxresearch, @addytheyoung, @scottmelker, @cryptogodjohn, and @coffeebreak_yt
| Kollen Post / The Block: |
The US Senate Banking Committee calls on SBF to testify on December 14, one day after a similar House hearing; House lawmakers are also weighing a subpoena — - The Senate committee wants Sam Bankman-Fried to testify the day after he's been told to testify in the House of Representatives …
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CNBC, CryptoSlate, Politico, ZyCrypto, The Crypto Basic, Crypto Daily, Watcher Guru, and Forkast
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Apple plans to launch Advanced Data Protection, offering E2EE on iCloud backups, Notes, Photos, and more, in the US in 2022 and globally including China in 2023 — ‘Advanced Data Protection’ will offer end-to-end encryption on iCloud backups, Notes, Photos and other services—a step that may draw ire from law enforcement
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Tweets: @joannastern, @fredericjacobs, @bobmcmillan, @paulbernaluk, @wcathcart, @sethforprivacy, @davemorin, @wcathcart, @kashhill, @ahess247, @mer__edith, @samfbiddle, @rsgnl, @scobleizer, @brandonbutch, @zollotech, @ericgeller, @matthew_d_green, @w7voa, @justinamash, @matthew_d_green, and @joannastern
| Sami Fathi / MacRumors: |
A look at the reaction to Apple's E2EE announcements: the FBI says it is “deeply concerning” and “hinders” its work while the EFF and others express support — Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation, 9to5Mac, Apple World Today, S.T.O.P., and The Verge
Tweets: @dnvolz, @eff, @josephmenn, @riana_crypto, @josephmenn, @josephmenn, @jakelaperruque, @charliehrysmith, and @naomibrockwell. Thanks:@samifathi_
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ComputerWeekly.com, TechRadar, Fossbytes, iThinkDifferent, and Android Authority
Tweets: @matthew_d_green, @parkerortolani, @ericgeller, @blowdart, @rsgnl, and @seanwrightsec
| Erin Woo / The Information: |
Source: Twitter plans to change Twitter Blue's pricing to $11 per month for iOS users, likely due to Apple's App Store fees, and to $7 per month on the web — Twitter has informed some employees that it plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 if users pay …
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MacRumors, The Verge, Reuters, TechCrunch, Thurrott, 9to5Mac, Insider, AppleInsider, New York Post, Digit, PCMag, MacDailyNews, TouchArcade, International Business Times, KnowTechie, Fossbytes, BGR, Digital Trends, Mashable, Appuals.com, Neowin, Wccftech, BGR India, FOSS Patents, Engadget, and iPhone Hacks
| Tatum Hunter / Washington Post: |
A look at Prisma Labs' Stable Diffusion-based image generation app Lensa, which costs $36 per year and exploded in popularity after adding “magic avatars” — Social media is celebrating. Artists are protesting. What's the real cost of an AI-generated portrait?
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Wired, The Verge, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, NBC News, New York Times, Wired, Insider, Android Central, and TechRadar
Tweets: @laurynipsum, @vanessid, @laurynipsum, @megraeart, @catstaggs, @jennyyokobori, @jjvincent, @efillysux, @mistresssnowphd, @mistresssnowphd, @tinymediaempire, @kamyrov, @krypttids, @morgan_sung, @fchollet, @gommatt, @morgan_sung, @vanessid, @bl_artcult, @flyingtrilobite, @cinnabonmonster, @mrambitious12, @morgan_sung, @mollycrabapple, @mer__edith, and @chaedria
| Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong expects the exchange's 2022 revenue to be “roughly half that or less” than the ~$7B generated in 2021, as crypto prices fall — Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said the cryptocurrency exchange's revenue is set to be cut …
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Stratechery, TechCircle, Decrypt, Inside Bitcoins, crypto.news, CoinJournal, PYMNTS.com, and Reuters
Tweets: @coinbase, @wublockchain, and @refsrc
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Debunking claims on Twitter's handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, including that Twitter engaged in election interference or violated the First Amendment — Hello! Someone has referred you to this post because you've said something quite wrong about Twitter and how it handled something to do with Hunter Biden's laptop.
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Wired UK. Tweets: @ronfilipkowski, @theplumlinegs, @robpegoraro, @simonowens, @cwarzel, @mmasnick, @bgrueskin, and @tacticalfiend
| Wall Street Journal: |
How tensions grew between Salesforce co-CEOs Marc Benioff and Bret Taylor for months; sources: Benioff became frustrated about how Taylor was spending his time — Exit of Bret Taylor from role he has shared for about a year wasn't long planned — The Tech Sector Is Taking a Beating. Here's Why.
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Tweets: @aaronklein, @aatilley, @gregbensinger, @marceloplima, @goldman, and @laurenthomas
| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Epic launches Cabined Accounts for kids under 13 or a country's age of digital consent, asking parents for permission in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys — It says ‘cabined accounts’ offer a ‘new way for kids to join the metaverse.’ — Epic Games is rolling out a new type of account …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
The Pentagon awards Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle cloud contracts with a shared ceiling of $9B through 2028 under the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability — - Of the four companies receiving cloud-computing contracts from the Pentagon, all of them had received requests for bids from the U.S. federal agency last year.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a letter by Foxconn founder Terry Gou to China's leadership, sent over a month ago during unrest in Zhengzhou, helped dismantle zero COVID-19 policies — Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou warned that the government's strict policies would threaten its position in global supply chains
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Tweets: @carlquintanilla, @jchengwsj, and @deitaone
| Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg: |
A US bankruptcy judge orders Celsius to return $50M of crypto deposits in non-interest bearing custody accounts, pending a decision on interest-bearing accounts — US Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn ordered Celsius Network LLC to return cryptocurrency that never touched the lender's interest-bearing accounts to its customers.
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The Block, Decrypt, Cryptonews, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, CryptoPotato, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @lex_node, @mayazi, and @johnedeaton1
| Jamshed Avari / Gadgets 360: |
Q&A with Intel EVP Raja Koduri on bringing Arc GPUs to India, Arc's roadmap and development constraints, GPU design cycles, PC form factors, and more — Having recently launched Intel's first discrete GPU lineup for gamers, Raja Koduri was in India to chat about PC gaming, AI, and future plans.| Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: |
Google plans to merge Waze's 500+ employees into its Maps group starting on December 9; Waze will remain a standalone service but CEO Neha Parikh plans to leave — Search giant to keep navigation apps separate, says no layoffs are planned — How Google Remapped the World: The Tech Behind
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| Ezra Reguerra / Cointelegraph: |
Some NFTs minted on FTX now show blank images instead of the original art as the metadata points to an FTX.US domain used for a bankruptcy restructuring website — NFTs hosted on FTX platform were affected by the firm's collapse, showing blank images instead of the original art. — 191 Total views| Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge: |
A look at CoinDesk's blockbuster Alameda scoop that led to FTX's collapse and bankruptcy, adding to CoinDesk parent company Digital Currency Group's woes — What happens when a story has impact? … Depending on how you look at it, this is either a cautionary tale about how small and entwined …
Tweets: @annkur, @anecdotal, @charlieshrem, and @mslopatto
| Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo: |
Dyson announces the $949 Dyson Zone headphones, offering active noise cancellation and filters to block unwanted airborne particles, for preorder in March 2023 — The company's first audio product promises to eliminate both unwanted noise and unwanted air particles. — Alerts
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The Verge, PCMag, Tech Advisor, Pricebaba.com Daily, Trusted Reviews, Inverse, TechSpot, T3, Gizchina, Pandaily, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @tomgara and @mikeelgan
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Dutch officials plan new controls on exports of chipmaking equipment to China as soon as January, potentially impacting ASML, aligning with US efforts — Dutch officials are planning new controls on exports of chipmaking equipment to China, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Fortis Novum Mundum, Neowin, and Firstpost Tech
Tweets: @remkorteweg, @fbermingham, @bonnieglaser, @pstasiatech, and @jendeben
| Semafor: |
Sources: in January 2018, Alameda got a $110M loan from Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn and a $6M loan from philanthropist Luke Ding, who back Effective Altruism — The big money behind Alameda Research, the sister trading firm of crypto exchange FTX, came from two influential backers …
Tweets: @whet, @lizrhoffman, @mikekoob, @timnitgebru, @woodhull, @timnitgebru, @lizrhoffman, @kifleswing, @stevekrak, @lmatsakis, @timnitgebru, @timnitgebru, @blmckean, @billhobson1, @gully1965, @xriskology, @larskraegeling, @reedalbergotti, @semaforben, @cryptonator1337, @reedalbergotti, @reedalbergotti, @semafor, and @prashantrao
| Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC: |
A US federal judge dismisses a proposed class action lawsuit against Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and others over promoting EthereumMax on social media — - A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit by investors against the founders of a cryptocurrency …
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CoinDesk, Decrypt, Sky News, LinkedIn, CryptoPotato, crypto.news, Reuters, and The Hollywood Reporter. Tweets: @carnage4life
| Elisa Braun / Politico: |
A look at cybersurveillance startup Altrnativ, started by Eric Leandri, disgraced Qwant search co-founder, who was lauded as France's digital privacy defender — This story is part of the series Leaked: The Altrnativ world of cybersurveillance. Read the rest.
Tweets: @laukaya, @antoanetaroussi, and @sophieintveld
| Shawna Chen / Axios: |
Texas bans the use of TikTok on government-issued devices, becoming the fourth GOP-led state to do so, following South Dakota, South Carolina, and Maryland — A growing number of GOP-led states are barring state employees and contractors from using TikTok on government-issued devices … | Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
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