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A Bahamas judge approves Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition to the US after he waived his rights; SBF's case now goes to the Bahamas foreign minister for sign-off — Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition was approved by Bahamas judge on Wednesday, clearing one of the final hurdles for him to be sent …
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Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team is discussing a US DOJ deal that would let him be released on bail after his extradition, subject to a judge's approval — Lawyers for the FTX founder are in talks about a deal that could allow him to be released on bail when he is extradited to the United States on fraud charges.
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Elon Musk says he now thinks Twitter will “be okay next year” and would have faced a “negative cash flow situation of $3B a year” without his cost cutting — Social network's owner offers snapshot of dire finances to explain huge lay-offs since $44bn takeover
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Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”, and after that he will run the “software and servers teams” — I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.
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Kuo: Apple plans to postpone mass production or cancel the iPhone SE 4, set to launch in 2024, due to lower-than-expected middle- and lower-end iPhone shipments — Apple will cancel or postpone mass production for the planned 2024 iPhone SE 4, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today in a series of tweets.
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Okta tells customers that hackers breached its GitHub repositories in December and stole its source code but that they did not access service or customer data — Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, says that its private …
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Anker admits its Eufy security cameras' live view feature on its web portal “has a security flaw”, but fails to address why anyone can view unencrypted streams — On the last episode of “Will Anker ever tell us what's actually going on with its security cameras rather than lying … | CoinDesk: |
Austin-based crypto miner Core Scientific files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, estimating liabilities and assets at $1B-$10B and creditors at 1,000-5,000 — The publicly traded miner expects support from some of the holders of its convertible notes in a restructuring deal.
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| David Ignatius / Washington Post: |
A look at the intelligence and battle management system, built around software developed by Palantir, that has given Ukraine a high-tech edge in Russia's war — First of two parts. Read Part 2. — KYIV, Ukraine — Two Ukrainian military officers peer at a laptop computer operated … | Tom Gerken / BBC: |
The UK's IPO says sharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix breaks the law if the intent is to access copyright works without payment — Sharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix is against the law, according to a government agency.| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
The FCC proposes a record-breaking ~$300M fine against an auto warranty scam robocall campaign that made 5.1B+ calls to 550M+ US phone numbers in Q1 2021 — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday proposed a record-breaking $300 million fine against an auto warranty robocall campaign …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Deep Voodoo, founded by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to develop deepfake technology and cost-effective visual effects, raised $20M — The creators of “South Park” have secured a $20 million investment for their AI entertainment startup Deep Voodoo.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
George Hotz, aka geohot, resigns from Twitter as he couldn't make “any real impact”; Hotz joined on November 18 after Elon Musk's “extremely hardcore” pledge — George Hotz, known for being the first person to carrier-unlock an iPhone and jailbreaking the PS3 …
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| Sean Lyngaas / CNN: |
Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected to step down and retire in the next two months after serving in the White House since July 2021 — One of President Joe Biden's most senior cybersecurity advisers is expected to step down in the next two months, three people familiar with the decision tell CNN.| Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
Intel splits AXG graphics unit into two groups under gaming and data center units; AXG's EVP Raja Koduri returns to his previous role as Intel Chief Architect — Intel splits gaming and data center GPUs into two groups. — Intel announced today that it will split its AXG graphics group … | New York Times: |
Mark Zuckerberg testified in US federal court about Meta's acquisition of Within, as the FTC seeks an injunction to stop the deal, in a highly unusual challenge — Meta's chief executive made a rare court appearance as the Federal Trade Commission tries to block his company's purchase of the virtual reality start-up Within.
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