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| Elon Musk / @elonmusk: |
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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| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
In a Twitter Spaces chat, Elon Musk says Twitter would have faced a “negative cash flow situation of $3B a year” without his cost-cutting efforts — Social network's owner offers snapshot of dire finances to explain huge lay-offs since $44bn takeover
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Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried's legal team is discussing a post-extradition deal with the DOJ to let him be released on bail, subject to approval from a judge — 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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| CNBC: |
Sam Bankman-Fried agrees voluntarily to be extradited to the US, where he faces criminal and civil charges including conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering — - Sam Bankman-Fried is set to fly to the U.S., where he faces multiple criminal charges tied to the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX.| Bloomberg: |
A Bahamas judge approves Sam Bankman-Fried's extradition to the US; SBF's case will now go 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 to the US to face a litany of criminal charges.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple plans to cancel or postpone iPhone SE 4 mass production, set for 2024, due to lower than expected shipments of its middle- and lower-tier iPhones — 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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| Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer: |
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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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
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: |
US-based crypto miner Core Scientific files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, estimating its 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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| 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.| 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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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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Sources: US National Cyber Director Chris Inglis is expected to step down and retire in the next two months, after serving 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 … | 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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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: the NFL is in advanced talks to give YouTube exclusive Sunday Ticket rights; a deal could be reached as early as December 21 after an NFL owner meeting — DirecTV currently pays for rights to subscription package that allows football fans to watch most Sunday afternoon games
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