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January 11, 2023, 5:25 PM

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CoinDesk:
Bankruptcy hearing: FTX has recovered $5B+, not including $425M held by the Bahamas or “illiquid cryptocurrency tokens”; FTX had a $65B Alameda line of credit  —  The announcement substantially raises the total FTX has recovered since filing for bankruptcy last year but it's still short of what customers are owed in total.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on Macs with a touchscreen; the first model may be a MacBook Pro with an OLED display supporting gestures, set to be released in 2025  —  Apple Inc. is working on adding touch screens to its Mac computers, a move that would defy long-held company orthodoxy and embrace …
New York Times:
Sources: in December, Twitter started considering auctioning off usernames to generate revenue; Elon Musk had said he wants to free up 1.5B inactive usernames  —  The company has discussed selling some user names through online auctions, people with knowledge of the plans said.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple launches Apple Business Connect, letting US business owners update and manage their information for Apple Maps, a feature Google Maps has had since 2005  —  Apple Maps today is gaining a new tool that will allow the decade-plus-old service to better compete with Google …
Joe Biden / Wall Street Journal:
Reuters:
The FAA says US air traffic is “resuming gradually” after its Notice to Air Missions system failed; FlightAware: 7,300+ flights were delayed and 1,100 canceled  —  U.S. flights were slowly beginning to resume departures and a ground stop was lifted after the Federal Aviation Administration …
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Memo: Microsoft plans to give US salaried staff unlimited Discretionary Time Off plus 10 corporate holidays, leaves of absence, mental health time off, and more  —  Microsoft is giving its US employees unlimited time off.  The announcement was made in an email to employees from Kathleen Hogan …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI says it's “starting to” think about monetizing ChatGPT, possibly via a ChatGPT Professional version, asks members what price would be too low, and more  —  OpenAI this week signaled it'll soon begin charging for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot that can write essays, emails, poems and even computer code.
Bloomberg:
Binance admits to flaws in maintaining its Paxos-issued BUSD stablecoin backing at 1:1; ChainArgos says BUSD was undercollateralized by $1B+ in 2020 and 2021  —  Binance Holdings Ltd., the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, acknowledged past flaws in the management of its stablecoin's reserves …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces 365 Basic for $1.99 per month, replacing the 100GB OneDrive storage option, rolling out globally on January 30 with ad-free Outlook and more  —  Microsoft is introducing a new consumer tier to its Microsoft 365 subscription offerings.  Priced at just $1.99 per month …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to design and develop its own displays for mobile devices, starting with microLED screens for the Apple Watch Ultra by the end of 2024  —  Apple Inc. is planning to start using its own custom displays in mobile devices as early as 2024, an effort to reduce its reliance …
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch:
Equity management service Carta cuts 10% of its staff, impacting up to ~200 employees, and sues its former CTO; the company was valued at $7.4B in August 2021  —  Carta, an equity management platform that was last privately valued at $7.4 billion, has cut 10% of its staff …
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
The Guardian confirms the outlet was hit with a ransomware attack in December 2022 and that the personal data of UK staff was accessed, possibly via phishing  —  Media firm says personal data of UK staff members was accessed in ‘highly sophisticated’ cyber-attack last month
Riley de León / CNBC:
Supply chain software startup Flexport lays off 20% of its global workforce, or ~640 employees; the company raised $935M at an $8B valuation in February 2022  —  - Supply chain software startup Flexport is laying off 20% of its global workforce, or roughly 640 employees, according to a memo from co-CEOs Ryan Petersen and Dave Clark.
Angus Loten / Wall Street Journal:
Analysts say Salesforce's customers don't appear to be swayed by Slack; the messaging service's revenue growth declined from 11.7% in Q1 2022 to 6.9% in Q3 2022  —  Carhartt's CIO says the addition of the messaging app hasn't made Salesforce's products more appealing
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
Cameron Winklevoss demands that DCG's board remove CEO Barry Silbert and alleges he and Genesis lied publicly, after his January 8 resolution deadline passed  —  Gemini crypto exchange co-founder Cameron Winklevoss called for the board of Digital Currency Group to remove Barry Silbert …

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