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| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase launches Base, a Layer 2 network built on Optimism's OP Stack, offering access to Ethereum, Solana, and others, and has no plans for new network tokens — Base is built on Optimism and Coinbase has no plans to issue a new network token. — Join the most important conversation …
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Coinbase, The Block, Base, TechCrunch, The Optimism Collective, jplashkes.eth, CoinJournal, CoinGape, The Daily Hodl, NewsBTC, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, CryptoGlobe, Cryptopolitan, crypto.news, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Crypto Briefing, Decrypt, CryptoSlate, and OP Stack Docs
Tweets: @coinbase, @brian_armstrong, @buildonbase, @0xfoobar, @buildonbase, @whalecointalk, @macro_diary, @konstantin11, @tier10k, @sassal0x, @adamscochran, @tier10k, @adamscochran, @layer3xyz, @buildonbase, @nadertheory, @coinbase, @brian_armstrong, @paralleltcg, @venturecoinist, @tier10k, @loopifyyy, @aeyakovenko, @sxtvik, @alex, and @jconorgrogan
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Jamf finds Mac cryptomining malware in pirated copies of Final Cut Pro and warns the power of Apple Silicon Macs is making them popular cryptojacking targets — Update: Apple has now commented on the findings - see the end of the piece. — Cybersecurity company Jamf Threat Labs …
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Jamf Blog, AppleInsider, Computerworld, PCMag, SecurityWeek, Dark Reading, The Hacker News, Macworld, Laptop Mag, BleepingComputer, BGR, iThinkDifferent, SiliconANGLE, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @mattbenyo, @jamfsoftware, and @jbradley89
| New York Times: |
In its superseding indictment, the US charges that SBF and two unnamed FTX executives made 300+ “unlawful” political donations, including using customers' funds — Prosecutors accused FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and two unnamed people of making unlawful campaign donations using customers' money.
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CNBC, Reuters, Puck, Bloomberg, New York Post, The Register, NBC News, CoinGape, Forbes, Associated Press, Ethereum World News, CryptoPotato, PYMNTS.com, Insider, Cointelegraph, Fortune, The Hill, Bitcoinist.com, NewsBTC, crypto.news, CryptoSlate, Bitcoin News, and The Verge
Tweets: @silvermanjacob, @spreekaway, @watcherguru, @teddyschleifer, @chuckrossdc, @bystevereilly, @silvermanjacob, @followtheh, @schwartzbcnbc, @grdecter, @kenvogel, @teddyschleifer, @chuckrossdc, @aseitzwald, @silvermanjacob, @kenvogel, @bystevereilly, @awprokop, @eleanorterrett, @teddyschleifer, @eamonjavers, @teddyschleifer, @whstancil, @whstancil, @whstancil, @teddyschleifer, @metalawman, @kenvogel, @mattzeitlin, @silvermanjacob, @sf_mills, and @silvermanjacob
| CoinDesk: |
A US court unseals a superseding indictment that charges Sam Bankman-Fried with 12 counts, up from the initial eight, including conspiracy to commit bank fraud — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces additional charges, including bank fraud allegations, under a new indictment unveiled Thursday morning.
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Bloomberg, TechSpot, ABC News, Engadget, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Protos, and Axios
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says Sydney is an old codename for a chatbot some Bing users in India began testing in late 2020; sources: Sydney had less personality until late 2022 — Microsoft's Bing AI chatbot history dates back at least six years, with Sydney first appearing in 2021.
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New York Times, MobileSyrup, Windows Central, and Appuals.com
Tweets: @emilymbender, @mpigliucci, @parkerortolani, @harrymccracken, @pkedrosky, @charlieangusndp, @edzitron, @stevesi, and @rustybrick
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Google expands Magic Eraser, which lets users remove parts of a picture, from Pixel devices to Google One subscribers using Google Photos on Android or iOS — Google has announced that the Magic Eraser feature, which tried to automatically remove unwanted parts of a picture and debuted with the Pixel 6 …
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The Keyword, 9to5Google, TechRadar, Thurrott, TechCrunch, Neowin, Engadget, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, MakeUseOf, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, Android Authority, PetaPixel, ZDNet, Digital Trends, Android Police, Gizmodo, XDA Developers, BigTechWire, Android Central, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, and SlashGear
Tweets: @googlephotos, @richontech, and @richontech
| Bloomberg: |
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file an antitrust suit to block Adobe's Figma acquisition as soon as next month; Adobe says it expects to close the deal in 2023 — The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Adobe Inc.'s $20 billion acquisition of startup Figma Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
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Reuters and CNBC
Tweets: @ow, @pythiar, @luke_metro, @business, @business, and @matthewstoller
| Luca Bertuzzi / Euractiv: |
The European Commission bans TikTok on corporate devices and personal devices using the Commission's corporate apps, asks staff to uninstall TikTok by March 15 — The EU executive's IT service has asked all Commission employees to uninstall TikTok from their corporate devices …
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BBC, Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, Security Affairs, TechCrunch, Agence France-Presse, European Commission, Wired, New York Times, International Business Times, Bloomberg, FiveThirtyEight, Australian Financial Review, Social Media Today, Financial Times, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Tubefilter, Engadget, Digital Music News, Tech Xplore, Forbes, The Information, Neowin, Thurrott, Silicon Republic, and CNBC
| Nicole Carpenter / Polygon: |
Valve recently patched a Dota 2 exploit used by a third-party cheating client, created a honeypot to catch cheaters, and permanently banned over 40,000 accounts — The update added a ‘honeypot’ to catch cheaters — Valve issued an update to Dota 2 recently that patched an exploit used …
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Dota 2, Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, The Verge, HotHardware, GameSpot, KnowTechie, TechSpot, and Kotaku
Tweets: @dota2updates and @skiter
| Rosie Perper / CoinDesk: |
Spotify tests “token-enabled playlists” that let some NFT holders connect their wallets and listen to curated music, starting on Android in five countries — Music streaming Spotify is testing a new service called “token-enabled playlists,” which allows holders of non-fungible tokens …
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TechCrunch, Neowin, Bitcoinist.com, Metaverse Post, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @overlord_xyz, @therealkingship, @spotify, @apoorvlathey, @davidclowery, @bigblackjacobin, and @celinethethird
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
A reporter says he used an AI-generated replica of a voice to get past the voice verification system of UK's Lloyds bank and accessed an account's information — Banks in the U.S. and Europe tout voice ID as a secure way to log into your account. I proved it's possible to trick such systems with free or cheap AI-generated voices.
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The Verge. Tweets: @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @sophiasgaler, @heminator, @toddzwillich, @evan_greer, @fchollet, @jason_koebler, @johnnyryan, @oneunderscore__, @jsrailton, @vice, and @chrismessina
| Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
Binance closed some derivative trading accounts in Australia after an investigation found the customers didn't meet the criteria for wholesale investors — Binance closed the derivative trading accounts of some wholesale investors in Australia after an investigation found that they didn't meet the criteria for such investors.
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CoinGape, Cointelegraph, CryptoPotato, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, and Ethereum World News
| Brian Fung / CNN: |
Filing: DOJ seeks court sanctions against Google in its antitrust suit, citing Google's policy of deleting certain employee chats automatically after 24 hours — " data-check-event-based-preview= "" data-network-id="" data-details=""> — Google should face court sanctions over …
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Bloomberg, CNBC, and Reuters
Tweets: @b_fung, @wendyndavis, @eddielabongchek, @timsweeneyepic, and @emptywheel
| Josh Sisco / Politico: |
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Insider, Bloomberg Law, Washington Post, Fast Company, CNBC, Techdirt, Fortune, Bloomberg, New York Post, and TechRepublic. Tweets: @jeffnolan
| Sarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix cut its prices on certain subscription tiers across 36+ countries, but not the US; the cuts in some cases halved the cost — Move comes as streaming company says members ‘have never had more choices when it comes to entertainment’ — Netflix Inc. NFLX -0.78%decrease …
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Ampere Analysis Home, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Bloomberg, The Verge, Engadget, Reuters, Thurrott, Wired, WeRSM, Neowin, BGR, Android Authority, and Aulia Masna
Tweets: @karlbode and @richontech
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Internal FAQ: Google asks Cloud employees and partners in its five largest US locations to share desks and work from an office on alternate days starting in Q2 — - The company's cloud unit has told employees that it will transition to a desk-sharing workspace in its five largest locations.
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TechSpot, Seattle Business Journal, The Register, gHacks Technology News, and New York Post
Tweets: @jenn_elias, @rustybrick, @abhinavagarwal, @aaronwall, @9thstyle, @edzitron, @trysmallbiz, and @karlbode. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube rolls out multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide; creators saw 15%+ of their watch time from the video's non-primary language in January — After initial testing over the last few months, YouTube is rolling out access to multi-language audio tracks to more creators worldwide … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Samsung announces a standardized 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) modem that enables two-way communication between smartphones and satellites — There was speculation that Samsung could use smartphone-to-satellite technology in its Galaxy S23 much like Apple has for the iPhone 14, but that didn't happen in the end.
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Samsung Newsroom, Android Police, TechCrunch, MobileSyrup, XDA Developers, SamMobile, CNET, T3, PCMag, 9to5Google, and BGR. Tweets: @benwood
| Adam Rawnsley / Rolling Stone: |
Twitter under Elon Musk has yet to publish transparency reports detailing government content removal demands; the company published its last report in July 2022 — “That shit went out the window right after Elon came in,” one former staffer says of Twitter's previously routine transparency reports
Tweets: @noahshachtman, @aaschapiro, @tbquirk, @ubiquity75, and @ngrossman81
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Meta reforms its penalty system using Oversight Board recommendations to focus more on explaining its content removals and less on giving users posting timeouts — “Facebook jail,” the name the social network's users have bestowed on the company's system for determining policy violations, is getting an overhaul.
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Meta, Insider, Oversight Board, Engadget, International Business Times, CNET, and Forbes
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @katersully, and @techledes
| Ankush Khardori / New York Magazine: |
An interview with SEC chair Gary Gensler on meeting Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX executives in March 2022 and October 2021, how tokens are securities, and more — As recently as a year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried seemed to be an unstoppable force in official Washington.
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American Prospect. Tweets: @ddayen, @cryptolawus, @grady_booch, @theprospect, @johnedeaton1, @eleanorterrett, @coop_daniels, and @fxmacro
| Jack Schickler / CoinDesk: |
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The Block, The Verge, Gizmodo, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Watcher Guru, Financial Times, and CoinGeek
Tweets: @mayazi, @voyagerucc, @wublockchain, @scottmelker, @wublockchain, @scottmelker, @bitboy_crypto, and @simondixontwitt
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Block reports Q4 revenue up 15% YoY to $4.65B, vs. $4.61B est., Square gross profit up 22% YoY to $801M, and Cash App gross profit up 64% YoY to $848M — - Block stock rose slightly in extended trading after the payments company reported fourth-quarter revenue and gross profit that beat Wall Street's expectations.
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CoinDesk, The Information, Block, The Block, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, CoinJournal, and Investor's Business Daily
| Mozilla Foundation: |
An analysis of the top 40 Android apps on Google Play finds that nearly 80% had discrepancies between their privacy policies and Google's Data Safety labels — The apps' privacy policies, however, both explicitly state that they share user information with advertisers, Internet service providers …
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TechCrunch, Ars Technica, PCMag, TechSpot, Slashdot, The Record, The Verge, Wired, and KnowTechie
| Jon Haidt / After Babel: |
An analysis of 100+ studies finds that social media is a major cause of depression and anxiety in teen girls, not just a tiny correlate, especially after 2012 — Journalists should stop saying that the evidence is just correlational — A big story last week was the partial release …
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NBC News and New York Post
Tweets: @kattenbarge, @jonhaidt, @subes01, @jo7eth, @kalhanr, @kattenbarge, @benlovejoy, @joshcrumb, @grace_segers, and @dgvarins
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Ben Rubin, who founded Meerkat and Houseparty, announces Towns, a protocol and a web-based chat app, and raised a $25.5M Series A led by a16z Crypto — After launching a pair of well-loved but ultimately star-crossed social apps, Ben Rubin is going all-in on decentralization.
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a16z crypto, Decrypt, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @benrbn, @martinsfp, @miten, @pythianism, @benfoxrubin, @sriramk, and @yoda
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