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Coinbase says it received an SEC notice warning the company of potential US securities law violations and recommending that the SEC take an enforcement action — - The SEC issued crypto exchange Coinbase a Wells notice, warning the exchange that it identified potential violations of U.S. securities law.
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Coinbase, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, TechCrunch, The Block, Cointelegraph, The Information, Bloomberg, Blockworks, CoinDesk, Decrypt, Reuters, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Trustnodes, The Daily Hodl, Crowdfund Insider, CryptoSlate, CoinJournal, and Financial Times
Tweets:
@brian_armstrong, @adamscochran, @iampaulgrewal, @brian_armstrong, @carnage4life, @autismcapital, @caitlinlong_, @timccopeland, @twobitidiot, @mdudas, @autismcapital, @iamdcinvestor, @brucefenton, @fundamentalwolf, @merts_eth, @cdixon, @jerrycap, @bitfinexed, and @dogetoshi. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The US SEC sues Tron founder Justin Sun and his companies for the alleged “unregistered offer and sale of crypto asset securities” TRX and BTT, fraud, and more — The SEC alleged TRX, BTT are unregistered securities, and claimed Sun created an “extensive wash trading” program to boost their trading volume.
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U.S. Securities …, The Block, The Guardian, Reuters, Metaverse Post, Decrypt, Insider, TechCrunch, The Verge, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Finbold, Deadline, Fortune, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, Kotaku, Bitcoin News, Crowdfund Insider, CoinGape, Watcher Guru, CryptoSlate, and Web3 is Going Just Great
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@file411, @secgov, @smdiehl, @bitfinexed, @bitboy_crypto, and @jeff_foust
| CNBC: |
The US SEC charges Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul, Akon, and other celebrities for promoting crypto tokens TRX and BTT without disclosing that they were compensated — - The SEC unveiled charges against diplomat Justin Sun for fraud and securities violations, while also charging celebrity backers including Jake Paul and Lindsay Lohan.| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
GitHub announces Copilot X, a new Copilot version with chat and voice features using OpenAI's GPT-4 to help with certain coding tasks, available via a waitlist — Microsoft Corp.'s GitHub unit created one of the first widely deployed programs using OpenAI's language-generation tools …
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The GitHub Blog, TechCrunch, The Verge, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Thurrott, VentureBeat, WinBuzzer, CIO Dive, Watcher Guru, IT PRO, Fast Company, BigTechWire, OnMSFT.com, and PCMag
LinkedIn:
Thomas Dohmke. Tweets:
@github, @ashtom, @satyanadella, @amasad, @gdb, @rakyll, @tomwarren, @stevesi, @firt, @martinwoodward, @monkchips, @kylebrussell, @codepo8, @kdaigle, @film_girl, and @vykthur. Thanks:@colegarry2
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce posts TikTok CEO Shou Chew's prepared testimony, which says the company has spent ~$1.5B to safeguard US user data — TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew plans to tell Congress his app does more to protect young users than rival social media platforms …
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U.S. House of Representatives, TikTok, Insider, CyberScoop, NPR, Wall Street Journal, Search Engine Journal, New York Times, NBC News, Social Media Today, CNET, BuzzFeed News, Engadget, South China Morning Post, gHacks Technology News, CNN, Financial Times, Gizmodo, Associated Press, Wired, and The Information
LinkedIn:
Alex Barinka. Tweets:
@stokel, @sarthakgh, @seyitaylor, @alexbarinka, @tonyajoriley, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brandonsilverm, @brianboland, @brandonsilverm, @viacristiano, @katieharbath, @stokel, @g1lliandiebold, @viacristiano, @drewharwell, @viacristiano, @bresreports, @bobbyallyn, @markets, @tculpan, @annmarie, @bresreports, @jessicalessin, and @viacristiano
| New York Times: |
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@sangernyt and @jameeljaffer
| Washington Post: |
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Associated Press, The Guardian, and NPR
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@cat_zakrzewski, @drewharwell, @cat_zakrzewski, @viacristiano, @mattnavarra, and @cat_zakrzewski
| Chris Stokel-Walker / BuzzFeed News: |
Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins says Midjourney banned him after he made images of a Donald Trump arrest; the company banned the word “arrested” in its tool — “I suspect it was pushing my luck when I did the [Twitter] thread,” Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said.
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Ars Technica, The Hill, New York Post, and Livemint
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@eliothiggins, @eliothiggins, @ronin19217435, @eliothiggins, @manmademoon, @neontaster, @zcjbrooker, and @buzzfeed
| Luke Plunkett / Kotaku: |
Ubisoft unveils Ghostwriter, an internal AI tool saving its scriptwriters time by creating first drafts and more realistic non-player character interactions — Ubisoft Ghostwriter is described by the company as ‘an AI tool’ — Ubisoft, the publishers behind Assassin's Creed …
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Ubisoft on YouTube, Ubisoft, Game Developer, The Register, TheGamer, Engadget, Polygon, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, SlashGear, TrueAchievements, Eurogamer.net, PCMag, Gameranx, Destructoid, Appuals.com, Video Games Chronicle, Push Square, Gamereactor UK, and Wccftech
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@vgc_news, @charalanahzard, @eddcoates, @ubisoft, @patrickweekes, @thencsmaster, and @skillupyt
| Virginia Heffernan / Wired: |
Inside TSMC's facilities in Taiwan, where Fab 18 makes 1 quintillion transistors for Apple every six months, and an interview with Chairman Mark Liu — As the US boosts production of silicon chips, an American journalist goes inside TSMC, the mysterious Taiwanese company at the center of the global industry.
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Washington Post and DCD
LinkedIn:
Eric Rosenblum and Keith Krach
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@workmj, @ashleygjovik, @chengela, @asianometry, @shadihamid, @susandominus, @page88, @keithjkrach, @atroyn, @avbronstein, @waterslicer, @brianweeden, @ajblum, @theannagat, @sivavaid, and @page88
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla announces Mozilla.ai, an AI-focused startup with a $30M seed from the Mozilla Foundation to create a “trustworthy”, independent open-source AI stack — On the eve of its 25th anniversary, Mozilla, the not-for-profit behind the Firefox browser, is launching an AI-focused startup.
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The Mozilla Blog, Forbes, CNET, Phoronix, iClarified, Liliputing, Silicon Republic, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, and Fortune
LinkedIn:
Karim Lakhani. Mastodon:
@danyork@mastodon.social. Tweets:
@mozilla, @klakhani, @kylebrussell, and @neilturkewitz
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft launches Loop, its Notion and Asana competitor, in preview, letting users collaborate in shared Microsoft 365 workspaces on the web, Android, and iOS — You can now try out Microsoft's new collaboration tool Loop. — What you need to know — Microsoft Loop is now available in preview.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, Engadget, Microsoft Design, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, BigTechWire, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Neowin, Thurrott, The Verge, WinBuzzer, and OnMSFT.com
LinkedIn:
Jeff Teper and Jacob Cohen
| Jaron Schneider / PetaPixel: |
Amazon-owned digital photography site DPReview is closing on April 10; people can request to download photos or texts they've uploaded to the site until April 6 — DPReview, easily one of the most beloved publications among photography enthusiasts, will shut down and its content will be deleted.
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Digital Photography Review, PetaPixel, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, reddit, HotHardware, On my Om, iPhone in Canada Blog, PetaPixel, TidBITS, and Silicon Republic
LinkedIn:
Jeff Carlson. Tweets:
@dpreview, @thatjordandrake, @migueldeicaza, @glenngabe, @allisonjo1, @toddowyoung, @fb_bmb, @dburbach, @haje, @krazyfrog, @dburbach, @chrismichel, @fmanjoo, @kaimanwong, and @strobist
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon introduces new Fire TVs and the cheaper TV lineup 2-Series, says 200M+ Fire TV devices have been sold, and expands Luna to the UK, Germany, and Canada — Amazon announced today that it has sold a total of over 200 million Fire TV devices. That number is a combination of Fire TV streamers …
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Amazon Luna, 9to5Google, Engadget, Insider, Amazon, Variety, About Amazon, Android Central, T3, MobileSyrup, MakeUseOf, Neowin, TechCrunch, Tech Advisor, AFTVnews, HD Guru, CNBC, Light Reading, PCMag, Thurrott, TechSpot, Techaeris, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Streamable, 9to5Toys, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, and KnowTechie
LinkedIn:
Alex Danskin and Mustafa Hakim
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Spotify has spent less than 10% of its $100M Creator Equity Fund, announced in February 2022 to promote diversity in music after the Joe Rogan controversy — Spotify Technology SA's $100 million Creator Equity Fund, designed to promote diversity in music and podcasts following controversial comments …
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The Information and Engadget
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@ashleyrcarman, @lucas_shaw, @ashleyrcarman, @so_treu, @exavierpope, @simonowens, @lucas_shaw, @charlespulliam, and @ashleyrcarman
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google, Meta, and Apple want Congress to limit Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, expiring at 2023's end if not reauthorized — Top tech companies are mounting a push to limit how US intelligence agencies collect and view texts, emails and other information about their users …
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The Hill, AppleInsider, Barron's Online, and MacDailyNews
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@tonyajoriley and @mikeshepard4
| TechCrunch: |
After the Russia-linked Clop ransomware gang claimed to hit 130 companies, victims are coming forward, many of which used Fortra's GoAnywhere file transfer tool — Clop claimed it mass-hacked 130 organizations. Now the list of known victims is growing — The number of victims affected … | Theo Wayt / The Information: |
Job listings site Indeed lays off ~2,200 people, or ~15% of its headcount, citing falling HR Tech revenue; Tokyo-based Recruit acquired Indeed in September 2012 — Job listings site Indeed.com told employees on Wednesday that it's laying off 2,200 people, representing 15% of its headcount …
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Silicon Valley Business …, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Reuters, Business Post, and TechCrunch
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
The Association for Computing Machinery awards Bob Metcalfe the 2022 Turing Award for the invention, standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet — In the 1970s, Bob Metcalfe helped develop the primary technology that lets you send email or connect with a printer over an office network.
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Quanta Magazine, ACM, Engadget, VentureBeat, HotHardware, CNET, MIT News, Network World, and Reuters
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@theofficialacm, @mit_csail, @jeffdean, @werner, @jessfraz, @nixcraft, @joshuabaer, and @benbenbrubaker
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
A look at Balaji Srinivasan's weird $1M bitcoin bet, predicting one BTC will be worth $1M+ in 90 days, which is economically irrational but attracts attention — It is sometimes useful to think that the shareholders of a bank are not its owners; they are just renting it from its creditors.| Sahil Patel / The Information: |
Sources: Meta rehires veteran manager Nick Grudin, who left to join NFT startup Dapper Labs in August 2022, to oversee relationships with media and creators — Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg's effort to cut back on middle managers isn't stopping the company hiring more middle managers.Sponsor Posts
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