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| The Verge: |
Elon Musk says only verified accounts will be recommended in Twitter's For You tab and be able to vote in polls to address “AI bot swarms”, starting April 15 — Twitter users will need a “verified account” to get recommended on the platform's For You page starting on April 15th …
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MacRumors, Silicon Republic, Social Media Today, TechRadar, Reuters, CNBC, TechCircle, Pocket-lint, Music Ally, The Apple Post, Comic Book, Neowin, Android Central, Mashable, Bloomberg, BetaNews, Engadget, XDA Developers, Deadline, BuzzFeed News, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Metaverse Post, TechCrunch, Livemint, and Variety
Mastodon:
@malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @tchambers@indieweb.social, @paul@tapbots.social, @danyork@mastodon.social, @lauren@mastodon …, @rodhilton@mastodon.social, @joshuatopolsky@mastodon …, @joeross@mastodon.social, @pollak@mstdn.social, @andrew@esq.social, @jerry@infosec.exchange, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @willoremus@mastodon.social, @lolennui@mstdn.social, and @ChrisPirillo@mastodon.social
Tweets:
@elonmusk, @buccocapital, @noahgarfinkel, @bestofdyingtwit, @fiercemilder, @jamesrbuk, @drewb, @buccocapital, @jeffjarvis, @bmkibler, @saruman1, @chrismessina, @tomwarren, @kris_willis, @epro, @nycsouthpaw, @jonlionfineart2, @seyitaylor, @pitdesi, @ultimashadowx, @dieworkwear, @internethippo, @tszzl, @jarvis, @daveleeft, @edzitron, @matthew_d_green, @seyitaylor, @skillupyt, @carnage4life, @modeledbehavior, @heydudeimadam, @ashleymayer, @willoremus, @oneunderscore__, @franklinleonard, @rjcc, @bradfross, @angryblacklady, @mollywood, @willoremus, @jonfavs, @selviano, @carnage4life, @daveleeft, and @turtlesongfarm
| Zoë Schiffer / Platformer: |
Documents: Twitter has a list of ~35 accounts which it monitors and offers increased visibility to, including AOC, Biden, Marc Andreessen, Musk, and @catturd2 — Congratulations to Ben Shapiro, AOC, and ... LeBron? — Last week, Twitter began notifying users who were verified under …
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Comic Book. Mastodon:
@hunterwalk@mastodon.cloud, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, @lauren@mastodon …, @dangillmor@mastodon.social, @Jbat@mstdn.media, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, @mmasnick@mastodon.social, @caseynewton@mastodon.social, @sharearea@mastodon.online, and @rodhilton@mastodon.social
Tweets:
@zoeschiffer, @katie_roof, @oalexanderdk, @thelincoln, @stokel, @notcapnamerica, @boringstein, @timodc, @vanessa_abee, @priyamvadagopal, @scottjohnson, @teri_kanefield, @edburmila, @banikarim, @silvermanjacob, @carnage4life, @wongmjane, @adhutchinson, @caseynewton, @hunterw, @lorakolodny, @joshtpm, @trashtaeks, @edzitron, @daveleeft, @kurtwagner8, @jangles, @johnpaczkowski, @chrisfralic, and @mollymckew
| Binance Blog: |
Binance CEO CZ says CFTC's complaint contains “incomplete recitation of facts” and Binance does not agree with “characterization of many of the issues alleged” — Today, the CFTC filed an unexpected and disappointing civil complaint, despite our working cooperatively with the CFTC for over two years.
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Tweets:
@cz_binance, @ctolarsson, @ldrogen, @mrdiamondhandz1, @adamscochran, @benshooter, @rugdocio, @belisarius2020, and @pythianism
| CFTC: |
The CFTC sues Binance, CEO CZ, and a former chief compliance officer, calling the company's compliance efforts “a sham” and its structure “intentionally opaque” — Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed …
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LinkedIn:
Adrian Pape. Tweets:
@cz_binance, @tier10k, @iampaulgrewal, @adamscochran, @web3isgreat, @kadhim, @tier10k, @web3isgreat, @peterlbrandt, @tree_of_alpha, @imnotthewolf, @tree_of_alpha, @jesse_hynes, @web3isgreat, @ragingventures, @opinion, @cz_binance, @aaberwick, @darealmilkbagz, @web3isgreat, @kimdotcom, @nikhileshde, @autismcapital, @tier10k, @kadhim, @cftc, @thestalwart, @adamscochran, and @dogetoshi
| Matt Levine / Bloomberg: |
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CryptoSlate, Cointelegraph, The Information, and Protos
Tweets:
@anthony, @emilydparker, @web3isgreat, @web3isgreat, @prhillmann, and @mattysino
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Disney eliminates its metaverse unit, cutting ~50 jobs, and ceases work on an Amazon Prime-like program integrating Disney+ and other Disney platforms — The unit, once seen as developing a new form of storytelling, had about 50 employees — Mickey Mouse has left the metaverse.
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Engadget, Metaverse Post, CoinDesk, Decrypt, The Verge, TechCrunch, Cointelegraph, Forbes, Cryptopolitan, The Block, CoinGape, TechCircle, CoinJournal, Watcher Guru, and CryptoSlate
LinkedIn:
Charlie Fink. Tweets:
@scottgustin, @realrandychavez, @samewen, @newley, @mousterpiece, @schmoofy, @ashleylcarter1, @can, @wdwaristocrafts, @boardwalktimes, and @pkedrosky
| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
Many of the top VPN services and apps, some with 100M+ downloads, have misled users about their practices while disguising their ownership, like ties to China — SAN FRANCISCO — As Congress weighs an unprecedented ban of the wildly popular Chinese-owned TikTok over supposed security concerns … | Rohan Goswami / CNBC: |
Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer plan to step down as CEO on April 17 and president on June 30; ex-Amazon executive David Risher is set to be CEO — - Lyft's cofounders, Logan Green and John Zimmer, will step back from their day-to-day roles as CEO and president, respectively.
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Tweets:
@patphelan, @johnzimmer, @lyft, @logangreen, @eringriffith, and @emilmichael
| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Biden signs an EO limiting US agencies' use of hacking tools from companies that are linked to human rights abuses or are deemed to pose national security risks — Officials say at least 50 U.S. personnel overseas had been compromised by commercial spyware
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| Katyanna Quach / The Register: |
Europol details how LLMs can be exploited to fuel fraud, cybercrime, and terrorism, and claims people are already using ChatGPT to carry out illegal activities — There is no honor among chatbots — Criminals are already using ChatGPT to commit crimes, Europol said in a Monday report … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple debuts iOS 16.4 with 21 new emoji, Safari push notifications for web apps on the Home Screen, Voice Isolation for calls, Crash Detection tweaks, and more — Apple today released iOS 16.4, the fourth major update to the iOS 16 operating system that initially came out last September. iOS 16.4 comes …
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Mastodon:
@simon@fedi.simonwillison.net and @owa@mastodon.social
Tweets:
@openwebadvocacy, @jh3yy, @openwebadvocacy, @natebirdman, @firt, @saeeddicaprio, and @jonoringer
| Rest of World: |
A look at Meta's “spirit of the policy” exception that lets the company break its moderation rules in conflict zones and crises; critics want more transparency — An Oversight Board case from Sri Lanka shows the power of Facebook's “spirit of the policy” exception
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@hkanji, @decka227, @restofworld, @mvzelenks, and @m_karanicolas
| Kat Tenbarge / NBC News: |
A look at the non-consensual deepfake porn economy, with video sites easily accessible via top Google search results and some accepting Visa and Mastercard — The nonconsensual deepfake economy has remained largely out of sight, but it's easily accessible and some creators can accept major credit cards.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says Teams has 280M MAUs, up from 270M MAUs in January 2022, and the rebuilt Teams rolling out to Windows' Public Preview program is twice as fast — Teams, Microsoft's Slack rival, has always had a bit of a reputation for being slow and resource-hungry.
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Source, Microsoft Tech Community, Microsoft Design, The Verge, BetaNews, The Register, Techlusive, gHacks Technology News, OnMSFT.com, and SlashGear
LinkedIn:
Sumi Singh, Melissa Rustemeyer, Carlos Aguilar Mares, and Darren Cosker
Tweets:
@jeffteper, @nikitonsky, @dmitriid, @dotmorten, @maryjofoley, @tomwarren, @mtholfsen, and @archiecoder
| Reuters: |
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers and prosecutors agree on new bail terms, including giving SBF a phone without internet and a monitored laptop with limited functions — Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said they reached an agreement with U.S. prosecutors on Monday on revised bail conditions …
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CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and Watcher Guru
Tweets:
@icodrops, @jeffnolan, @mikeinberkeley, and @thestalwart
| Jeremy Hill / Bloomberg: |
Filing: a federal judge grants the US government's request to temporarily halt Voyager's bankruptcy plan, putting its proposed ~$1B sale to Binance.US on hold — A federal judge granted the US government's request to temporarily halt Voyager Digital Ltd.'s bankruptcy plan …
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CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Reuters, CryptoPotato, Cryptopolitan, and CoinGape. Tweets:
@holo__of
| Zhou Xin / South China Morning Post: |
Alibaba plans to reorganize its businesses into six independent entities and devolve operational decisions to each unit's CEO, in its biggest restructuring ever — Alibaba Group Holding will overhaul its sprawling operations, as China's largest technology conglomerate undertakes … | Wall Street Journal: |
Uber Eats is removing 5K virtual brands to declutter the app and introducing new guidelines to stop restaurants from listing multiple brands with the same menu — Company plans to stop allowing restaurants to list multiple brands with the same menu — Delivery-Only Ghost Kitchens Are Reshaping the Restaurant Industry
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PCMag and The Verge
LinkedIn:
Lauren Fernandez. Tweets:
@preetika_rana, @bznotes, @vplus, @wsj, @heatherhaddon, and @yoda
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried gave some Genesis executives the chance to invest in presale of FTT and Serum at a discount, before the tokens were issued publicly — Major lender was able to invest at a discounted rate before tokens were issued to public — Executives at a major lender … | Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg: |
Google asks a US judge to dismiss a DOJ suit alleging it illegally abused its ad dominance, arguing the government had excluded rivals while defining the market — Alphabet Inc.'s Google asked a US judge to dismiss the government's case against its dominance in the digital advertising market.Sponsor Posts
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