Twitter Trust and Safety VP Ella Irwin says she took the screenshots of internal systems that Bari Weiss shared and that “reporters were not accessing user DMs”
Elon Musk is giving outside writers unprecedented access to internal Twitter Inc. information …
The FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition, charging that the deal announced in January may suppress Microsoft's gaming competitors
Lawsuit marks Lina Khan's most significant effort to date to address tech industry consolidation, and it could upend Microsoft's gaming ambitions
Bari Weiss releases “Twitter Files Part Two”, sharing images of accounts that Twitter allegedly put on “blacklists” and screenshots of internal Slack messages
Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss released the second installment of the “Twitter Files” …
SBF agrees to testify before a House committee on December 13 but remains quiet about a request from a Senate committee, which could issue a subpoena
The FTX founder said on Twitter he would appear before a House committee next week, but was quiet about a similar request from a Senate committee.
Elon Musk says Twitter is working on an update that will show users if they've been “shadowbanned”, the reason why, and how to appeal
Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, continuing a shake-up of the platform he acquired in October for $44 billion, said the company will begin telling users …
Q&A with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on his crusade to break Apple's App Store power, which he says is increasingly a problem of free speech and not just business
Sweeney says he's willing to go to the Supreme Court to fight Apple's control of the App Store. But first, he's hoping Congress will act before it's too late.
As US prosecutors reportedly investigate whether FTX and Alameda orchestrated LUNA and UST's collapse, a look at the timeline of events and potential evidence
The latest twist in the downfall of crypto maven Sam Bankman-Fried is prompting a reexamination of the implosion …
Singapore-based Amber Group, one of Asia's largest crypto exchanges, cuts 40%+ of its staff, scraps retail operations, and terminates its Chelsea FC sponsorship
Amber Group, one of Asia's leading crypto trading and lending platforms, is cutting jobs, scrapping retail operations and terminating …
Apple and Ericsson reach a licensing agreement over “patented cellular standard-essential technologies” and more, ending a years-long legal battle
Apple and Ericsson have reached a licensing agreement that will put an end to a years-long, increasingly nasty legal battle between the two companies.
The SEC asks US public companies to disclose to investors their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after “recent bankruptcies and financial distress”
- The SEC is advising companies to disclose their involvement with digital commodities firms, according to guidance released Thursday.
Istanbul-based delivery startup Getir closes its acquisition of Berlin-based rival Gorillas, valuing the group at $10B, and sources say Gorillas alone at ~$1.2B
Combined group worth $10bn represents a fall in valuation as investors turn against lossmaking tech start-ups
NordVPN: ~5M people globally, including 600,000+ Indians, have had their data stolen and sold on the Genesis, Russian, and 2easy bot markets for ~$6 on average
Around five million people globally have had their data stolen and sold on the bot market till date, of which 600,000 are from India …
Google announces Chrome will get a Memory Saver mode, which promises to cut memory usage by up to 30%, and an Energy Saver mode, rolling out in the coming weeks
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SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce startup Snapdeal drops its $152M IPO plan, after filing its regulatory papers in December 2021, amid the tech stock rout
How Estonia is aiding cybersecurity workers in Ukraine and coordinating with European and US allies in the global effort to defend against Russia's cyberattacks
Estonia — has played an outsized role in helping them do so. https://www.politico.com/... Eric Geller / @ericgeller : This is a great story about an underappreciated relationship in the cyber defense ...
Auditing firm Mazars says Crypto.com users' crypto assets are fully backed one-to-one, after vouching for a similar proof-of-reserves report from Binance
Nick Baker / CoinDesk :
Some NFTs minted on FTX now show blank images instead of the original art as the metadata points to an FTX.US domain used for a bankruptcy restructuring website
Ezra Reguerra / Cointelegraph :
In an email to advertisers, Twitter says it will launch controls to prevent ads from showing up next to tweets containing certain keywords as soon as next week
Sheila Dang / Reuters :
Disney rolls out its ad-supported Disney+ tier for $7.99 per month after signing up 100+ advertisers; the ad-free tier now costs $10.99 per month, up from $7.99
Tokyo-based Ubie, which offers an AI-powered patient symptom questionnaire for medical care guidance, closed a $45M Series C, bringing its total funding to $76M
Jasmine Pennic / HIT Consultant :
No emoji better suited 2022's ups and downs than the saluting face, used by laid-off Twitter employees and many others to express irony, reassurance, and more
Miles Klee / Rolling Stone : Tweets: @rubeseatsinfo Tweets: @rubeseatsinfo : Oh my god this entire time I thought this emoji was someone creepily peering around a corner and the hand was a little arm...
Airtable, valued at $11B in December 2021, lays off ~254 employees, or 20% of its workforce, including its CRO, Chief People Officer, and Chief Product Officer
Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch :
GitHub launches Copilot for Business with corporate licensing and policy controls for $19 per user per month, and claims it won't save or share companies' code
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Amazon rolls out Inspire, a TikTok-like photo and video feed in its app that lets customers “like” and buy products, initially to select customers in the US
DocuSign reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $645.5M, vs. $627M est., and billings up 17% YoY to $659.4M, vs. $588.6M est.; the stock jumps ~10% after hours
Emily Bary / MarketWatch :
The hype around esports is fading, as teams and organizations shrink due to a weak sponsorship and ad market, falling VC investment, and the crypto meltdown
particularly as many question esports orgs' ability to turn a profit. https://www.bloomberg.com/... @sergi_m : A folk once said something around the lines of “millions will made and lost around unders...
Virginia-based restaurant management and bill payment service MarginEdge raised a $45M Series C led by Ten Coves Capital, bringing its total funding to $71M+
Christine Hall / TechCrunch : Tweets: @marginedge Tweets: @marginedge : We are SO proud to announce we've raised $45M for our Series C funding! 🎉 Thanks for covering our big news, @TechCrunch! A huge...
Cameo launches Cameo Kids, offering personalized videos from animated characters like Thomas the Tank Engine, Blippi, CoComelon's Nina, and Santa for $25 to $30
Hong Kong passes an amendment requiring virtual asset providers to follow strict anti-money laundering guidelines and investor protection laws from June 1, 2023
Some Twitch streamers are migrating to other services, burned out by earnings coupled to hours streamed, parasocial pressure from subscribers, and more
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
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Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
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