Source: the US DOJ is preparing a possible fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others, examining cash flows to the Bahamas around FTX's bankruptcy filing
US prosecutors, laying the groundwork for a potential fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried and others involved in the collapse …
Despite Elon Musk's opaque approach, the “Twitter Files” give a peek at moderation at scale and are a win for transparency, while failing to prove systemic bias
Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, is feverishly promoting his “Twitter Files”: selected internal communications from the company …
Sources: LLCs tied to the CEO of crypto news site The Block secretly received $43M in Alameda loans, used in part to buy and run the site; CEO has now resigned
The Block, a media company that says it covers crypto news independently, has been secretly funded for over a year with money funneled …
SBF will testify before a House committee on December 13 but “respectfully declines” to testify in front of a Senate committee, which may 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.
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”
do Weiss and Taibbi have access to users' DMs? It would be good to get clear explanation about this screen and yes/no answer to this straightforward question. https://twitter.com/... Bari Weiss / @bar...
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
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Bari Weiss releases “Twitter Files Part Two”, sharing images of accounts that Twitter allegedly put on “blacklists” and screenshots of internal Slack messages
all in secret, without informing users. Elon Musk / @elonmusk : @DavidSacks As @bariweiss clearly describes, the rules were enforced against the right, but not against the left Ashley Feinberg / @ashl...
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
this will be yet another media show to benefit SBF. Crime pays. https://twitter.com/... @bigcheds : The golly gee sheepish act is so offensive - “But as the committee still thinks it would be useful, ...
The FTC will face hurdles to block Microsoft's Activision deal, as courts are skeptical of vertical merger challenges where two companies don't compete directly
Ms. Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has staked an ambitious trustbusting agenda on a case that may be difficult to win.
A profile of Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, who was involved in several failed ventures before founding the exchange, including an e-commerce company
- Before founding Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek was involved in multiple ventures that ended in collapse, including one where suppliers claimed they were unable to access their earnings. Tweets: @kenzies...
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 :
Apple and Ericsson reach a licensing agreement over “patented cellular standard-essential technologies” and more, ending a years-long legal battle
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac :
Huawei licenses key 5G tech to Oppo, amid a US crackdown, and says it has patent cross-licensing deals with 20 companies, including extended deals with Samsung
Chinese tech giant keen to make the most of its trove of intellectual property — PHOENIX, U.S. — Huawei Technologies …
Ireland's privacy watchdog says it is engaging with Twitter about giving data access to outsiders, amid concerns that Twitter could be in violation of GDPR
Elon Musk's desire to stir conspiratorial shit up by giving select outsiders aligned with his conservative agenda access to Twitter systems … Tweets: @julioalexo , @riptari , @the_nerd_skull , and @th...
With Republicans poised to take over the House in 2023, a look at the prospects of the bipartisan American Data Privacy and Protection Act in a divided Congress
With Republicans poised to take over the House next year, a divided Congress looms. The result could be two years of partisan strife and gridlock.
FTC officials seeking to block Microsoft's Activision deal are potentially more concerned about the future of cloud gaming than console-exclusive games
Microsoft Corp.'s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc. has focused attention on the decades-old paradigm …
Three members of Twitter's Trust & Safety Council, including two who have been members since 2016, resign, alleging Twitter's new leadership had shut them out
Eirliani Abdul Rahman helped the platform stop youth sexual exploitation. The new boss wasn't listening.
Lawmakers in Greece approved a legislation banning commercial spyware after the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was accused of surveillance
Lawmakers in Greece on Friday approved legislation banning commercial spyware and reforming rules for legally-sanctioned wiretaps …
London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M
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Apple agrees to remove concealment clauses from staff and contractor agreements, which limited the ability to speak about harassment and other unlawful conduct
‘This gives me a lot of hope for all laborers’ Tweets: Patrick McGee / @patrickmcgee_ : Apple to end employee gagging clauses after activist campaign via @FT Cc @kristinhull @IfeomaOzoma @cherthe...
Vietnam says it will bar ads on content that it deems to be anti-government or otherwise “toxic”, which may affect individual YouTube and Facebook user accounts
Lien Hoang / Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @charlesmok , @lienh , @nikkeiasia , and @freedomonthenet Tweets: @charlesmok : Censorship anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere. Vietnam to block ads on ‘toxi...
Twitter emails advertisers about plans to launch controls to prevent their ads from showing up next to tweets with certain keywords, as soon as next week
Sheila Dang / Reuters :
Sources: EU antitrust regulators plan to open a full-scale investigation into Broadcom's proposed $61B VMware acquisition
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :
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