The founders of Three Arrows Capital spent the past year surfing, meditating, and traveling after their crypto hedge fund collapsed, while refusing to apologize
The implosion of Three Arrows Capital, a cryptocurrency hedge fund, devastated the industry.
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signs the country's first bill that bans TikTok in a state, set to go into effect on January 1, 2024
Ban is slated to take effect next year—if it survives expected litigation — Montana's governor signed the country's first bill that outright bans TikTok …
SBF's “carelessness” fraud defense, after misrepresenting risk management and funneling customer money to Alameda, is a confession the SEC sees straight through
Oh Sam — I. — Here is how you run a futures exchange: — You offer some bets on some propositions, say, whether Bitcoin will go up or down. Tweets: @qasimrashid , @eliotwb , @b...
The US takes Vladislav Klyushin, a Kremlin insider, into custody; sources say he has documents related to Russia's DNC hack during the 2016 election
IT executive Vladislav Klyushin's journey into U.S. custody is a blow to the Kremlin, say people familiar with a Russian intelligence assessment of what he may have to offer
NYC police officers and critics describe the NYPD's growing use of post-9/11 digital surveillance tools, initially used for counterterrorism, in minor cases
because of 9/11, because of other terrorist attacks and things that have happened — unquestionable, unchecked power."https://www.nytimes.com/ ... Arthur Holland Michel / @writearth...
Current and former tech workers of color say companies' “diversity theater” and pledges of support provide cover for hypocritical actions by their superiors
Facebook critics say a general animosity toward Facebook in Washington may push the Biden administration into taking more proactive measures against the company
Facebook critics say a general animosity toward Facebook in Washington may push the Biden administration into taking more proactive measures against the company
Facebook endured a deluge of political scrutiny in Donald Trump's Washington. It's poised to face even worse in the Joe Biden era.
Facebook moderators working for CPL in Ireland say they are being forced to go into the office after the contractor categorized them as “essential workers”
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Kuo: iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the world under Trump's EO
In a worst-case scenario, Apple's annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25-30% if it is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the world …
Rapidly escalating tensions, including WeChat ban, may devastate Apple's business due to its huge exposure on everything, from manufacturing to sales, to China
Trump's ban could have far-reaching consequences for Apple — President Trump's executive order banning WeChat …
Google says Google Play Music shutdown starts this month, global streaming will shut down in October, and music collections will be deleted in December
August begins the four-month Google Music shutdown. — Google Play Music has been given the death sentence by Google …
Review of Amazon's Echo Frames, $180 Alexa-enabled glasses that debuted last year: their internet connectivity is flaky and Alexa is too chatty and disruptive
You have to really love Amazon's Alexa to let the Echo Frames whisper in your ear all day. — What do you call it when there's … Tweets: @geoffreyfowler , @geoffreyfowler , @brian...
Trump is running Facebook ads accusing Twitter and Snapchat of election interference, while Biden's Facebook ads accuse Facebook of posing a threat to democracy
Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving i...
Twitter flags a Trump tweet for breaking rules on abusive behavior; it threatened “serious force” against anyone who may try creating an “autonomous zone” in DC
Twitter on Monday opted not to take down or flag a tweet from President Trump that baselessly tied mail …
US District Court dismisses Twitter's 2014 lawsuit against DOJ asking for permission to reveal details of surveillance requests it received from the government
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Judge orders a temporary block on Microsoft's JEDI cloud contract with Pentagon, in response to a suit filed by Amazon
- A judge ordered Thursday a temporary block on the JEDI cloud contract in response to a lawsuit filed by Amazon. — Last month, Amazon filed a motion asking the court …
Amazon claims Prime Video has ~65K titles, but 66% of those are user uploaded, including thousands of short instructional clips and conspiracy theory videos
such as “Manchester By the Sea” — the site also carries thousands of conspiracy-theory videos, amateur productions and short instructional clips. https://www.wsj.com/... See also M...
Court docs: after a search warrant, Facebook gave Puerto Rico private info from student news outlets; some fear it was a politically motivated search for crimes
Puerto Rico Targeted Student Journalists' Facebook Data https://theintercept.com/... Claudia Irizarry Aponte / @clauirizarry : .@Facebook granted access to private information that...
Researchers claim they used 3D masks and photos to deceive facial recognition systems used by Alipay, WeChat Pay, Schiphol Airport, and train stations in China
Masks and simple photographs are enough to fool some facial recognition technology, highlighting a major shortcoming in what is billed as a more effective security tool.