2024-01-04
peak crypto Ars Technica: “Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity” https://arstechnica.com/...
The Guardian
The CEO of collapsed crypto fund HyperVerse, introduced to investors in 2021, doesn't appear to exist; Chainalysis: consumers lost $1.3B to HyperVerse in 2022
Exclusive: Steven Reece Lewis was introduced to investors with an impressive list of qualifications and achievements, but no organisation cited can find any record of him
2023-05-13
These allegations aren't a huge surprise. (Or at least they shouldn't be.) The solution here is not to ban TikTok, but for CFIUS to force a sale, like they should have in 2020. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
A former ByteDance executive in the US sues the company for wrongful termination, saying ByteDance stole its rivals' content and gave the CCP “supreme access”
The former executive sued ByteDance, which owns TikTok, for wrongful termination and accused the company of lifting content …
2023-03-31
The really troubling dynamic this quote illustrates is the adeptness of the PRC system at forcing foreigners to pit one compelling value ("the world is better if people in China can access this") versus another ("censorship is bad") https://twitter.com/...
Washington Post
Midjourney ends free trials, citing “extraordinary demand” and “abuse”, after fake images of Trump getting arrested and Pope Francis wearing a coat went viral
2022-09-28
TikTok would probably get more traction if its responses to a lot of important questions were not so obviously evasive https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
US congressional aides say TikTok representatives have largely ignored Republican lawmakers, which could have serious consequences if the GOP retakes the House
Bloomberg : Tweets: @business , @matt_schrader_ , @rmac18 , @caseymlewis , and @birnbaum_e Tweets: @business : TikTok is stepping up its charm offensive in D.C., but is sidesteppi...