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The FBI, DOJ, Secret Service, and European agencies seize ransomware gang Hive’s website and decryption keys; FBI had access to Hive’s network since July 2022 (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Carly Page / TechCrunch: The FBI, DOJ, Secret Service, and European agencies seize ransomware gang Hive’s website and decryption keys; FBI had access to Hive’s network since July 2022 — The infrastructure behind Hive, one of the most prolific ransomware operations, has been seized by law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe.

Most Criminal Cryptocurrency Funnels Through Just 5 Exchanges

The crypto money-laundering market is tighter than at any time in the past decade, and the few big players are moving a “shocking” amount of currency.

A 116-page bankruptcy document details FTX’s extensive list of creditors, including AWS, Apple, Meta, Binance, the WSJ, and the Prime Minister of the Bahamas (The Block)

The Block: A 116-page bankruptcy document details FTX’s extensive list of creditors, including AWS, Apple, Meta, Binance, the WSJ, and the Prime Minister of the Bahamas — – FTX owes money to a wide range of individuals, businesses, and entities, including major digital asset firms, banks, star athletes, and governments.

Here are the best free movies and TV shows on Tubi

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Tubi is the popular free ad-supported movie and TV streaming service that’s owned by Fox. The service has an almost absurd amount of films and TV series to stream on demand, again for the price of nothing at all. However, what are the best movies on Tubi? Furthermore, what

Rocket Lab Launches First Electron Rocket From US Soil

Aerospace startup Rocket Lab had hoped to launch its first rocket in the US last year, but the Dec 18 event was canceled due to weather. The company’s second attempt late on Jan. 24 went off without a hitch. The Electron rocket blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Herndon, Virginia, delivering three satellites

Under increasing pressure in the US, ByteDance and TikTok shift their strategy for dealing with officials by going on the offense and speaking out publicly (New York Times)

New York Times: Under increasing pressure in the US, ByteDance and TikTok shift their strategy for dealing with officials by going on the offense and speaking out publicly — Keeping its head down has not paid off for the company, which now faces regulatory pressure on many fronts. So it is starting to speak out.

A briefing by TikTok details Project Texas, its plan to remain operational in the US, including by moving data to a US subsidiary and using Oracle Cloud (Lawfare)

Lawfare: A briefing by TikTok details Project Texas, its plan to remain operational in the US, including by moving data to a US subsidiary and using Oracle Cloud — Since 2019, TikTok has been negotiating with the U.S. government to address concerns about potential national security risks posed by the platform.

NSO Group CEO Yaron Shohat, appointed in August 2022, acknowledges clients sometimes misused Pegasus, but defends giving the tools to police and intel agencies (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: NSO Group CEO Yaron Shohat, appointed in August 2022, acknowledges clients sometimes misused Pegasus, but defends giving the tools to police and intel agencies — Yaron Shohat acknowledges mistakes but defends the technology as vital — WASHINGTON—Embattled Israeli technology firm NSO Group acknowledged …

How Much of a Threat Is TikTok, Really?

This week, we talk about why search engine companies, lawmakers, and parents are all concerned about TikTok eating our brains.

Apple quietly censoring Hong Kong web and won’t admit to doing so, report claims

A new report claims Apple may have extended censorship tool sit uses in China to Hong Kong.

Filing: crypto exchange Mango Markets sues alleged exploiter Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages, saying he returned only $67M of the roughly $114M he netted (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Camomile Shumba / CoinDesk: Filing: crypto exchange Mango Markets sues alleged exploiter Avraham Eisenberg for $47M in damages, saying he returned only $67M of the roughly $114M he netted — Mango Markets wants its money back after losing $114 million in October. — Decentralized crypto exchange Mango Markets sued …

The University of Texas at Austin plans to launch a large-scale, low-cost online MSc program in AI, the first of its kind among elite computing schools (Natasha Singer/New York Times)

Natasha Singer / New York Times: The University of Texas at Austin plans to launch a large-scale, low-cost online MSc program in AI, the first of its kind among elite computing schools — Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial

Documents: besides FTX, US bank Silvergate has been used by 12+ crypto companies that were fined, closed, bankrupt, or under investigation, including Binance (Michelle Celarier/New York Magazine)

Michelle Celarier / New York Magazine: Documents: besides FTX, US bank Silvergate has been used by 12+ crypto companies that were fined, closed, bankrupt, or under investigation, including Binance — The good news about the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency empire is that its failure did not send shock waves through …

ChatGPT Isn’t the Only Way to Use AI in Education

AI can be a tool to create meaningful connections and learning experiences for children—and may help foster more equitable outcomes.

ChatGPT Is Coming for Classrooms. Don’t Panic

The AI chatbot has stoked fears of an educational apocalypse. Some teachers see it as the reboot education sorely needs.

The Rise of the Tech Bro Supervillain

For decades movie bad guys were easily identified by their mustaches or mwa-ha-has. These days, evil wears a hoodie.

I Spent a Week Using Only TikTok for Search

Younger users are sidestepping Google in favor of the social app’s search engine, so I tried it too. You will absolutely believe what happened next.

Better Macro Images With Arduino Focus Stacking

If you’ve ever played around with macro photography, you’ve likely noticed that the higher the lens magnification, the less the depth of field. One way around this issue is to take several slices at different focus points, and then stitch the photos together digitally. As [Curious Scientist] demonstrates, this is a relatively simple motion control

Leveraging Social Media To Grow Your Career In 2023

Employees are ready to change their jobs, with nearly half of American workers planning to look for a new job in the coming six months. According to a new Robert Half report, which surveyed 2,500 professionals, around 46% of them said they plan on making a career or job change in the first half of the year. Job-hopping has

James Webb Space Telescope Spies Coldest Ice Ever in Frigid Interstellar Cloud

This image by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) features the central region of the Chamaeleon I dark molecular cloud, which resides 630 light years away. The cold, wispy cloud material (blue, center) is illuminated in the infrared by the glow of the young, outflowing protostar Ced 110 IRS 4 (orange, upper left).

A look at Google’s evolving legal strategy to combat the DOJ’s antitrust claims; sources say Google believed an ad unit spinoff could help end multiple cases (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal)

Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: A look at Google’s evolving legal strategy to combat the DOJ’s antitrust claims; sources say Google believed an ad unit spinoff could help end multiple cases — The latest U.S. lawsuit against Google compounds the legal issues the company faces worldwide while broadening the scope …

The OnePlus Pad could debut alongside OnePlus 11 (Update: Renders leak)

OnePlus has teased the arrival of a tablet alongside the OnePlus 11. This could be the company’s long-anticipated OnePlus Pad. Renders have also leaked, showing relatively thick bezels and a circular camera housing. Update: January 26, 2023 (7:27 AM ET): Well, we didn’t have to wait too long for a proper look at the OnePlus

Facebook and Donald Trump have experienced a mutual decay since his ban, both losing their shine, meaning his reinstatement may not be as impactful as feared (Charlie Warzel/The Atlantic)

Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic: Facebook and Donald Trump have experienced a mutual decay since his ban, both losing their shine, meaning his reinstatement may not be as impactful as feared — This afternoon, Meta announced that it will soon reinstate Donald Trump’s account after a two-year suspension from Facebook and Instagram.

Influencer Runs Her Gaming PC at Subzero Temps in Record-Breaking Winter Storm

If you’ve ever struggled to keep your top-shelf PC hardware cool, a content creator in China has found one simple trick: Just take your PC into the middle of a record-breaking winter freeze. The city of Mohe in Northern China hit -53C this week. This led a local gamer to wonder how her PC would

Q&A with DoNotPay’s Joshua Browder on pivoting from legal issues to refocus on consumer support after getting “distracted”, ChatGPT, future plans, and more (Chris Stokel-Walker/Fast Company)

Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company: Q&A with DoNotPay’s Joshua Browder on pivoting from legal issues to refocus on consumer support after getting “distracted”, ChatGPT, future plans, and more — When British-American entrepreneur Joshua Browder first launched his legal services chatbot DoNotPay in 2015 …

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