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After Hong Kong’s police arrested six following allegations of fraud at unlicensed crypto exchange JPEX, the government plans to tighten its crypto regulations (Sam Reynolds/CoinDesk)

Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk: After Hong Kong’s police arrested six following allegations of fraud at unlicensed crypto exchange JPEX, the government plans to tighten its crypto regulations  —  SCMP reported that Hong Kong police had received 83 complaints about the platform, which was operating without a license.

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Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Plus review: comfortable to hold, Dynamic Island, great performance, and helpful camera features, but no always-on display or ProMotion (Dan Seifert/The Verge)

Dan Seifert / The Verge: Apple iPhone 15 and 15 Plus review: comfortable to hold, Dynamic Island, great performance, and helpful camera features, but no always-on display or ProMotion  —  Apple’s standard iPhone gets a lot of nice upgrades this year, but it’s not anything we haven’t seen before.

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Amazon announces a new version of Just Walk Out for clothing retailers, using RFID tags to track apparel; the previous system relied on ceiling-mounted cameras (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Matt Day / Bloomberg: Amazon announces a new version of Just Walk Out for clothing retailers, using RFID tags to track apparel; the previous system relied on ceiling-mounted cameras  —  – Latest iteration uses RFID tags and readers to track apparel  — Some retailers have balked at using Just Walk Out system

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JDK 21: The new features in Java 21

Java Development Kit (JDK) 21, the newest long-term support (LTS) release of Oracle’s standard Java implementation, has arrived in a production release. Based on Java 21, the latest version of the Java SE (Standard Edition) platform, JDK 21 ushers in 15 features, including a key encapsulation mechanism API, virtual threads, and previews of string templates

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After over 100 internal Microsoft documents leaked, the FTC says that “Microsoft was responsible for the error in uploading these documents to the court” (Kevin Collier/NBC News)

Kevin Collier / NBC News: After over 100 internal Microsoft documents leaked, the FTC says that “Microsoft was responsible for the error in uploading these documents to the court”  —  The files include emails from corporate executives like Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and timetables for gaming releases.

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Crowdstrike confirms acquiring Bionic, which analyzes a company’s tech and IT to find vulnerabilities, sources say for $350M; Bionic has raised $82M in total (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Crowdstrike confirms acquiring Bionic, which analyzes a company’s tech and IT to find vulnerabilities, sources say for $350M; Bionic has raised $82M in total  —  Update: Crowdstrike has now officially confirmed the deal.  As we previously reported, Crowdstrike will merge Bionic’s tech with its Falcon product.

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What to expect from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event: Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4 and Laptop Go 3, and AI updates for Windows, Surface, and Office (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: What to expect from Microsoft’s Surface and AI event: Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4 and Laptop Go 3, and AI updates for Windows, Surface, and Office  —  Microsoft is holding a “special event” in New York City later this week where it’s expected to debut three new Surface

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