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Twitter rolls out $Cashtags, offering stock, ETF, and crypto prices within search results using data from TradingView and adds a View on Robinhood link (Brayden Lindrea/Cointelegraph)

Brayden Lindrea / Cointelegraph: Twitter rolls out $Cashtags, offering stock, ETF, and crypto prices within search results using data from TradingView and adds a View on Robinhood link  —  Twitter searches for “$Bitcoin,” “Bitcoin price” and “BTC price” pulls up a price chart, with equivalent searches working for Ethereum too.

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The SEC charges ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and ex-FTX CTO Gary Wang for their role in defrauding FTX’s investors at SBF’s direction between 2019 and 2022 (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: The SEC charges ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and ex-FTX CTO Gary Wang for their role in defrauding FTX’s investors at SBF’s direction between 2019 and 2022  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, and Zixiao (Gary) …

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An interview with LinkedIn’s Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen on the number of people hired via LinkedIn being a core metric, generative AI, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)

Nilay Patel / The Verge: An interview with LinkedIn’s Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen on the number of people hired via LinkedIn being a core metric, generative AI, and more  —  We dive into managing the relationships between designers, engineers, and PMs. … Tomer Cohen is the chief product officer at LinkedIn, and actually, I

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Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang are released on a $250K bond after pleading guilty to federal charges, and are aiding prosecutors (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang are released on a $250K bond after pleading guilty to federal charges, and are aiding prosecutors  —  Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang helped disgraced crypto mogul divert funds and are now aiding prosecutors

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Reports: an Android malware called Godfather is using overlaid login screens to get users’ credentials on 400+ banking apps and crypto exchanges in 16 countries (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: Reports: an Android malware called Godfather is using overlaid login screens to get users’ credentials on 400+ banking apps and crypto exchanges in 16 countries  —  An Android banking malware named ‘Godfather’ has been targeting users in 16 countries, attempting to steal account credentials …

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The US government’s entity list also targets newer Chinese chip companies, including PXW, which are more vulnerable than established players like Huawei (Financial Times)

Financial Times: The US government’s entity list also targets newer Chinese chip companies, including PXW, which are more vulnerable than established players like Huawei  —  Companies added to trade blacklist previously flew under the radar  —  In China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen …

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Netflix will add Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings from December 30, with plans to add over 90 Nike Training Club workouts in total (BreAnna Bell/Variety)

BreAnna Bell / Variety: Netflix will add Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings from December 30, with plans to add over 90 Nike Training Club workouts in total  —  Netflix is adding Nike Training Club workouts to its offerings, the streamer announced on Wednesday.  —  The first five programs including …

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Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce are seeking to abandon leased office space in London and Dublin; Amazon and Microsoft put London expansion plans on hold (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: Alphabet, Meta, and Salesforce are seeking to abandon leased office space in London and Dublin; Amazon and Microsoft put London expansion plans on hold  —  Moves by Alphabet, Meta and Salesforce come as companies respond to downturn in sector’s stocks by cutting costs

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Chumby Gets New Kernel… Soon

If you missed the Chumby, we’re sorry.  They were relatively inexpensive Linux appliances that acted as a clock, Internet radio, and feed reader. The company went belly up, although there was some functionality remaining thanks to one of the founders and now, for a subscription fee, you can still keep your Chumby operating. However, [Doug

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s former friends pleaded guilty and are cooperating in the FTX fraud case

Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang, two executives in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen crypto empire, have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are cooperating with prosecutors. The news was announced late Wednesday by Damian Williams, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Williams didn’t specify what charges the two

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Sources: ChatGPT’s release led Google to declare a “code red”, as teams have been reassigned to respond to the threat that ChatGPT poses to its search business (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: ChatGPT’s release led Google to declare a “code red”, as teams have been reassigned to respond to the threat that ChatGPT poses to its search business  —  A new wave of chat bots like ChatGPT use artificial intelligence that could reinvent or even replace the traditional internet search engine.

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Google’s Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation (ProPublica)

ProPublica: Google’s Display Network, which places ads on 2M+ websites, lets site owners stay anonymous while putting ads beside pirated content, porn, and disinformation  —  In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer’s CEO for fraud.

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US SDNY attorney: ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are cooperating in SBF criminal case (New York Times)

New York Times: US SDNY attorney: ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX co-founder Gary Wang have pleaded guilty to federal charges and are cooperating in SBF criminal case  —  Caroline Ellison, the former chief executive of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, a founder of FTX, are cooperating in the federal criminal case against Mr. Bankman-Fried.

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3 Ways Tech Can Simplify Business Travel

After the pandemic hit in 2020, business travel expenses shrunk by 52% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Now that business travel is back on the upswing heading into 2023, corporate travelers expect more out of their travel experiences — more convenience, fewer headaches, and more efficient ways to stay organized in transit. Fortunately, business travel technology continues to improve

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