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Sources: the Netherlands and Japan agree in principle to join the US in tightening chipmaking export controls, aiming to limit Beijing’s semiconductor progress (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: the Netherlands and Japan agree in principle to join the US in tightening chipmaking export controls, aiming to limit Beijing’s semiconductor progress  —  Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery …

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Getting Root On A Chinese IP Camera

With so many cheap network-connected devices out there being Linux-powered, it’s very tempting to try and hack into them, usually via a serial interface. This was the goal of [Andrzej Szombierski] when he purchased a cheap Chinese IP camera using an XM530 ARM-based SoC to explore and ultimately get root access on. This camera’s firmware

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A look at the role of SBF’s parents Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried in FTX’s rise; the Stanford Law professors have been in the Bahamas since FTX’s collapse (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: A look at the role of SBF’s parents Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried in FTX’s rise; the Stanford Law professors have been in the Bahamas since FTX’s collapse  —  Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried, both professors at Stanford Law, have remained in the Bahamas with their son since his firm’s collapse

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Sources: US prosecutors are split on charging Binance and its executives over possible money laundering and sanctions violations and have discussed a plea deal (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: US prosecutors are split on charging Binance and its executives over possible money laundering and sanctions violations and have discussed a plea deal  —  Splits between U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors are delaying the conclusion of a long-running criminal investigation …

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Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking shows Microsoft in first for a third straight year and Apple in second; Meta, Amazon, and Google drop down (Meghan Bobrowsky/Wall Street Journal)

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal: Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking shows Microsoft in first for a third straight year and Apple in second; Meta, Amazon, and Google drop down  —  The company is No. 1—again—in the Drucker Institute’s annual Management Top 250 ranking.  But below No. 1, there were a lot of

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Xiaomi announces the ~$575 Xiaomi 13 and ~$720 Xiaomi 13 Pro, adding a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, available in China, and the Watch S2, Buds 4, and more (Jules Wang/Android Police)

Jules Wang / Android Police: Xiaomi announces the ~$575 Xiaomi 13 and ~$720 Xiaomi 13 Pro, adding a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, available in China, and the Watch S2, Buds 4, and more  —  When it comes to cameras, Leica’s all about the focal lengths … Xiaomi has become a perennial player in the

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Enterprise spending management software maker Coupa agrees to be acquired by PE firm Thoma Bravo for $6.15B in cash, a 30.5% premium on its Friday closing price (Yuvraj Malik/Reuters)

Yuvraj Malik / Reuters: Enterprise spending management software maker Coupa agrees to be acquired by PE firm Thoma Bravo for $6.15B in cash, a 30.5% premium on its Friday closing price  —  Private equity firm Thoma Bravo will buy Coupa Software Inc (COUP.O) for $6.15 billion in cash, the business software maker said on Monday.

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