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Tesla’s in-car navigation will get friendlier to non-Superchargers
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Tesla’s Superchargers have been the most convenient charging network for owners of its electric cars, but this week, the automaker announced it will begin to better integrate other compatible fast charging networks as well. Non-Tesla fast charging stations that meet certain criteria over a 60-day period, like … Read more
Tron’s Justin Sun Was Secret Top Client of Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie
A private financial document reviewed by CoinDesk shows that Sun, one of the richest figures in crypto, was responsible for the vast majority of a key Valkyrie division’s assets under management.
TikTok’s parent company reportedly accessed US journalists’ data
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge An internal investigation at ByteDance found that several employees accessed TikTok data for two US journalists and a “small number” of other people connected to them, according to internal emails obtained by The New York Times. That data reportedly included the reporters’ IP addresses, which were used to … Read more
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Aave DAO Votes to Integrate Chainlink Proof of Reserves to Tighten Network Security
Although the decentralized lending protocol’s data is inherently on-chain, introducing Chainlink’s PoR would help mitigate the risk of attacks on the Aave protocol.
See inside your Steam Deck with JSAUX’s $30 transparent backplate
JSAUX’s Steam Deck transparent backplate. | Image: JSAUX JSAUX might sound like just another alphabet soup electronics brand, but it’s quickly developed a reputation as the foremost accessory vendor for the Steam Deck — and today, it’s announced what (I’m fairly sure!) is the very first transparent shell for the system. And you know how … Read more
Pitch Deck Teardown: Card Blanch’s $460K deck for its angel round
We’ve seen attempts at gathering all cards (credit, debit, loyalty, etc.) in one before, but Card Blanch claims to have a fresh take on the concept and closed just shy of half a mil worth of angel investments with a very elegant deck. The company gets a few parts of the slide deck right that … Read more
New NY state law takes aim at warehouse work quotas like the ones Amazon uses
Image: Shutterstock Yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Act (WWPA), which protects warehouse distribution workers from undisclosed or unlawful work speed quotas. In addition to protecting warehouse workers from unreasonably demanding work quotas, the law will require distribution centers to inform workers of their performance and rights in the workplace. … Read more
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Twitter lays off employees in public policy, engineering
Despite already cutting thousands of employees, the layoffs at Twitter continue. According to posts on Twitter and LinkedIn from a former public policy employee, Twitter cut half of its public policy team. TechCrunch asked both the former employee and Twitter for comment but could not immediately confirm the exact magnitude of these cuts. Twitter also … Read more
Ex-FTX Chief Sam Bankman-Fried Makes Appearance in U.S. Court
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in U.S. federal court Thursday on charges that he was the mastermind behind the fraud and illicit movement of customer funds inside his former crypto empire, and a judge agreed that he can be released on $250 million bail.
Crypto Firm Orthogonal Trading Said to Be in Provisional Liquidation After Maple Defaults
Orthogonal defaulted on $36 million of loans on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maple Finance earlier this month after it misrepresented its losses from the FTX implosion.
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development.
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FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
Professionals are charging upwards of $2,000 hourly wages against $12 million retainers as they attempt to restore funds to the million-odd creditors of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire
Here’s what’s driving the frigid storm that’s messing up holiday plans across the US
Miguel Salazar clears sidewalks of Sherman St. in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, December 22nd, 2022. | Photo by Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post Frigid temperatures are expected to sting two-thirds of the continental US this week as a powerful storm system races eastward. The timing couldn’t be worse, hitting right before the holidays, when … Read more
Fans can sue over trailer that featured a cut character, says court
Himesh Patel in Yesterday | Image: Tribeca Film Festival A trailer for Danny Boyle’s film Yesterday might count as false advertising for including a character — played by Ana de Armas — who was cut from the film. As reported by Variety yesterday, a California court is allowing parts of a lawsuit against Universal City … Read more
Brazilian president signs crypto bill into law
The law included many digital currencies under the definition of legal payment methods in Brazil and established a licensing regime for virtual asset service providers.
The new trailer for That ‘90s Show brings back some old friends
Topher Grace and Laura Prepon in That ‘90s Show. | Image: Netflix When Netflix first unveiled its sequel to That ‘70s Show, the focus was primarily on the new cast of kids hanging out in Red and Kitty’s basement. But in the first full trailer for That ‘90s Show, we also get a glimpse at … Read more
YouTube’s NFL Sunday Ticket deal is a brilliant move for its subscription future
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The “pick me! pick me!” bidding war for NFL Sunday Ticket has finally come to an end, and YouTube won big. The company announced a “multi-year” deal that will see it carry Sunday Ticket both standalone (as a YouTube Primetime Channel) and through YouTube TV. It’s a massive … Read more
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Fatal police shooting of startup founder puts Austin’s diversity problem in the spotlight
Rajan “Raj” Moonesinghe (right) and his brother Johann Moonesinghe (left) pictured with their cousin (center) Credit: Johann Moonesinghe For years, Austin has made headlines as an evolving tech hub where startups, large companies and investors alike have flocked to set up a presence. But as 2022 closes, the Texas capital is in the news for … Read more