Latest AICO Act revisions are carveouts for telcos and financial companies and do not fix real problems with the bill, like a disguised content moderation ban — Look: there are very real issues with the state of the internet today, including the amount of power a few companies have.
As Terra blockchain reboots, freshly minted new LUNA tokens started trading on a number of exchanges and swiftly plummeted about 70% from the opening price — After peaking at $19.54 earlier on Saturday, it's been mostly downhill. — Terraform Labs early Saturday launched a new version …
Nansen: TerraUSD collapse wasn't a work of a single attacker but likely a result of investment decisions from a small number of large UST holders — The collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin that sent shockwaves throughout the crypto ecosystem can't be attributed to a single attacker, according to researcher Nansen.
Sources: Apple plans an always-on lock screen for iPhone 14 Pro, major windowing and multitasking changes for iPadOS, and iOS-like System Preferences for macOS — Apple's upcoming iOS 16 is likely to upgrade the lock screen, messaging and health features. Also: Another Apple car manager leaves …
Chinese government data shows domestic smartphone shipments fell 30% YoY to ~86M units in the first four months of 2022 amid the resurgence of COVID-19 in China — From Apple to chip makers, companies warn of fewer shipments and weaker consumer spending in the world's biggest smartphone market
Some teens say French social networking app Yubo, which had 18M downloads in the US, ignored reports that the Uvalde shooter threatened violence on the app — Young people who met the alleged gunman online said he had threatened to kidnap, rape or kill. But they said their reports …
Profile of inDriver, a ride-hailing app developed in Siberia in 2012, which lets riders and drivers haggle over prices and is now available in 42 countries — InDriver's unique haggling feature has seen it expand from its roots in Yakutia to markets around the world. — • YAKUTSK, RUSSIA
A growing number of Chinese tech startups are going public in China at valuations lower than their private rounds; China's STAR Market has fallen ~30% this year — A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups, once the darlings of equity markets, are willing to list shares publicly in China …
Filing: Twitter rejects Elon Musk ally Egon Durban's resignation from the board, two days after shareholders blocked his re-election at an annual meeting — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said in a filing on Friday it would not accept Egon Durban's resignation from the board, after shareholders blocked …
Facial recognition service PimEyes draws scrutiny for charging high fees to help remove users' photos from sites and allowing searches for other people's faces — PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed.
People from countries like Argentina, Venezuela, and Nigeria invested in Terra as they saw it as more stable than local currency, but lost thousands in savings — “I have nothing left, not even a penny.” — Valeria makes around $300 a month selling prepared food from her home in Buenos Aires.
Reuters : Chinese state media: police in Harbin accuse the NSA of launching “advanced” cyberattacks during the Asian Winter Games in Febr...
