After the SEC's recent actions and failures of FTX, Celsius, and Luna, Republican lawmakers proposing a crypto market bill is a jarring gift to the industry — Republican proposal for new legislation would legitimise the digital asset industry and undermine investor protection
On the 10th anniversary of his revelations, Edward Snowden says he has “no regrets” and “2013 seems like child's play” versus current surveillance capabilities — But whistleblower says 2013 surveillance 'child's play' compared to technology today
Roelof Botha says splitting Sequoia into three helps prevent the entities rubbing against one another; sources say Neil Shen agitated to separate the China unit — Silicon Valley VC firm's lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up
Apple Vision Pro impressions after 30 minutes of use: extraordinary tech, heavier than expected, visionOS is a breakthrough, incredible for sports, and more — I got to spend about 30 minutes Monday afternoon using a Vision Pro and VisionOS at Apple Park, in a temporary “field house” …
GoTo CEO Andre Soelistyo plans to leave, a surprise move just months after detailing a profitability plan, to be replaced by Northstar partner Patrick Walujo — Andre Soelistyo will step down as chief executive officer of GoTo Group, a surprise move that comes just months after he outlined …
Apple releases a Game Porting Tool, based on open-source platform Wine, which can translate DirectX 12 into Metal 3, a potentially massive step for Mac gaming — One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs.
Investigations: Instagram helps connect and promote a vast network of accounts openly devoted to underage sex content; Meta plans to increase its controls — The Meta unit's systems for fostering communities have guided users to child-sex content; company says it is improving internal controls
Filings: the SEC started its Binance.US investigation in August 2020; BAM Trading, which runs Binance.US, generated $411M revenue and $225M profit in that time — The securities regulator detailed evidence of hundreds of millions of dollars in profiteering by the crypto exchange as it seeks to freeze company assets.
The Clop ransomware group tells the BBC, British Airways, Boots, and others to email them or data stolen via the MOVEit hack will be released on June 14 — A prolific cyber crime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a hack that has hit organisations around the world.
Critics say hopes of a quick UK-US digital trade deal have dimmed due to soft-pedaling by the US, with no progress made since an April 2022 joint statement — Frustrations emerge as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Washington to meet President Joe Biden over economic ties
Riley Griffin / Bloomberg : Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves ...
