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Former OpenSea Employee Faces Criminal Charges Over NFT Trades
Former employee at dominant digital marketplace OpenSea this week faces first-ever criminal insider trading charges related to digital assets
Budget Shopping App Temu Launches In Europe
Fast-growing Chinese-owned budget shopping app Temu begins selling in UK, other European countries after US launch last September
Twitter Restores Blue Ticks For High-Profile Users
Blue verification ticks restored to most Twitter users with more than 1 million followers after removal of 'legacy' verifications last week
Celebrities Lose Blue Ticks, As Twitter Purges Legacy Verified Accounts
Well known celebrities and public figures lose legacy blue tick verification status, as Ricky Gervais etc mock Elon Musk's move
Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit
Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform
EU Agrees Comprehensive Framework For Crypto Regulation
EU Parliament approves 'Markets in Crypto Act' (MiCA) for regulation of crypto transparency, disclosure, authorisation, and supervision
Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Clone, Bluesky, Launches On Android
Decentralised rival service to Twitter known as Bluesky, backed by Jack Dorsey, has now launched an Android app
Meta Lays Off Technical Staffers, In Another Workforce Blow
Second tranche of layoffs begin at Meta Platforms, as engineers and other technical staff are made redundant
UK Government To Deliver Crypto Laws In Next 12 Months – Report
Treasury minister says UK could introduce specific laws aimed at regulating cryptocurrency in next 12 months
Swedish Radio Quits Twitter, Joining Others
Swedish Radio quits Twitter, saying it is no longer relevant to Swedes – and citing potential risk of 'hate and threats'
US Congress Targets China’s Shein, Temu In Latest Backlash
US Congress advisory group singles out popular China-linked fast-fashion apps Shein and Temu over data concerns
Murdered Tech Executive Knew His Alleged Killer, Say Police
Cash App founder Bob Lee apparently knew the suspect in his stabbing death, police in San Francisco have said
Twitter No Longer Exists, As X Corp Takes Over
Elon Musk's Twitter no longer exists as company, after a filing this week shows Twitter has been merged into X Corp
Elon Musk Axed 80 Percent Of Staff, Admits Painful Tenure
Musk tells BBC Twitter is now roughly breaking even and advertisers are returning, but admits running platform is “quite painful”
Former Twitter Executives Sue Over $1m In Unpaid Legal Bills
Former Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal and two other top executives sue over more than $1m in personal legal bills
Ethereum Upgrade Set To Release Billions In Value
Shanghai-Capella upgrade to Ethereum blockchain continues shift away from energy-intensive 'mining' system to 'proof of stake'
Report Details ‘Unauditable’ Chaos At FTX
Debtor's report from failed FTX details lack of internal controls at company as top executives allegedly quashed complaints
Report: FTX Collapse Due To ‘Hubris, Incompetence, Greed’
FTX debtor's report claims company lacked basic corporate controls and didn't even have complete list of its own employees
BBC Protests ‘Government Funded’ Label On Twitter
BBC protests 'Government Funded Media' label on Twitter after NPR earlier labelled 'State-Affiliated' in row over editorial independence
Elon Musk’s Twitter Sued Again Over Unpaid Bills
Small businesses in US sue Twitter, alleging Elon Musk's firm failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices
Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job Cuts
Some of Google's 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month
Foreign Cash Flows Into China On Alibaba Breakup Plan
Foreign investment in China surges after Alibaba announces breakup plan, as investors see sign of more business-friendly attitude from Beijing
ICO Fines TikTok £12.7m Over Children’s Data
ICO finds TikTok did not do enough to keep children aged under 13 off the platform, and that as a result up to 1.4 million gained access
TikTok Owner ByteDance Sees Revenues Soar 30 Pct
TikTok owner ByteDance sees revenues soar 30 percent in 2022 over 2021 as it faces growing hostility outside of China
Twitter Revokes New York Times Checkmark
Elon Musk revokes 'verified' checkmark on New York Times Twitter account after newspaper says it will not pay monthly fee
Court Grants Twitter Subpoena To Identify Source Code Leaker
Hunting the leaker. Twitter's request to identify GitHub user who uploaded its source code has been approved by a US court
Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Additional Charges
Court appearance for former head of FTX, who pleads not guilty to five additional charges from US federal prosecutors
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
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