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Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says he rejected more than five US investors offering "hundreds of thousands of dollars" to preserve the platform's nonprofit status (Ian Johnston/Financial Times)
Ian Johnston / Financial Times: Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko says he rejected more than five US investors offering “hundreds of…
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The US House bans TikTok on all House-managed devices, citing a "high risk due to a number of security issues", following similar bans for US government devices (Moira Warburton/Reuters)
Moira Warburton / Reuters: The US House bans TikTok on all House-managed devices, citing a “high risk due to a…
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A look at Embracer Group, which owns more video game studios than any other company in the world, overseeing 237 games being developed across 132 studios (Jaweed Kaleem/Los Angeles Times)
Jaweed Kaleem / Los Angeles Times: A look at Embracer Group, which owns more video game studios than any other…
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As the Nasdaq closes its worst year since 2008, IBM was a bright spot for tech companies with a $50B+ market cap, rising 6% in 2022, as investors sought safety (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Jordan Novet / CNBC: As the Nasdaq closes its worst year since 2008, IBM was a bright spot for tech…
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A look at North Dimension, a little-known Alameda Research subsidiary, where the SEC says FTX told customers to wire funds to trade without disclosing the ties (Gretchen Morgenson/NBC News)
Gretchen Morgenson / NBC News: A look at North Dimension, a little-known Alameda Research subsidiary, where the SEC says FTX…
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Alameda-linked wallets traded Lido, Polygon, Uniswap, and other tokens for ether and USDT, before swapping for bitcoin, taking their holdings to 47.6 BTC (Osato Avan-Nomayo/The Block)
Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Alameda-linked wallets traded Lido, Polygon, Uniswap, and other tokens for ether and USDT, before swapping…
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India's government-backed nonprofit Open Network for Digital Commerce is holding trials in over 85 cities, including Bengaluru, after raising $22M (Benjamin Parkin/Financial Times)
Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times: India’s government-backed nonprofit Open Network for Digital Commerce is holding trials in over 85 cities,…
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Solana drops 10%+ to around $10, as bitcoin and ether saw modest declines, over concerns that large holders could offload the token; SOL is down 94% in 2022 (Sidhartha Shukla/Bloomberg)
Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg: Solana drops 10%+ to around $10, as bitcoin and ether saw modest declines, over concerns that…
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China's online game regulator approves 45 foreign video games, including Nintendo's Pokémon Unite, effectively marking the end of Beijing's crackdown (Josh Ye/Reuters)
Josh Ye / Reuters: China’s online game regulator approves 45 foreign video games, including Nintendo’s Pokémon Unite, effectively marking the…
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