Technology
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Source: Magic Leap raised $450M in 2022, across $150M in equity and $300M in debt, giving Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund a majority stake in the company (Matthew Field/Telegraph)
Matthew Field / Telegraph: Source: Magic Leap raised $450M in 2022, across $150M in equity and $300M in debt, giving…
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A look at the Central African Republic's decision to adopt bitcoin in September 2021 and launch its own "Sangocoin" currency, which has stalled after weak sales (Ben Hunte/VICE)
Ben Hunte / VICE: A look at the Central African Republic’s decision to adopt bitcoin in September 2021 and launch…
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Stack Overflow's 2022 Developer Survey shows ~40% use a Linux-based system, up from ~25% in 2021 and ~23% in 2018, compared to ~62% for Windows and ~31% for Mac (Justin Garrison/Justin Garrison)
Justin Garrison / Justin Garrison: Stack Overflow’s 2022 Developer Survey shows ~40% use a Linux-based system, up from ~25% in…
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FOIA emails detail Sam Bankman-Fried's courtship of US federal regulators, including hiring former regulators and dining with ex-CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz (Freddy Brewster/Los Angeles Times)
Freddy Brewster / Los Angeles Times: FOIA emails detail Sam Bankman-Fried’s courtship of US federal regulators, including hiring former regulators…
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A look at Tel Aviv-based Toka, which helps clients in government and intelligence agencies hack security cameras and alter live feeds and past recordings (Omer Benjakob/Haaretz)
Omer Benjakob / Haaretz: A look at Tel Aviv-based Toka, which helps clients in government and intelligence agencies hack security…
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How Elon Musk's finances got more complicated as TSLA dropped 65%+ in 2022, shrinking his borrowing power and his fortune from an estimated $340B peak to $140B (Tim Higgins/Wall Street Journal)
Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: How Elon Musk’s finances got more complicated as TSLA dropped 65%+ in 2022, shrinking…
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Internal memo: Xiaomi President Wang Xiang and co-founders Hong Feng and Wang Chuan step down, as the company battles slowing sales from COVID-19 disruptions (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Internal memo: Xiaomi President Wang Xiang and co-founders Hong Feng and Wang Chuan step down, as the company…
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Stanford study: programmers who used AI tools like GitHub Copilot to solve a set of coding challenges produced less secure code than those who did not (Thomas Claburn/The Register)
Thomas Claburn / The Register: Stanford study: programmers who used AI tools like GitHub Copilot to solve a set of…
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A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing device for hackers to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors, garage doors, and more (Dhruv Mehrotra/Wired)
Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing device for hackers to intercept…
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