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Netflix, HBO Max, and other streaming services scale back on experimental content that caters to smaller audiences, amid rising costs and increased competition (Alex Cranz/The Verge)
Alex Cranz / The Verge: Netflix, HBO Max, and other streaming services scale back on experimental content that caters to…
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Sources: US prosecutors are seeking information from Democrats and Republicans about donations from SBF and ex-FTX executives Ryan Salame and Nishad Singh (New York Times)
New York Times: Sources: US prosecutors are seeking information from Democrats and Republicans about donations from SBF and ex-FTX executives…
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Amazon has invested $75M so far to help Ukraine, including getting 10PB of government data out of the country in suitcase-sized Snowball Edges for AWS uploading (Russ Mitchell/Los Angeles Times)
Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times: Amazon has invested $75M so far to help Ukraine, including getting 10PB of government…
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Source: Sam Bankman-Fried plans to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the US; legal experts say any trial is likely more than a year away (Jasper Ward/Reuters)
Jasper Ward / Reuters: Source: Sam Bankman-Fried plans to reverse his decision to contest extradition to the US; legal experts…
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Anker's security cameras brand Eufy quietly removed 10 commitments from its privacy page, including encryption, after questions about keeping those promises (Sean Hollister/The Verge)
Sean Hollister / The Verge: Anker’s security cameras brand Eufy quietly removed 10 commitments from its privacy page, including encryption,…
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A look at Backstage, Spotify's open-source developer platform used at Netflix, LinkedIn, Epic, Roku, Box, and 200+ others, which the company seeks to monetize (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch: A look at Backstage, Spotify’s open-source developer platform used at Netflix, LinkedIn, Epic, Roku, Box, and…
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Google starts testing client-side encryption for Gmail with some Workspace users, and plans to add it to its Android and iOS apps (Mitchell Clark/The Verge)
Mitchell Clark / The Verge: Google starts testing client-side encryption for Gmail with some Workspace users, and plans to add…
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Accounting firm BDO, whose Italian member BDO Italia recently signed off on reserves reports for Tether, says it is reconsidering its work for crypto companies (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Accounting firm BDO, whose Italian member BDO Italia recently signed off on reserves reports for Tether, says…
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Binance says it was hit by roughly $6B in net withdrawals between December 12 and December 14, which it was able to fulfill "without breaking stride" (Financial Times)
Financial Times: Binance says it was hit by roughly $6B in net withdrawals between December 12 and December 14, which…
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Analysis: multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week, as part of efforts to evade Ukraine's drone attacks (Matt Burgess/Wired)
Matt Burgess / Wired: Analysis: multiple major Russian cities appear to have faced widespread GPS disruption during the past week,…
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