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Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive data or pay for work equipment, are targeting laid-off tech workers (Imani Moise/Wall Street Journal)
Imani Moise / Wall Street Journal: Employment scams, which lure applicants via fake job offers and websites to reveal sensitive…
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Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily lays off about 15% of its staff, or more than 200 employees, and discontinues work on several products (Miles Kruppa/Wall Street Journal)
Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal: Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily lays off about 15% of its staff, or more…
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In an op-ed, Joe Biden asks Republicans and Democrats to unite "to pass strong bipartisan legislation to hold Big Tech accountable", saying the risks are clear (Joe Biden/Wall Street Journal)
Joe Biden / Wall Street Journal: In an op-ed, Joe Biden asks Republicans and Democrats to unite “to pass strong…
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Sources: Alameda invested $1.1B in bitcoin miner Genesis Digital, including $500M to buy co-founders' shares; Genesis is among FTX's largest bankruptcy assets (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: Alameda invested $1.1B in bitcoin miner Genesis Digital, including $500M to buy co-founders’ shares; Genesis is…
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Analysts say Salesforce's customers do not seem to be swayed by Slack; the messaging service's revenue growth declined from 11.7% in Q1 2022 to 6.9% in Q3 2022 (Angus Loten/Wall Street Journal)
Angus Loten / Wall Street Journal: Analysts say Salesforce’s customers do not seem to be swayed by Slack; the messaging…
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FTX's bankruptcy executives are seeking to recoup Sam Bankman-Fried's and FTX's charitable donations; FTX's Future Fund pledged $160M+ to over 110 nonprofits (Eric Wallerstein/Wall Street Journal)
Eric Wallerstein / Wall Street Journal: FTX’s bankruptcy executives are seeking to recoup Sam Bankman-Fried’s and FTX’s charitable donations; FTX’s…
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An interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since 2007, on acquiring Figma for $20B, the state of the industry, hybrid work, longevity, and more (Chip Cutter/Wall Street Journal)
Chip Cutter / Wall Street Journal: An interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, in the role since 2007, on acquiring…
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The Cyberspace Administration of China will start regulating "deep synthesis" tech like AI-powered image, audio and text-generation software starting next week (Karen Hao/Wall Street Journal)
Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal: The Cyberspace Administration of China will start regulating “deep synthesis” tech like AI-powered image,…
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Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260 workforce in 2022, and is considering filing for bankruptcy (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260…
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Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $300M+ from Thrive and Founders Fund in a tender offer, valuing the company at ~$29B, up from $14B in its 2021 tender offer (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $300M+ from Thrive and Founders Fund in a tender offer,…
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