President Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family's World Liberty Financial
reporting no longer grounded in truth. The facts are clear and stated as follows: 👇 @acyn : Collins: Can you explain why you chose to pardon the founder of Binance and did it have anything to do with ...
Sources: Spotify is trying to entice video-oriented creators to distribute shows on the platform in addition to YouTube, sometimes offering them seven figures
what you need to know Bluesky: @austinfound.bsky.social : Signs your music streaming/podcasting business is going well [embedded post] Fryda Wolff / @frydawolff.bsky.social : Offering a buyout because...
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, the author of Moore's Law, dies at 94
and the world it created Bloomberg : Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder Who Coined Chip Rule, Dies at 94 Aman Gupta / Livemint : Who was Gordon Moore? 10 things to know about the Intel co-founder Paul Alc...
As gambling becomes legitimized across the US, a look at the rise of gambling on smartphones, leading some to financial catastrophe and addiction
Financial catastrophe is now only a few clicks away, a problem that is showing quiet signs of becoming a crisis. “I can't just get rid of my phone,” one problem gambler says. Tweets: @maxwellstrachan...
The pivot to Web3, driven by ideology rather than utility, is akin to a “collective Theranos” that's warping the economy to benefit professional investors
It can feel as if the entire world is bolting on crypto tokens and NFTs. Many in the industry worry the gold rush is akin to a … Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @martinsfp , @asmallteapot , @ourielohayon ...
Some hotels are looking to guarantee bookings revenue by partnering with startups like Pinktada that convert stays into NFTs to be bought and sold by guests
NFTs also are being used to raise capital to buy golf courses or land, giving token buyers a stake in the projects Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @tante , @thekafkadude , @eden_holdings , @xenollamas , @m...
Q&A with John Reed Stark, the SEC's former Head of Internet Enforcement, on Biden's crypto EO, how regulation may be a “death knell” for crypto firms, and more
We talked to one of the most credentialed critics of cryptocurrencies and NFTs about fraud and potential “cataclysmic events” in the industry. Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @jorgestolfi , @hkanji , @jmei...
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers writes to Andy Jassy asking why Amazon still sells a food preservative used for suicide, an accounting of sales, and more
Even as grieving families tried to warn Amazon and other e-commerce sites of the danger, there were more purchases and more deaths. Tweets: @dkiesow , @jodikantor , @mega2e , @maxwellstrachan , @mega2...
A look at Orange DAO, a crypto collective made up of 1,000+ YC founders that has closed an initial fund and invested in ~30 Web3 startups
A crypto collective backing web3 startups is seeking new members. The only condition for joining? Applicants must be alumni of the Y Combinator accelerator. Tweets: @maxwellstrachan , @onchainmonkey...
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologizes for how he handled firing ~900 employees, 9% of his workforce, over Zoom, as a report says Better.com is delaying its SPAC
Three Executives Quit Joshua Bote / SFGATE : Startup valued at $7B lays off hundreds on Zoom before holidays Niket Nishant / The Economic Times : Better.com CEO apologises after laying off 900 employe...