Month: December 2022
Sam Bankman-Fried is denied bail in the Bahamas
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, was denied bail on Tuesday after a Bahamian judge deemed him a flight risk, according to Reuters. An extradition hearing is scheduled for February 8th. Bankman-Fried, nicknamed “SBF,” was arrested in the Bahamas Monday evening after US prosecutors informed the Bahamas of…
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The many lies of Sam Bankman-Fried
The US government says it was fraud from the jump. The complaint made public today by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has some hair-raising details — and if it’s right, Sam Bankman-Fried hasn’t been telling the truth for quite some time. According to the complaint, Bankman-Fried operated Alameda Research and FTX…
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Tidal is testing a new DJ session feature for HiFi Plus subscribers
Tidal, the high-bitrate quality music streaming service, is testing a new feature that lets its HiFi Plus subscribers play DJ. Participants of the service’s Early Access Program can switch from playing music just for themselves to a DJ session, which then provides a link that can be sent to friends…
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YouTube will start warning comment spammers when they violate the rules
YouTube says it will begin to warn users when it’s spotted and removed their comments for violating the company’s guidelines, according a post signed by “Rob” at TeamYouTube. Big creators have been increasingly drawing awareness to comment spam on the platform, and this change and other updates shared Tuesday could…
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Netflix is making a live-action My Hero Academia film
Netflix is making yet another live-action anime adaptation, and this time, it’s taking on My Hero Academia. In an announcement on its website, the streamer says filmmaker Shinsuke Sato (I Am a Hero, Kingdom) will serve as director, while Obi-Wan Kenobi producer Joby Harold is penning the script. My Hero…
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This stalkerware tracked thousands of Android and iPhones
Audio player loading… One of the most widely-used stalkerware apps is supposedly “riddled” with security flaws, and risks exposing its victim’s data to third parties, experts have warned. Xnspy allows users to monitor the activities of their spouse, partner, or child after they covertly install it on their victim’s device,…
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