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Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to dismiss most US charges against him

May 9, 2023

Former FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a pretrial motion to dismiss 10 out of 13 charges against him, according to court documents. Bankman-Fried is under house arrest at his parent’s house in Palo Alto, California, ahead of his expected trial in October for charges including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, […]

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried seeks to dismiss most US charges against him by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

US authorities seize more domains linked to prolific DDoS-for-hire websites

May 9, 2023

U.S. authorities have seized 13 more domains linked to some of the world’s most popular DDoS-for-hire websites. These websites, also described as “booter” or “stressor” services, are marketed as legitimate security testing tools that allow admins to stress-test websites. In reality, the services are used for launching denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks designed to overwhelm websites and […]

US authorities seize more domains linked to prolific DDoS-for-hire websites by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Meta reworks its Ads on Reels monetization program with a new performance-based payout model

May 9, 2023

Meta is testing a new payout model for its Ads on Reels monetization program that pays creators based on the performance of their public Reels, not the earnings of ads on their Reels, the company announced on Tuesday. The tech giant also announced that it’s expanding the Ads on Reels monetization program on Facebook to […]

Meta reworks its Ads on Reels monetization program with a new performance-based payout model by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch