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Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested by The Royal Bahamas Police Force following reports that the United States had filed criminal charges against the founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and is likely to request his extradition. The Office of the Attorney General of the Bahamas issued a statement today, which was reported by […]

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested in The Bahamas by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter will remove all legacy blue checkmarks “in a few months,” according to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. “The way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical,” tweeted Musk. Before Musk bought Twitter, checkmarks were used to verify individuals and entities as active, authentic and notable accounts of interest. On Monday, the […]

Elon says Twitter will remove all legacy verifications ‘in a few months’ by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch

This feature-packed drone takes stunning photos from the sky.

Meta has quietly re-absorbed the resources of its “Connectivity” division, the company confirmed. For nearly 10 years this was the home of the former Facebook’s experimental internet and telecoms efforts, from satellites (exploded) to drones (crashed) to apps (disputed) and other more traditional infrastructure (appreciated and ongoing). As first noted by Light Reading, Meta Connectivity’s […]

Meta unplugs Connectivity division, home of satellite and drone internet experiments by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

After decades of experiments around the word, researchers in California have finally figured out how to create net energy gain, but there is still a long road ahead.

Fail fast, fail often doesn’t work for farmers. Here are five agricultural realities funders and innovators need to understand.

Benefits and payroll management company Sequoia says hackers accessed sensitive customer information, including their Social Security numbers and COVID-19 test results. According to Wired, which first broke the news of Sequoia’s breach last week, the incident impacted customers of Sequoia One, a professional employer organization (or PEO) that provides outsourced human resources and payroll services. […]

HR platform Sequoia says hackers accessed customer SSNs and COVID-19 data by Carly Page originally published on TechCrunch

Nominations for the 2023 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with HBO, HBO Max and Netflix tied for the lead in the TV category, getting 14 noms each. Major contenders include HBO’s “The White Lotus,” “House of the Dragon” and “Hacks” as well as Netflix’s “Wednesday,” “Ozark” and “The Crown.” While the two streaming […]

HBO/HBO Max and Netflix are top streamers among Golden Globe nominees by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch