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Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Violations - The New York Times
November 21, 2023 at 2:43:42 PM EST * - permalink -Changpeng Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and step down as chief executive of the company he created, the latest blow to the crypto world since the implosion of FTX last year.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/technology/binance-changpeng-zhao-pleads-guilty.html
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Even Zoom is making its staff return to the office - CNN Business
August 7, 2023 at 9:37:39 AM EDT * - permalink -Zoom, the company that powered the remote work revolution during the pandemic, is telling its employees to come back to the office.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/07/business/zoom-return-to-office/index.html
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Shaq is finally served in FTX investor suit, lawyers say - CNN Business
April 17, 2023 at 12:10:11 PM EDT * - permalink -After months of attempting to serve Shaquille O'Neal in a lawsuit against celebrities who endorsed the now-bankrupt FTX crypto platform, lawyers for a group of FTX investors said they finally succeeded on Sunday.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/17/business/shaq-ftx-lawsuit/index.html
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Microsoft is looking for ways to rein in Bing AI chatbot after troubling responses - CNN Business
February 18, 2023 at 8:20:16 AM EST * - permalink -Microsoft on Thursday said it's looking at ways to rein in its Bing AI chatbot after a number of users highlighted examples of concerning responses from it this week, including confrontational remarks and troubling fantasies.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/17/tech/microsoft-bing-ai-changes/index.html
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More evidence that consumers are just not into VR:
January 31, 2023 at 8:59:03 PM EST * - permalink -Being pricier than a PS5 isn’t doing the virtual reality headset any favors
- https://kotaku.com/playstation-vr2-price-preorder-sony-ps5-virtual-reality-1850052811
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Some auto insurers are refusing to cover some Hyundai and Kia models - CNN Business
January 28, 2023 at 9:31:53 AM EST * - permalink -Progressive and State Farm, two of America's largest auto insurers, are refusing to write policies in certain cities for some older Hyundai and Kia models that have been deemed too easy to steal, according to the companies.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/business/progressive-state-farm-hyundai-kia/index.html
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Verge Owner Vox Media to lay off 7% of workforce - CNN Business
January 20, 2023 at 2:09:13 PM EST * - permalink -Vox Media, the publisher of news websites such as Vox and The Verge, in addition to New York magazine, will lay off 7% of its workforce, chief executive Jim Bankoff said in a Friday morning memo to staff.
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/media/vox-media-layoffs/index.html
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Twitter blocked links to rival Mastodon. That could raise alarms among regulators - CNN Business
December 17, 2022 at 9:40:14 AM EST * - permalink -Elon Musk's Twitter sparked an international outcry on Thursday by suspending a number of journalists at major news organizations who cover him.
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/tech/mastodon-twitter-links/index.html
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SAT retake: 55 students may have to retake their SATs after they flew off a truck - CNN
November 7, 2022 at 11:36:04 AM UTC * - permalink -Taking the SATs is a stressful, anxiety-inspiring rite of passage for many high school students. But over 50 students at an El Paso high school may have to take the tests again -- after their tests flew out of the UPS truck transporting them and were lost or destroyed.
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/us/el-paso-lost-sat-tests-trnd/index.html
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Intel Lost Nearly $500 Million In Brutal Second Quarter - Gizmodo
July 29, 2022 at 8:37:52 PM EDT * - permalink -Executives at the company cited lower demand for PC components and rising inflation as primary reasons for the decline.
- https://gizmodo.com/intel-loses-500-million-dollars-price-hike-inflation-1849349160