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AI-designed invisibility cloak could hide small communication devies

AI-designed invisibility cloak could hide small communication...

Artificial intelligence has helped design an invisibility cloak. The cloak could...

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Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent in 2022

Global fossil fuel emissions set to rise by 1 per cent...

This year will see a smaller jump in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels...

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Microsoft begins to roll out iCloud Photos integration in Windows 11 through an update to the built-in Windows Photos app (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Microsoft begins to roll out iCloud Photos integration...

Tom Warren / The Verge:Microsoft begins to roll out iCloud Photos integration in...

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Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after reviewing FTX's finances, saying "the issues are beyond our control or ability to help" (Wall Street Journal)

Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after...

Wall Street Journal:Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after...

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FTX-linked Alameda Research withdrew ~$37M worth of wrapped bitcoin from FTX.US on November 9, as analysts speculate the trading firm is searching for liquidity (Krisztian Sandor/CoinDesk)

FTX-linked Alameda Research withdrew ~$37M worth of wrapped...

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk:FTX-linked Alameda Research withdrew ~$37M worth of...

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Coinbase's stock closed down 9.54%, Robinhood closed down 13.76%, MicroStrategy closed down 19.58%, and Galaxy Digital closed down 15.7%, amid the crypto mayhem (Bailey Lipschultz/Bloomberg)

Coinbase's stock closed down 9.54%, Robinhood closed down...

Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:Coinbase's stock closed down 9.54%, Robinhood closed...

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Source: Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs a cash injection or the company would need to file for bankruptcy due to a shortfall of up to $8B (Gillian Tan/Bloomberg)

Source: Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs...

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:Source: Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs...

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Amazon becomes the world's first public company to lose $1T in market value, from $1.88T in July 2021 to ~$879B; Microsoft has lost $889B since November 2021 (Bloomberg)

Amazon becomes the world's first public company to lose...

Bloomberg:Amazon becomes the world's first public company to lose $1T in market...

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Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from non-contacts to 10 minutes after its use in protests, and plans to change the global default in 2023 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from...

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Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities, some now suspended, are spreading fake announcements and chaos as paid Blue checkmarks become available (Taylor Hatmaker/TechCrunch)

Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities,...

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities,...

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Sequoia tells investors the firm marked down its FTX investment of $213.5M across two funds to $0, saying it "ran a rigorous diligence process" before investing (Dan Primack/Axios)

Sequoia tells investors the firm marked down its FTX investment...

Dan Primack / Axios:Sequoia tells investors the firm marked down its FTX investment...

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Substack adds the ability to hyperlink mentions of other Substack writers or publications in posts, plus cross-post to amplify other writers or posts via email (On Substack)

Substack adds the ability to hyperlink mentions of other...

On Substack:Substack adds the ability to hyperlink mentions of other Substack writers...

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Ping, which helps remote workers and freelancers collect international payments in both fiat and crypto, has raised a $15M seed from investors including YC (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Ping, which helps remote workers and freelancers collect...

Christine Hall / TechCrunch:Ping, which helps remote workers and freelancers collect...

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GitHub is experimenting with "Hey, GitHub!", a voice-based interaction system for its Copilot software that will allow programmers to code with just their voice (Tom Warren/The Verge)

GitHub is experimenting with "Hey, GitHub!", a voice-based...

Tom Warren / The Verge:GitHub is experimenting with “Hey, GitHub!”, a voice-based...

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AutoLeadStar, which provides AI-powered marketing automation technology to car dealerships and manufacturers, raised $40M led by Riverwood Capital (Globes Online)

AutoLeadStar, which provides AI-powered marketing automation...

Globes Online:AutoLeadStar, which provides AI-powered marketing automation technology...

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Law enforcement agents specializing in cryptocurrency investigations are leaving government agencies and joining firms like Binance, Coinbase, and Chainalysis (Gian M. Volpicelli/Wired)

Law enforcement agents specializing in cryptocurrency investigations...

Gian M. Volpicelli / Wired:Law enforcement agents specializing in cryptocurrency...