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Elon Musk announces he will step down as Twitter CEO
11.5.2023
The soon-to-be former CEO will become Twitter’s executive chair and chief technology officer, overseeing product, software, and system operations
Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Years
10.5.2023
Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures suggest....
Philippines Law Enforcement Busts Crypto Scam Center, Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued
10.5.2023
Over 1,000 human trafficking victims were recently rescued from a “fraud factory” in Mabalacat, a town located nearly 90 kilometers northwest of Manila, Philippines law enforcement has said. Michelle Sabino from the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group said trafficking...
Bitcoin Community Divided: Scaling Challenges Trigger Intense Debate as Mempool Overflows
9.5.2023
This week, the Bitcoin community has been abuzz with discussions about the network’s scaling challenges. As the blockchain’s transfer fees continue to surge, the backlog of transactions stuck in the mempool has hit an unprecedented high. Crypto enthusiasts have been sharing their...
Crypto Media Outlet Blockworks Raises $12M at $135M Valuation
9.5.2023
The 10T Holdings-led round had a $135 million post-money valuation
Viz Media’s New Manga App Is The Criterion Collection Of Romance, Horror Series
9.5.2023
On Monday, Viz Media announced the launch of a new manga reading service called Viz Manga which will give users access to a wider variety of manga outside of its usual action-adventure shonen series for just $1.99 a month. To further sweeten the deal, the new manga subscription service will...
Binance Reportedly Investigated in US for Russia Sanctions Violations
7.5.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is facing a U.S. probe over suspected violations of sanctions against Russia, according to a media report. The inquiry is looking into whether the trading platform was used by Russians to circumvent financial restrictions imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine....
Major Media Outlets Seek Release of 9 Million FTX Customer Names Despite Scam Fears – What's Going On?
5.5.2023
Major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Financial Times, and Bloomberg have asked the court in FTX’s bankruptcy case to hand over a list containing the names of millions of FTX customers.
In total, the lists the media outlets are asking to get access to contains the names of some...
Chatgpt ‘Is the New Crypto,’ Meta Says Malware Actors Exploit AI Craze
4.5.2023
A growing number of malware creators are now taking advantage of the significant interest in Chatgpt to lure victims, Facebook owner Meta has noticed. According to its head of information security, the AI-based chatbot is “the new crypto” for bad actors and the social media giant is preparing...
České vědkyně zkoumají odolnost médií vůči dezinformacím
4.5.2023
Vědkyně z Institutu komunikačních studií a žurnalistiky FSV UK se podílejí na mezinárodním výzkumu odolnosti médií vůči dezinformacím a propagandě. Tříletý grant Horizon Europe získaly s dalšími evropskými výzkumnými institucemi
Mainstream media renew push for non-US FTX user identities
4.5.2023
A May 3 filing to the United States Bankruptcy Court brings new objections to a motion that aimed to redact customer identities
36% of the top 1,000 crypto projects went silent on blogging this year
4.5.2023
A whopping 35.8% of the world’s largest crypto projects haven’t uploaded a single blog post in 2023
French Senate proposal would allow influencers to promote cryptocurrency
3.5.2023
The senate’s proposal comes just months after the National Assembly floated legislation banning influencer advertising for crypto products and services
Hollywood studios reject banning AI from writer's rooms
3.5.2023
The Writers Guild of America sent out a list of demands to Hollywood studios, including regulating AI usage in guild-affiliated projects
Allow Influencers to Promote Registered Crypto Firms, French Senators Say
3.5.2023
Lawmakers in the French National Assembly are seeking to effectively ban promoting crypto on social media, but Senators appear to favor lighter restrictions
How to Blur Faces in a Video from Command Line
1.5.2023
Privacy is always incredibly important, especially with visual media where you may not have the permission of individuals in the video. If you’re filming something in public, it’s likely you’ll catch someone’s face who simply doesn’t want or need to be identified. This...
Friends and FOMO pushed newbie investors to buy crypto in 2022 — Survey
1.5.2023
A survey from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) suggests that new crypto investors tended to be swayed by suggestions from friends, compared to equities or bond investors
YouTube helps recover hacked channel that attempted XRP crypto scams
30.4.2023
YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel’s subscribers
Elon Musk introduces Twitter monetization avenues for content creators
29.4.2023
The latest user-centric revamp is targeted at improving follower engagement and creating new revenue streams on the social media platform
Bluesky: modřejší než nebe
28.4.2023
Znáte Bluesky, nebo AT protokol? Pojďme se společně na obojí podívat pohledem vývojáře. Bluesky chce oživit sociální média jako důvěryhodný veřejný prostor tím, že se zaměří na vytvoření platformy, která je důvěryhodná, škálovatelná a přenosná