🗞 Major News Outlets Urge U.S. to Drop Its Charges Against Assange
Plus: Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads, Snap Staff Told to Be in Office Four Days a Week Starting in February, and more…
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Major News Outlets Urge U.S. to Drop Its Charges Against Assange. WASHINGTON — The New York Times and four European news organizations called on the United States government on Monday to drop its charges against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, for obtaining and publishing classified diplomatic and… (Charlie Savage via The New York Times)
Crypto firm BlockFi files for bankruptcy as FTX fallout spreads. Crypto firm BlockFi will file for bankruptcy in the wake of FTX's bankruptcy The lender was set to be acquired by the bankrupt Bahamian firm after facing liquidity issues in summer 2022 It's the latest in a series of crypto bankruptcies, following… (Rohan Goswami / CNBC)
Snap Staff Told to Be in Office Four Days a Week Starting in February. Snap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel told employees that he expects them to be in the social media company's offices in person 80% of the time starting in February. “I believe that spending more time together in person will help us… (Alex Barinka / Bloomberg)
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Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter's Child Safety Team. Removing child exploitation is “ priority #1 ”, Twitter's new owner and CEO Elon Musk declared last week. But, at the same time, following widespread layoffs and resignations, just one staff member remains on a key team dedicated to… (Morgan Meaker / WIRED)
What's next in cybersecurity. All these types of hacks will continue next year and in the near future, according to cybersecurity experts who spoke to MIT Tech Review. Here's what we expect to see more of in the coming year: Ukraine was the big story of the year in… (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / MIT Technology Review)
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