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I’ve combed the internet to find today’s most fun/important/horrifying/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Cryptocurrency exchange FTX used customer money to fund risky bets
Things are only going to get worse for exchange customers. (WSJ$)
+ The company is now essentially worthless. (guardian)
+ Its legal boss said he was trying to save it for the employee. (Bloomberg $)
+ some FTX’s assets have been frozen by securities regulators. (FT$)
+ This is where everything went wrong for FTX. (protocol)
2 Massive Surveillance Doesn’t Make Us Feel Safer
It doesn’t necessarily mean less crime. (Coda Story)
+ Fighting the Surveillance State in Marseille. (MIT Technology Review)
3 Scientists edited cancer patients’ immune systems to attack tumors
Promising results from CRISPR trials may pave the way for more personalized treatments. (BBC)
+ Editing the Cholesterol Gene Could Stop the Biggest Killer on Earth(MIT Technology Review)
4 Big Tech layoffs are a poignant reminder that you are more than a job
These companies demand loyalty, but rarely return the favor. (recode)
+ Social media is now facing the reckoning. (Atlantic $)
+ It’s too late for tech’s biggest bosses to apologize. (WSJ$)
5 Amazon Takes One Step Closer to Warehouse Automation 🦾
Its new robotic arm can identify and classify items without a human being present. (insider $)
+ A delivery drone that can fly even in the rain has also been developed. (Bloomberg $)
+ iRobot, recently acquired by Amazon, laid off 100 employees. (Boston Globe $)
6 How Cambodia Became The Fraud Capital Of The World
Illegal gambling and online fraud companies traffic their workers into vast criminal networks. (rest of the world)
7 Science is changing the definition of parenthood
Combining the genomes of same-sex couples to create babies is imminent. (Neolife)
+ A contraceptive gel for men is seeking FDA approval. (fast company $)
+ Three parent techniques can help transgender men have babies(MIT Technology Review)
8 Uyghur-language apps riddled with spyware
Security researchers suspect it is being used to relay information to China. (Bloomberg $)
9 Who is anti-bullying app really helping?
In most cases, it is another burden borne by the victim. (wired $)
10 AIs prefer talking to each other over humans
Please don’t be offended. (new scientist $)
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