brian 1 year ago

Federal Judge Halts California’s New Anti-Deepfakes Law—Musk Says Its ‘Score One’ For Free Speech #hypocrisy https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/10/03/federal-judge-halts-californias-new-anti-deepfakes-law-musk-says-its-score-one-for-free-speech/

brian 1 year ago

Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds

Engadget

Women of color running for Congress are attacked disproportionately on X, report finds

Women of color running for Congress in 2024 have faced a disproportionate number of attacks on X compared with other candidates, according to a new...

brian 1 year ago

This is the part when we all say “I told you so” Elon Musk's X plummets in value, says company that helped him buy it | Mashable #twitter #fail

Mashable

Elon Musk's X plummets in value, says company that helped him buy it

Yikes.

brian 1 year ago

Musk has criticized illegal immigration but his brother Kimbal said they were "illegal immigrants" when founding their first company Zip2 in 1995. Musk said it was a "gray area." #hypocrisy #elon https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/29/us/elon-musk-immigration-gray-area-cec/index.html

brian 1 year ago

Leaked JD Vance dossier has been blocked on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook | Mashable #censorship

Mashable

Leaked JD Vance dossier has been blocked on Threads, Instagram, and Facebook

Meta has blocked links to the hacked documents, citing policy violations.

brian 1 year ago

TODAY'S CRYPTO UPDATE! Crypto Fear & Greed Index shifts to Greed (68) AI self-awareness breakthrough claimed, sparking debate Malicious Android app steals $70K in crypto from 150 victims #cryptonews #bitcoin

brian 1 year ago

Crypto analysts say a daily close above $65,000 would confirm “bullish momentum,” but a possible reversal still can’t be ruled out.

Cointelegraph

Bitcoin at ‘pivotal juncture,’ $60K not out of the picture — Analyst

Bitcoin is at a pivotal point where it must “decisively break” above $65,000 to avoid the risk of falling back down to the $60,000 price level,...

brian 1 year ago

Finally…. According to NASA, Crew-9 is scheduled for launch no earlier than 1:17 p.m. on Saturday, September, on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. https://www.fastcompany.com/91194471/nasa-spacex-crew-9-launch-live-stream-boeing-starliner-rescue-mission-watch

brian 1 year ago

So a website hack can affect your car? Anyone else think this is pretty insane? Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars

Ars Technica

Flaw in Kia’s web portal let researchers track, hack cars

Bug let researchers track millions of cars, unlock doors, and start engines at will.

brian 1 year ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum Lose Market Share in MENA Region: Chainalysis - "The Defiant" https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/bitcoin-and-ethereum-lose-market-share-in-mena-region-chainalysis

brian 1 year ago

Moonshot Memecoin Trading App Gains Traction - "The Defiant" #crypto https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/moonshot-memecoin-trading-app-gains-traction

brian 1 year ago

Q4 crypto rally chances ‘exceptionally high,’ fueled by BTC $65K breakout

Cointelegraph

Q4 crypto rally chances ‘exceptionally high,’ fueled by BTC $65K breakout

Crypto analyst Markus Thielen opined that a “major surge could be on the horizon, sparking even more FOMO across the crypto space.”

brian 1 year ago

X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier #censorship #twitter #elonfail

The Verge

X blocks links to hacked JD Vance dossier

First as tragedy, then as farce.

brian 1 year ago

Elon Musk talks a lot about free speech. But account suspensions on X have skyrocketed. The hypocrisy. #twitter #censorship

Business Insider

Elon Musk talks a lot about free speech. But account suspensions on X have skyrocketed.

Elon Musk's X has suspended more accounts, on average, than Twitter ever did.

brian 1 year ago

Bitcoin Needs to Top $65.2K to Break Downtrend: Bitfinex

Bitcoin Needs to Top $65.2K to Break Downtrend: Bitfinex

A move above the August high of $65,200 will invalidate the bearish lower highs pattern, analyst at Bitfinex said.

brian 1 year ago

Telegram Agrees to Share User Data With Authorities for Criminal Investigations

The Hacker News

Telegram Agrees to Share User Data With Authorities for Criminal Investigations

Telegram announces a major policy change, agreeing to share IP and phone data with authorities under valid legal requests.

brian 1 year ago

X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you've blocked | TechCrunch #x #twitter

TechCrunch

X will soon make your public posts visible to accounts you've blocked | TechCrunch

X will soon change the functionality behind its block button so that if you block an account, they will still be able to see your public posts, acc...

brian 1 year ago

Crypto Needs a Purple Mindset Developing bipartisan crypto regulation is in the national interest and should appeal to priorities of both Democrats and Republicans #bitcoin

Crypto Needs a Purple Mindset

The politicization of crypto into red-blue corners is not helpful to the industry. It’s time to reject the us vs. them mentality, says Circle’s...

brian 1 year ago

Bitcoin (BTC) Price and Hashrate Divergence May Set the Scene for a Potential Rally, Historical Data Shows

Bitcoin Price and Hashrate Divergence May Set the Scene for a Potential Rally, Historical Data Shows

September's counter-seasonal price trend has already started to show signs of this divergence trend helping BTC.

brian 1 year ago

Elon Musk thought he was the law... until Brazil said otherwise Guess you can't buy immunity from court orders! #BillionaireProblems #XFactor

the Guardian

Elon Musk backs down in his fight with Brazilian judges to restore X

The platform agrees to appoint a legal representative in Brazil, pays fines and takes down user accounts that the court had ordered removed