Yes, backsies: Crypto exchange Bithumb claws back $40B in accidental payments to users
Connor Jones / theregister - New users promised $68, but briefly saw multi-million-dollar balances Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it recovered nearly all of the more than $40 billion worth of funds it mistakenly handed out to customers as part of a promotional campaign.…
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Taiwan says 'impossible' to move 40 percent chip capacity to US
techxplore - Taiwan's top tariffs negotiator said it would be "impossible" to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the United States as she rejected claims that the island's chip industry would relocate.
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Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Discord announced on Monday that it's rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users' accounts to a "teen-appropriate" experience unless they demonstrate that they're adults. Users who a…
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EU tells Meta it has to open WhatsApp to rival AI chatbots
Francesca Micheletti / politico - The Commission sent the U.S. tech giant a chargesheet with preliminary concerns that it breached antitrust rules.
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Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial
techxplore - Arguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children.
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AI gold rush sees tech firms embracing 72-hour weeks
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$44B bitcoin blunder puts South Korea regulators on alert over local crypto exchanges
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - The watchdog said it plans to build tools that automatically extract suspicious trading patterns by the second and minute.
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Homeland Security Spying on Reddit Users
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New York lawmakers introduce bill that aims to halt data center development for three years
Cheyenne MacDonald / engadget - On Friday, New York State Senators Liz Krueger and Kristen Gonzales introduced a bill that would stop the issuance of permits for new data centers for at least three years and ninety days to give time for impact assessments and to update regulations. The …
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Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google employees have signed an open letter demanding the company cut ties with immigration enforcement agencies, citing moral objections to their work.The post Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Moltbook, the Social Network for AI Agents, Exposed Real Humans’ Data
Andy Greenberg, Lily Hay Newman / wired - Plus: Apple’s Lockdown mode keeps the FBI out of a reporter’s phone, Elon Musk’s Starlink cuts off Russian forces, and more.
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An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax
Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - The organizer of the event swears it's not a joke.
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Uber just lost its first sexual assault liability case. Here’s why it matters
Taylor Hatmaker / fastcompany - A federal jury in Arizona has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million in a lawsuit brought by a passenger who said was sexually assaulted by one of the ridesharing app’s drivers. The case marks the first time that Uber has been found liable for the safety of its…
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China Formalizes Ban on Yuan Stablecoins, RWA Tokenization
Vince Dioquino / decrypt - Chinese regulators have locked in a sweeping crypto clampdown, banning unapproved yuan-linked stablecoins and curbing tokenized assets.
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Apple reportedly axed its planned AI health coach
Mariella Moon / engadget - Apple is no longer launching an AI service that can “replicate” a doctor and act as a personal health coach, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly scaled back the unannounced initiative in recent weeks, following a recent organi…
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TikTok told to change 'addictive design' by EU or face massive fines
bbc - TikTok says it plans to challenge the "categorically false and entirely meritless" accusations.
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TSMC’s Japan Plans Are Now Looking Much More Aggressive, as the Chip Giant Will Produce 3nm Chips in the Region to Support Gigantic AI Demand
Muhammad Zuhair / wccftech - TSMC is now looking to expand its fab operations in Kumamoto, Japan, as the chip giant now plans to introduce 3nm production lines, a massive upgrade from the previous plans. TSMC's Japan & US Projects Will Be On Par In Terms of Process Technologies Being…
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Rent-a-Human wants AI Agents to hire humans as gig workers
mashable - Rent-a-Human wants AI agents to hire you. It's TaskRabbit for the AI era.
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China bans hidden EV door handles in world first
J.D. Capelouto / semafor - The ban targets a design popularized by Tesla.
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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition is Good For Consumers, Economy
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Feb. 3 appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing reiterating the positives surrounding the streamer’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. The hearing, which addressed the …
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