TikTok's Gaming Ambitions and FTX's Bold Market Moves

A code red alert about vulnerabilities in VMware products. TikTok has a clever new program to crowdsource ad content from TikTok users. Oh, and they’re getting into games. FTX gets into regular old stock trading. The dreaded down rounds have arrived. And are there more Airbnb’s available in NYC right now, than there are apartments for rent?

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Links:

• 2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms (ArsTechnica)
• TikTok’s new ad product gives creators a chance to partner with marketers on branded content (TechCrunch)
• EXCLUSIVE TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam -sources (Reuters)
• FTX US launching zero-commission stock trading (The Block)
• Defiant Chinese netizens skirt lockdown censorship using blockchain (Financial Times)
• SoftBank-Backed Fintech Giant Klarna Looks for New Funds at Lower Valuation (WSJ)
• New York Now Has More Airbnb Listings Than Apartments for Rent (Curbed)

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