Tech Updates and Strategic Shifts

SBF is in the US just in time to see two of his lieutenants have flipped on him to the Feds. Twitter rolls out Cashtags that are actually useful. ChatGPT lead to a “code red” at Google. Justice is coming for those expiring car warranty robo callers. And, surprise, the weekend longreads suggestions.

Links:

• Two Bankman-Fried colleagues plead guilty to fraud (Washington Post)
• Twitter adds BTC and ETH price indexes to search function (CoinTelegraph)
• A New Chat Bot Is a ‘Code Red’ for Google’s Search Business (NYTimes)
• YouTube Paying Roughly $2 Billion a Year for NFL Sunday Ticket (WSJ)
• FCC proposes record $300 million fine against auto warranty robocall campaign (CyberScoop)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• How TikTok Became a Diplomatic Crisis (NYTimes)
• How the algorithm tipped the balance in Ukraine (Washington Post)
• Bob Gottlieb Is the Last of the Publishing Giants The 91-year-old editor waits for his 87-year-old star writer, Robert Caro, to turn in his book. (Vulture)

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