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Bloomberg: The SEC sues ex-Celsius Network CEO Alex Mashinsky and the company over selling unregistered crypto securities; a source says Mashinsky was arrested on Thursday  —  The former chief executive officer of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network Ltd. was arrested following a probe into the company’s collapse …

Another week, another catastrophic failure of policy at Twitter that’s being eagerly exploited by its myriad competitors—and they truly are myriad. Mastodon, Bluesky, Hive, Cohost, Post, the late Parler, Gab, Truth Social, GETTR, Substack Notes, Spoutible, and now, of course, Threads. And yet, in spite of the momentary success of some of these platforms—Threads has gotten over 70 million signups …

Twitter asked a federal court Thursday to terminate a Federal Trade Commission order that puts restrictions on its data security practices, alleging that the agency has “spiraled out of control and become tainted by bias.” The company argued in a filing with the Northern California District Court that the FTC has been conducting a “burdensome and vexatious enforcement” investigation of …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority When it comes to the best Android tablets on the market, there are usually two use cases: you need something incredibly powerful or something incredibly cheap. There’s not much room for a middle ground. However, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 exists in that middle ground by offering a great experience but with a relatively high …

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Stability AI releases Stable Doodle, a sketch-to-image tool on ClipDrop that uses the Stable Diffusion model to generate “visually pleasing” artistic renditions  —  Stability AI, the startup behind the image-generating model Stable Diffusion, is launching a new service that turns sketches into images.

The island of Svalbard, about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Arctic, which itself is warming up to four and a half times faster than the rest of the planet. Scientists just discovered that the island’s retreating glaciers are creating a potentially significant climate feedback loop: When the …

Comment on this storyComment On Monday morning, the Today Show broadcast a television segment about an alleged TikTok challenge that was killing people. “A stunt, intended to rack up views … It’s known as the boat jumping challenge,” the host declared. The news segment and subsequent article on Today.com claimed: “Multiple people have died after attempting boat jumping challenge on …

Of all the deals we’ve seen in the Prime Day fun today, Sony has arguably taken the crown. When you combine the quality of the hardware with the extent of the discounts on offer, the electronics giant has pulled out all the stops. We’ve spotted at least four record-low prices on the lineup and up to 52% in savings to …

Bloomberg: Huawei reports $560M in revenue from patent licensing deals in 2023, its first disclosure of such income, and spent 25% of its 2022 sales on R&D, or ~$22.5B  —  Huawei Technologies Co. made $560 million in revenue from its patent licensing deals last year, disclosing for the first time its annual income …

If you love the deals that come with Amazon Prime Day but don’t love Amazon, or don’t pay for a Prime membership, you can enjoy similar discounts at Target. The retailer’s competing sale, this year called Target Circle Week, runs from July 9 to 15. Amazon’s Prime Day falls on July 11 and 12. Nothing beats a free afternoon roaming …