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☆ Why Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's identity matters to director Cullen Hoback: CNBC Crypto World
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jordan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's identity matters to director Cullen Hoback: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Cullen Hoback, the director of 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' discusses the debate around his film after it claims that Canadian developer Peter Todd is Bitcoin's anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

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☆ Director Cullen Hoback on his hunt to uncover Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jordan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDirector Cullen Hoback on his hunt to uncover Bitcoin creator Satoshi NakamotoCullen Hoback, the director of 'Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery' discusses the debate around his film after it claims that Canadian developer Peter Todd is Bitcoin's anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

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☆ 'Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case' tells the story of Argentina's first recognized femicide. Here's where Guillermo Luque and Luis Tula are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case" looks at the 1990 murder of a 17-year-old girl. The Netflix documentary explains how Maria Soledad's death sparked national outrage in Argentina. Advertisement"Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case" shines the spotlight on Argentina's first murder to be classed as femicide. Maria Soledad was 17 when she attended a party in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, the capital of Argentina's Catamarca province, on Friday, September 7, 1990. Luis Tula was sentenced to nine years in prison for his involvement in Soledad's murderLuis Tula being escorted by police officers as seen in "Breaking the Silence: The Maria Soledad Case."

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Country music superstar Garth Brooks has named the woman who, as Jane Roe, accused him of rape in a lawsuit last week. In an amended complaint filed in federal court in Mississippi on Tuesday, Brooks’ lawyers publicized the accuser’s name. And in another filing, they said that Brooks “is the victim of a shakedown” and that the woman “flouted” the authority of a judge in a related case. Out of spite and to punish, he publicly named a rape victim,” the woman’s attorneys said. She did not use her name, but she named Brooks.

Persons: Garth Brooks, Jane Roe, Brooks, Brooks “, flouted, Douglas Wigdor, Jeanne Christensen, Hayley Baker, “ Garth Brooks, Brooks ’, “, Roe, ’ Ms, John Doe, ”, “ Ms, Trisha Yearwood Organizations: NBC, Court Locations: Mississippi, Tennessee, California, Los Angeles

☆ Cloud API startup Kong valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ben Bergman | Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The startup is valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, sources say. AdvertisementKong, which offers cloud-based application programming interfaces, is valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Tiger Global declined to comment. Kong last raised $80 million in Series D funding in 2020, which valued the startup at $1.4 billion. Sapphire Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures, Index Ventures, CRV, Andreessen Horowitz, and Notable Capital also participated in that round.

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Woodward makes the claims in his forthcoming book, “War,” a dramatic account of the White House under President Joe Biden and Trump that details elements of their relationships with foreign leaders. The book details how Trump’s relationship with Putin has continued as he mounts another bid for the White House and amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The aide, who loitered in a hallway outside while the two spoke, told Woodward that Trump and Putin have had “maybe as many as seven” phone calls since Trump left office in 2021. “But that’s not going to happen, ultimately, not going to happen until President Trump wins on November 5th and it’s clear that he’s coming in,” Miller said, according to the author. Trump has referred to Putin as "very savvy" and a "strong man" and praised Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "genius."

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☆ OpenAI backer Vinod Khosla on why all the executive departures may be a good thing, taking on Elon Musk, and fixing AI's image problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Khosla Ventures was the first investor in OpenAI when it switched to a "capped-profit" model in 2018. When OpenAI switched from a non-profit to a "capped-profit" company in 2018, he put his money where his mouth was when Khosla Ventures stepped forward with the first check. While some notable earlier investors sat out this round, such as Sequoia Capital, sat out this round, Khosla Ventures doubled down. "There's plenty of companies in the public markets that have higher revenue multiples with much lower growth than OpenAI," Khosla said during an interview this week. Advertisement"I think a number of people who left recently really want to start something of their own, but the organization is also being rationalized for agility and speed," Khosla said.

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☆ SpaceX may receive FAA license for next Starship launch in time for Sunday attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Federal Aviation Administration may issue SpaceX its next Starship license in time for a Sunday launch attempt, CNBC has learned. SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk have been vocally critical of the FAA in recent weeks, urging the federal regulator to speed up its license review for Starship's fifth test flight. As recently as last week, the FAA said it did not expect to issue the license before "late November." Despite the ongoing review, SpaceX issued a statement Monday saying that the fifth Starship spaceflight "could launch as soon as October 13, pending regulatory approval." The FAA will make a licensing determination once SpaceX has met all licensing requirements," the FAA said.

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☆ A new documentary claims to have found Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious founder of bitcoin
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Jon Sarlin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —The identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto has long been one of the biggest mysteries of the internet age. Yet the man that director Cullen Hoback’s film names as the 2009 founder of bitcoin is denying he is Satoshi Nakamoto. “For the record, I’m not Satoshi,” Peter Todd, a bitcoin core developer, told CNN in a statement. Hoback’s evidence includes a 2010 bitcoin message board post from Todd that he concludes was written by Satoshi Nakamoto. I gave Peter Todd every opportunity to contradict the claims, to explain the claims.

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☆ Adtech company PubMatic lays off staffers as it tightens focus on growth areas like connected-TV ads
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

PubMatic conducted a layoff last week as part of a plan to focus on growth areas. PubMatic said it plans to increase its overall head count by 15% despite recent challenges. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementPubMatic, the publicly listed adtech company, last week conducted a layoff as it looks to reorient its business toward growth areas like connected-TV advertising, according to four people familiar with the matter. "PubMatic is optimizing operations to focus on high-growth areas such as supply path optimization, CTV, and commerce media," the spokesperson said in a statement.

Persons: PubMatic, —, AdExchanger, Steve Pantelick Organizations: Service, CTV Locations: New York City, California

☆ As Trump returns to assassination attempt site, Secret Service is “at a breaking point,” officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Sarah Fitzpatrick | Sarah Fitzpatrick Is A Senior Investigative Producer | Story Editor For Nbc News. She Previously Worked For Cbs News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

As Donald Trump visits Butler, Pa., today for the first time since he narrowly survived an assassination attempt there, current and former Secret Service agents fear another security lapse. One law enforcement official told NBC News that the Secret Service is “stretched virtually to the breaking point.”“I hate to say it, they are going to hit rock bottom fast” said one former Secret Service agent. “The Secret Service is upside down on that, maybe operational 99% and 1% training," the former official said. Current and former officials are also concerned about a mass exodus of Secret Service personnel over the next 18 months. U.S. officials say that the challenges at the Secret Service will require a range of changes to ensure long-term stability.

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☆ When threats of violence at school flare up, parents in America face ‘an impossible situation’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Michelle Krupa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The mass attack at Winder’s Apalachee High School was at least the year’s 45th school shooting in America. It typically gets 500 in a year, according to an academic study that claims it’s one of the first to quantify more than 1,000 threats of school violence over four academic years. Emily Elconin/Getty ImagesNo agency or group tracks all threats of US school violence, from possible gun attacks to bombings to any other conceivable danger. Atlanta Public Schools hadn’t warned caregivers so broadly of possible danger like this in at least a year, he said. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office sent 11 motor and K-9 units to help that day, it later told CNN; the Atlanta Police Department deferred CNN’s questions to Atlanta Public Schools.

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A fourth university has forfeited its women’s volleyball match against San José State University following controversy over the gender identity of one of the team’s players. In the lawsuit, Slusser says the teammate who was the subject of the media coverage told her she was a trans woman. Tony Hoang, the executive director of Equality California, said that in forfeiting matches against SJSU, school administrators are harming all students involved. The Republican governors of both Utah and Idaho publicly supported decisions by Southern Utah University, Utah State University and Boise State University to cancel their matches against SJSU. Previously, trans athletes’ participation in sports was regulated by state sports associations, school districts and, in college athletics, the NCAA.

Persons: Michelle Smith McDonald, ” McDonald, Reduxx, Brooke Slusser, Riley Gaines, Lia Thomas, Slusser, hadn’t, “, didn’t, ” Michelle Brutlag Hosick, hasn’t, Tony Hoang, ” Hoang, Brad Little, Idaho’s Organizations: San José State, Utah State University, SJSU, University of Wyoming, Boise State University and Southern Utah University, Educational, NCAA, NBC, University of Kentucky, University of Pennsylvania, Equality, Southern Utah University , Utah State University, Boise State University, SJSU ., SJSU . Idaho Gov, Boise State, Conservatives Locations: California, Equality California, Utah, Idaho, SJSU . Idaho, Idaho , Utah, Wyoming

☆ Chappell Roan has frustrated fans by canceling shows. PR experts say she made the right call.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Chappell Roan has endured backlash on social media for sharing her political opinions and canceling shows. That quote was subsequently clipped and shared widely on social media, where uproar promptly ensued. Even if canceling shows could drive away fans, it's worth the riskFans at a Chappell Roan concert in October 2023. Maybe Roan should pull back from social media — but that's ultimately her callChappell Roan points at a photographer on the VMAs red carpet. Swift turned off Instagram comments years ago, Gomez has said she deleted the app from her phone, and others have quit posting on social media altogether.

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Warning: This article contains some spoilers for the show “Grotesquerie.”Travis Kelce made his acting debut Wednesday night as a flirtatious hospital attendant in Ryan Murphy’s “Grotesquerie,” a role that saw him court the protagonist into a budding affair. Aside from Kelce, the show also stars Courtney Vance, Lesley Manville, Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Raven Goodwin. Following mounting fan anticipation, Kelce finally appears in the show as Ed Laclan, a hospital orderly who gradually flirts his way into a date with Lois. As he and Lois strike up a playful conversation, Ed tells the detective, “You are oddly beautiful. Lois gets back on the road only to end up crashing her car and waking up back in the hospital.

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Charrise Lane, a senior at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, wants to re-establish what would be the only active chapter of College Republicans at a historically Black college or university. The College Republican National Committee, which has been around since 1892, is an unofficial affiliate of the Republican National Committee. While there are more than 100 HBCUs in the country, none are home to an active, official College Republicans club. Felicia Barnes, assistant director of student organizations at FAMU, said the university would welcome the College Republicans back to campus. History of College Republicans at FAMUThe last time the College Republicans had an active chapter at FAMU was during the 2018-2019 school year, according to alum Marquise McMiller.

Persons: Charrise, There’s, “ I’ve, ”, Lane, “, I’m, FAMU, won’t, Felicia Barnes, Barnes, “ They’ve, hasn’t, She’s, Charisse Lane, Tom ”, Marquise McMiller, McMiller, Ron DeSantis, shouldn’t, doesn’t, ” Lane, she’s, faze, Tevon Blair, Blair, HBCUs Organizations: Florida, M University, College Republicans, Howard University, Morehouse College, Central State University, FAMU, The College Republican National Committee, Republican National Committee, Florida State University’s College Republicans, College Democrats, Republican, Republican Party, FAMU ., NBC News, Black, Dems, Republicans, ”, ” Florida Gov, AP African, American, ” College Republicans Locations: Tallahassee, HBCUs, U.S, FAMU, Florida, North Carolina, Orlando, ” Florida, Lane, “, Southern

☆ The AI industry is facing an existential question. OpenAI's chief product officer says he's not worried.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

OpenAI's chief product officer isn't worried that the rise of open-source will cause the second. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. AdvertisementOn Wednesday, OpenAI chief product officer Kevin Weil took to the stage, where Anyscale cofounder Robert Nishihara asked him what open-source models mean for OpenAI's business. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, isn't, —, Andreessen, there's, Rice, OpenAI, Kevin Weil, Robert Nishihara, Weil, Mark, Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Google, Ray Summit, Anyscale, Meta Locations: San Francisco

☆ AI coding tools mean there are no more junior software developers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot have transformed software development and productivity. AdvertisementBefore he graduated from university, Jacob Jackson founded the AI coding assistant TabNine in 2018. In the past two years, there has been a boom in AI coding assistants. The spike in ChatGPT usage and AI coding assistants has shifted how software developers do their jobs. AdvertisementAI assistants can empower codersMost generative AI coding assistants focus on auto-completion, meaning that the tool suggests code as the programmer types.

Persons: —, Jacob Jackson, TabNine, Jackson, Claude, Nikolas Gauvreau, Dan Boneh, Kevin Baragona, Baragona, Gauvreau, he's, David Malan, Malan Organizations: Software, Service, Microsoft, Accenture, Developers, Stanford University, Harvard University, Activision Blizzard Locations: OpenAI, Canada, Brazil, Germany, India

☆ Marc Andreessen hits on the existential question facing the AI industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There are two competing visions for the future of the AI business, according to Marc Andreessen. Instead, it's one of the most fundamental (and arguably surreal) questions facing the AI industry today, according to legendary investor Marc Andreessen. In the first vision, AI startups are in a winner-takes-all race. These AI models, such as Meta's Llama offerings, are freely available for almost anyone to use, while OpenAI sells access to propriety, closed models. But if downloadable, open-source models pull all prices down to the "cost of production," then Andreessen's first vision — of "infinite profits" — starts to appear a little less likely.

☆ Elon Musk burned $10 million to help Ron DeSantis and has spent years backing Republican causes: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk had funded Republican causes long before he endorsed Trump in July, per new reports. AdvertisementElon Musk, a vocal backer of former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign, has quietly funded Republican causes for years, according to new reports. Ron DeSantis of Florida a $10 million donation for his short-lived presidential bid in 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the donation. Musk gave the money to a group called Faithful & Strong Policies, The Journal reported. In July, the Journal reported that Musk had committed to donating $45 million monthly to the PAC.

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☆ Anonymous celebrity lawsuit asks court to declare sexual assault accuser’s allegations untrue — before she’s even sued
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The plaintiff’s lawsuit, which was filed in mid-September, prompted his accuser to fire back this week, opposing the celebrity’s efforts to stay anonymous. “Our civil court system is designed to resolve disputes and provide injured parties a means of redress,” Roe’s filing states. Doe said that Roe has attempted to extort him for millions of dollars through “untrue, lewd allegations” and “outrageous conduct.”“Defendant’s allegations are not true,” Doe’s lawsuit states. Doe’s suit asks the court to declare Roe’s sexual misconduct allegations untrue, pay compensatory and punitive damages and be prevented from further publicizing the claims. According to Roe’s filing, the celebrity filed his lawsuit after he learned that his accuser was planning to publicly file her own lawsuit, which came after she attempted to settle privately.

Persons: Tennessee ”, she’s, Jane Roe, ”, John Doe ”, Mr, Doe, ’, John Doe, ‘, Jane Roe’s, ” Roe, “, Roe, Joey Jackson, ” Jackson, Douglas H, Wigdor, ” Wigdor Organizations: CNN, Getty Locations: Tennessee, Mississippi, Los Angeles

☆ From Walmart and Ikea to Heineken, here are the companies whose imports may be most impacted by the port strike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The port workers' strike could disrupt business for big retailers, according to ImportGenius data. Walmart, Ikea and Samsung are some of the biggest importers at ports affected, the data show. JPMorgan predicted the strike could cost the US up to $5 billion daily. AdvertisementMajor retailers are pivoting their shipping plans and preparing for the financial impact of the ongoing port strike. The chart doesn't include data from shipping companies that handle cargo from multiple businesses or anonymous shipments.

Persons: —, Alan Murphy, William George, General Motors, Jess Dankert, Dankert Organizations: Walmart, Ikea, Samsung, JPMorgan, Service, Intelligence, CNBC, Research, Arbor Research, Lading, Customs, Business, General, Home, Retail Industry, Association, International Longshoremen's Locations: Gulf Coast, ImportGenius, West, Maine, Texas

☆ Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit from a “Jane Roe” who says she worked as a hairstylist and makeup artist for the award-winning singer. The complaint, filed in a state court in California on Thursday and obtained by CNN, states the alleged incidents occurred in 2019. According to the suit, Brooks and Roe traveled to Los Angeles on Brooks’ private jet. “Usually there were others on Brooks’ private jet but this time, Ms. Roe and Brooks were the only two passengers,” the complaint states. The complaint states Brooks “repeated remarks” about “having a threesome” with his wife.

Persons: Garth Brooks, Jane Roe ”, Brooks, –, Brooks –, Roe, John Doe, ” Roe, Trisha Yearwood, Yearwood, Brooks ’, “, ”, Brooks “, Brynn Anderson, ” Brooks ’, Douglas H, Wigdor, Jeanne M, Christensen, Hayley Baker Organizations: CNN, Brooks, Hollywood Locations: California, Los Angeles, Mississippi, America

☆ Dating Apps Helped Me Find Love. Now They've Become a Total Scam.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Albert Fox Cahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

I spent some time alone after things ended, but by the end of 2012, I was ready to re-embrace online dating. Within a few years, my fellow millennials and I were reportedly spending 10 hours a week on dating apps. "Dating apps are designed to be a miserable experience," Stephanie Rodgers, the founder of the forthcoming dating app Verb, said. Increasingly, it feels like dating apps make things more monotonous and cumbersome to incentivize us to pay for upgrades. And while dating apps' cost in terms of harassment, threats, and violence is paid disproportionately by women, its financial cost is disproportionately paid by men.

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☆ Elon Musk called OpenAI 'evil' for telling investors not to fund his company and other rivals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI just secured $6.6 billion in its latest funding round. The company asked investors not to back its rivals like Elon Musk's xAI, per Reuters. Musk, who is in an ongoing feud with OpenAI, called the company "evil." That funding round, which included big-name investors like Thrive Capital, Microsoft, and Nvidia, had a stipulation that Musk isn't so happy with: Don't support OpenAI's rivals. Some of OpenAI's investors have already backed other AI startups.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon Musk's, Musk, —, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Anthropic, Ilya Sutskever's, Musk's, Altman Organizations: Elon, Elon Musk's xAI, Reuters, Service, Microsoft, Nvidia, Financial Times, OpenAI, Street Locations: OpenAI

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