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Top tech news stories today: May 20, 2024
Dive into today’s headlines: Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia, Reddit’s stock soars with AI partnership, and Apple plans a slimmer iPhone.
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Dive into today’s headlines: Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia, Reddit’s stock soars with AI partnership, and Apple plans a slimmer iPhone.
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Welcome to today’s newsletter! Major headlines include Genesis returning $3B in bankruptcy, Musk launching Starlink in Indonesia, Microsoft offering AMD AI chips, Reddit’s stock surge after partnering with OpenAI, and Apple’s plans for a slimmer iPhone. Crypto lender Genesis Global received court approval to return $3 billion in cash and cryptocurrency to its customers, leaving owner Digital Currency Group with no recovery. US Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved the Chapter 11 plan, rejecting DCG’s objection to cap customer claims at January 2023 values. ( Gulf news )
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U.S. authorities arrested Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang for laundering over $73 million through “pig butchering” crypto scams, converting funds into Tether’s USDT token. The DOJ announced the indictment, revealing their roles in the transnational scheme. They face up to 140 years in prison if convicted. ( Cointelegraph ) Elon Musk launched Starlink in Indonesia to improve internet access in remote areas. The service, inaugurated in Bali, aims to provide high-speed internet to the archipelago’s outer regions, enhancing connectivity for health, education, and maritime sectors. ( Aol. ) Microsoft launched its Build conference, showcasing Windows’ future and its new touch-centric user experience in 2011. The event continues to thrive, focusing on AI’s impact. This year’s conference will feature AMD AI chips, competing with Nvidia’s dominant GPUs, offering Azure customers new high-performance, cost-effective options. ( Yahoo! Finance ) The US Justice Department and TikTok requested a fast-track schedule for appeals against a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US assets by January 19 or face a ban. ( Channel News Asia )
Key Points
- Fintech
- 1. Crypto lender Genesis to return $3 billion to customers in bankruptcy wind-down
- 2. US arrests two Chinese nationals in $73 million crypto scam
- IT infrastructure
- 3. Musk, Indonesian health minister, launch Starlink for health sector
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