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episode 810: In a Room With Oprah - Crypto legitimacy, Facebook wearable, Twitter's Bluesky, Supermicro hack
- Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to accept it as payment.
- Jack Dorsey and Jay Z invest 500 BTC to make Bitcoin 'internet's currency'.
- Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI).
- One of the World's Most Prolific Cybercriminals Has Retired - And May Well Be a Bitcoin Billionaire.
- Facebook Plans Smartwatch With Focus on Messaging, Health — The Information.
- Facebook's Internet.org.
- Facebook Meets Apple in Clash of the Tech Titans—'We Need to Inflict Pain'.
- Twitter's Jack Dorsey imagines an app store for social media algorithms.
- Hyundai and its affiliate Kia say they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle.
- Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief uncensored period.
- Clubhouse in China: Is the data safe?
- Clubhouse Is Suggesting Users Invite Their Drug Dealers and Therapists.
- Mark Cuban is co-founding a podcast app where hosts can talk to fans live and monetize their conversations.
- Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years.
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