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Following probes from the DOJ, IRS and CFTC earlier last year, Binance is now subject to yet another investigation, this time from the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to Bloomberg, the SEC is now looking into Binance to see if its BNB token constituted an unregistered security during its initial coin offering back in 2017. “As the industry has grown at a rapid pace, we have been working very diligently to educate and assist law enforcement and regulators in the US and internationally, while also adhering to new guidelines,” a spokesperson from Binance responded to the new probe. “We will continue to meet all requirements set by regulators.” Reports of the SEC’s investigation also come shortly after Reuters reported that Binance allegedly processed at least $2.35 bil...

According to reports, there could be a chance of Elon Musk terminating his Twitter merger agreement. In a recent amendment to his SEC filing, Musk noted that the social media company is committing a “material breach” of merger terms. Going on to allege that Twitter is holding information about bot spam and fake account data in the updated filing. Elon Musk notes that Twitter’s failure to disclose its testing methods is both inadequate and an attempt to “obfuscate and confuse.” The Twitter merger agreement is currently put on hold as the information on bot spam and fake account data is required by Musk to prepare for the acquisition and secure financing for the sale. Twitter has maintained that bot spam and fake account only accounts for less than five percent of its daily users. But has no...

Are you the kind of person who’d hesitate to charge gadgets from a public charger — like the ones coming to the seat of your plane? Apple’s first beta of the just-announced macOS 13 Ventura includes a feature seemingly designed to address tampering fears. It’ll make USB-C and Thunderbolt accessories explicitly ask for your permission before they can communicate with MacBooks powered by Apple’s M1 or M2 chips. Here’s the full description of the feature from Apple’s release notes: On portable Mac computers with Apple silicon, new USB and Thunderbolt accessories require user approval before the accessory can communicate with macOS for connections wired directly to the USB-C port. This doesn’t apply to power adapters, standalone displays, or connections to an approved hub. Devices can still ch...

Apple is adding a new feature to iOS 16 to make the Hidden and Recently Deleted albums in Photos much more private. Starting with iOS 16, those albums will now be locked by default, and you’ll be able to unlock them using Face ID, Touch ID, or a passcode, according to Apple’s iOS 16 features page. In iOS 15, those albums are hard to find, but they they aren’t behind any protection. That means somebody who might have unwanted access to your phone can easily see what’s there if they know where to look — which somewhat defeats the purpose of the Hidden album in particular. With the change in iOS 16, people won’t be able to see photos in either album unless you unlock them. This new feature will also be available in iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, and all three software updates are set to be avai...

As part of today’s announcements at WWDC 2022, Apple briefly mentioned a new addition to its security tools that will apply to iPhone, iPad, and Mac platforms called Rapid Security Response. It didn’t go into a lot of detail about what Rapid Security Response is, but Apple is promising to have important security updates that get to your devices even faster. Currently, iOS and macOS users get their security updates rolled in with full system patches, usually with .1 or .0.1 version numbers, which can take quite some time for users to download and install. Now, Apple says its Rapid Security Response updates include important security improvements that “can be applied automatically between standard software updates.” MacRumors reports that for users who’ve installed the iOS 16 developer beta,...

Apple hosted its 33rd annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday morning PST, revealing updates to its iOS, WatchOS, MacOS and iPadOS, alongside new hardware releases. From a revamped MacBook Air featuring the all-new M2 chip to the release of MacOS Ventura, here are the biggest announcements: 1. iOS 16 will offer major updates to the Lock Screen, Messages, Apple Pay and more Apple previewed its soon-to-be-released iOS 16 and the useful new features that come along with the update. With iOS 16, the iPhone lock screen will offer greater customization tools including new depth effects and photo editing. Widgets on the lock screen can now be customized to allow you to quickly glance at the weather, calendar events, alarms and other apps, while different lock screens can be custom...

Ted Lasso’s upcoming third season is being written as if it’s the final one, Brett Goldstein, who plays the foul-mouthed Roy Kent and writes for the show, told The Sunday Times (via Variety). “We are writing it like that,” he said. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert — everyone dies.” (I’d wager that last part isn’t true.) Ted Lasso is arguably Apple TV Plus’ biggest hit, but it hasn’t been clear when it might end. As Variety noted, Ted Lasso co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis has spoken about the story taking place over three seasons. “That three-season arc is one that I see, know, and understand,” he told Entertainment Weekly. It’s also unclear when this third season might debut, but it seems like it might arrive later than the past two seasons, which premiered in August and July, re...

Ted Lasso’s upcoming third season is being written as if it’s the final one, Brett Goldstein, who plays the foul-mouthed Roy Kent and writes for the show, told The Sunday Times (via Variety). “We are writing it like that,” he said. “It was planned as three. Spoiler alert — everyone dies.” (I’d wager that last part isn’t true.) Ted Lasso is arguably Apple TV Plus’ biggest hit, but it hasn’t been clear when it might end. As Variety noted, Ted Lasso co-creator and star Jason Sudeikis has spoken about the story taking place over three seasons. “That three-season arc is one that I see, know, and understand,” he told Entertainment Weekly. It’s also unclear when this third season might debut, but it seems like it might arrive later than the past two seasons, which premiered in August and July, re...

There were a whole lot of exciting announcements that came out of WWDC, but one update Apple didn’t mention onstage is that iOS 16 will bring support for using Face ID in landscape mode. As noted on Apple’s iOS 16 preview page (thanks @ParkerOrtolani for spotting), Apple states that you’ll soon be able to unlock your iPhone, make payments, autofill your passwords, and more with Face ID when your phone is tilted horizontally. You can already use Face ID when your iPad is in landscape mode, so expanding the feature to iPhones is overdue. When the feature is out, you’ll no longer have to ensure your phone is in portrait position to use Face ID, which can be somewhat of an annoyance if you frequently have your phone turned to the side. Apple says the feature is available only on “supported iPh...