• 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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