Posts in Binance’s public chat rooms show some employees and support volunteers helping customers circumvent China’s crypto ban, including bypassing KYC checks (Rohan Goswami/CNBC)

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Rohan Goswami / CNBC: Posts in Binance’s public chat rooms show some employees and support volunteers helping customers get around China’s crypto ban, including bypassing the KYC checks— – Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has touted the exchange’s know-your-customer systems, known as KYC, as a billion-dollar effort.

TikTok is banning some deepfakes due to security concerns

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TikTok announced a ban on some deepfake videos on Tuesday as part of a community guidelines refresh that comes as the Chinese-owned video-sharing app faces a potential ban in the US over security and privacy concerns. The new rules were introduced just days before TikTok’s CEO is set to testify before Congress this week. Shou … Read more

A new paradigm for managing data

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Regeneron isn’t the only company eager to extract more value from its data. Despite the massive amounts of data they collect and the amount of capital they invest in data management solutions, business leaders are still not taking advantage of their data. According to research from IDC, 83% of CEOs want their organizations to be … Read more

How to pitch me: 7 investors discuss what they are looking for in March 2023

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Walter Thompson Contributor Editorial Manager Walter Thompson edits staff and guest articles for TheTechWarrior+ and manages TheTechWarrior’s guest contributor program. He previously worked at a number of startups in various roles and as City Editor of Hoodline. He is the host of The Golden City, a podcast about San Francisco. More posts from this contributor … Read more

The bankruptcy of Silicon Valley Bank is a blow to European startups

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Silicon Valley Bank’s struggles began with a bad bet on long-dated US bonds. Rising interest rates caused the value of those bonds to fall. When depositors began to worry about the bank’s balance sheet, they withdrew their money. High interest rates have become a challenge across the industry, ending the cheap lending technology companies had … Read more