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Sources: emergency meetings continue inside Facebook amid WSJ exposé, as some research staff decry Facebook's public response in group chats (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: emergency meetings continue inside Facebook amid WSJ exposé, as some research staff decry Facebook's public response in group chats — The social network has been all hands on deck as it grapples with revelations that it knew the harmful effects its Instagram photo-sharing app was having on teenagers. https://bit.ly/3l1uRwK

Sources: Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on stablecoin issuers, including prodding them to register as banks (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Biden administration is considering ways to impose bank-like regulation on stablecoin issuers, including prodding them to register as banks — Move would aim to address concerns that the digital currency could fuel financial panics — WASHINGTON—The Biden administration … https://bit.ly/3A1Ez6N

Coinbase says a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers between March and May 20 using a vulnerability in its SMS multi-factor authentication (Lawrence Abrams/BleepingComputer)

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Coinbase says a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers between March and May 20 using a vulnerability in its SMS multi-factor authentication — Crypto exchange Coinbase disclosed that a threat actor stole cryptocurrency from 6,000 customers after using a vulnerability to bypass … https://bit.ly/2Y9jc64

Apple rolls out iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1, with bug fixes for multiple issues, including Unlock with Apple Watch on iPhone 13 (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple rolls out iOS 15.0.1 and iPadOS 15.0.1, with bug fixes for multiple issues, including Unlock with Apple Watch on iPhone 13 — One week after the release of the iPhone 13 and iOS 15, Apple is rolling out a bug fix update with some notable improvements. iOS 15..1 and iPadOS 15..1 … https://bit.ly/2ZEosiT

Investigation finds 45 criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data, obtained via a geofence warrant, to place suspects inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riots (Mark Harris/Wired)

Mark Harris / Wired: Investigation finds 45 criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data, obtained via a geofence warrant, to place suspects inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riots — A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot. https://bit.ly/3A2Vl5r

A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks (Zoe Schiffer/The Verge)

Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks — On June 14th, 2021, Apple's remote work advocacy group sent an anonymous email to Tim Cook. — “We all agree that we are here at Apple … https://bit.ly/2YdJuVj

Facebook Files don't show that the company's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can still get things back under control (Mike Masnick/Techdirt)

Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Facebook Files don't show that the company's execs are evil or incompetent, but highlight their hubris in believing they can still get things back under control — Over the last few weeks, the WSJ has run a series of posts generally called “The Facebook Files,” which have exposed a variety … https://bit.ly/3usEFTD