A judge denied the prominent short-seller Andrew Left's motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit against him, which alleged a scheme to defraud his followers by publishing false and misleading statements about his stock recommendations

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Gavin Kliger, the DOGE staffer who led layoffs at the CFPB, will have to testify at an April 28 hearing

Her efforts to make sense of the inexplicable tragedy have collided with a teeming online world of conspiracy theories all too eager to latch onto grief and uncertainty. As Ramarao has pushed for answers, a rash of baseless speculation has thrived alongside the proceedings

Balaji's parents have sued the police department, whose investigation remains open, demanding their full report.

Meanwhile, his mother has taken her limited evidence on a public awareness campaign, including an appearance on the Tucker Carlson Show.

Elon Musk has predictably weighed in

Balaji gained public prominence in Oct. when he went to the NYT to argue that the artificial intelligence behemoth was violating fair use laws.

He was scheduled to appear as a witness in the newspaper's landmark lawsuit against OpenAI, though he was not divulging any new information

🧵In late November, 26-year-old Suchir Balaji was found dead in his SF apartment. Just a month before, he had gone public with concerns that his former employer, OpenAI, was breaking copyright laws.

While officials deemed his death a suicide, his mother has become convinced he was murdered

I feel like this went under the radar yesterday, but one of the last actions by Gary Gensler's SEC was to sue Nova Labs, the developer of Helium, for illegal securities offerings — including its newest product, Helium Mobile

Non-GBTC crypto ads are back.

Also, headed to D.C. for the Blockchain Association’s Policy Summit — let me know if you’ll be there too

This deserves feature-length treatment

Is this a good sign?

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