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400 MILLION TWITTER USERS FOR SALE

CYBER CRIMINAL ASKS FOR $200,000 IN EXCHANGE FOR DATA STOLEN FROM TWITTER

MARKET. PELOTON SEEKS OPTIONS TO STAY AFLOAT 📊

Peloton will offer pre-owned bikes in the US and Canada. The items can be purchased both through your ecommerce and in showrooms. The program, called Peloton Certified Refurbished, will offer models between $1,145 and $1,995, which means a reduction of up to $500 compared to a new bike, with a twelve-month warranty, the same as on new products.

TECH. YOUTUBE MUSIC WORKS ON A NEW INTERFACE 👩‍🎤

YouTube Music is working on a new update that offers its users synchronized music content and lyrics, an interface available at the moment only when streaming the service from an Android phone to a Chromecast Ultra. This new platform feature looks similar to what Apple is introducing with its recently launched Apple Music Sign functionality.

TRENDS. CHINA TO IMPORT 45 FOREIGN VIDEO GAMES 🕹️

China's video game regulator has granted publishing licenses to 45 foreign games for release in the country, lifting part of its rigid restrictions that have battered the industry for 18 months. Among the approved imported online games are five that will be published. by Tencent Holdings as Nintendo's "Pokémon Unite" and Riot Games' "Valorant".

CRYPTO. FTX CUSTOMERS FILE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT 💽

FTX clients have filed a class action lawsuit against the failed crypto exchange and its former top executives, including Sam Bankman-Fried, seeking a declaration that the company's digital asset holdings belong to the clients. The lawsuit is the latest legal effort to reclaim the firm's dwindling assets. The lawsuit was filed in Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, USA.

ECONOMY. ARGENTINA: DOLLAR BLUE HITS NEW RECORD 💸

Argentina's blue dollar (informal black market rate) closed Tuesday higher at $352 for purchase and $356 for sale. The parallel North American currency set a new record by climbing $10 in its daily price. So far this year, the black-market dollar advanced $147 after closing out 2021 at 208 pesos. This is an example of how US inflation is exported through the dollar and impacts economies heavily utilizing the USD. The rise is typically driven by an increased demand for USD from those who are about to travel abroad for the summer holidays.