FTX users flock to Telegram to reckon with their potential losses, where some say they believed FTX’s links to the US made it unusually safe (John Herrman/New York Magazine)

Lauren Goode / Wired:
Match Group plans to add profile verification to Hinge in November, asking users to provide a video selfie, aiming to crack down on scammers  —  To combat the scourge of fake accounts, the dating site will ask users to prove their humanity by capturing a video selfie.

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says Telegram Premium passed 1M subscribers since its June 2022 launch; the monthly subscription costs $5 in the US and £5 in the UK  —  Telegram Premium has amassed over 1 million subscribers, less than six months after the popular instant messaging app launched …

John Herrman / New York Magazine:
An in-depth look at AI image-creation tools like Imagen, DALL-E 2, and Midjourney; Midjourney users are making concept art for clients and using stock art less  —  How we work — even think — changes when we can instantly command convincing images into existence.

Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the messaging app plans to build a decentralized crypto exchange and noncustodial wallets  —  The messaging app is pushing ahead with its buildout of crypto infrastructure.  —  Messaging app Telegram has sold $50 million in usernames in less than a month through …

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
UK police arrest and charge a 17-year-old with computer misuse and breaches of bail, believed to be related to the recent Uber and Rockstar hacks  —  The City of London police announced on Twitter today the arrest of a British 17-year-old teen suspected of being involved in recent cyberattacks.

Callan Quinn / The Block:
Telegram will launch auctions for its usernames via TON blockchain, following a TON auction for wallet usernames, some of which sold for $200K+  —  – The Telegram messaging app is soon to launch a username auction platform.  — Other elements of the Telegram ecosystem, including channels …