An in-depth look at a 2019 cyberstalking campaign by eBay employees against two critics who are now suing the company, its former CEO, and others for harassment (David Streitfeld/New York Times)

Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison for their roles in a 2019 cyberstalking campaign against critics  —  Two former eBay Inc (EBAY.O) security executives were sentenced to prison on Thursday for carrying out a campaign to harass …

Nivedita Balu / Reuters:
eBay reports Q3 revenue down 5% YoY to $2.4B, vs. $2.32B est., gross merchandise volume down 11% YoY to $17.7B, active buyers down 11% YoY to 135M; stock up 6%+  —  Ecommerce company eBay Inc (EBAY.O) on Wednesday beat Wall Street targets for third-quarter revenue as consumers snapped …

Dave Lee / Financial Times:
An interview with eBay CEO Jamie Iannone on eBay’s strategy to focus on the second-hand luxury market, as its market value has fallen from $53B in 2021 to $21B  —  “One of a kind!” said Jamie Iannone, the chief executive of eBay, pointing down to the pair of pristine, custom-made Nike sneakers on his feet.

Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
The New York Times’ bizarre SBF profile presents the disgraced founder through a gauzy lens, fails to challenge him, and gives him the benefit of the doubt  —  FTX filed for bankruptcy on Friday, leaving reasonable people to wonder how a cryptocurrency platform founded in 2019 …

Tracy Wang / CoinDesk:
Current and former FTX and Alameda staffers say the Bahamian operation SBF ran with housemates is full of conflicts of interest, nepotism, and lack of oversight  —  “The whole operation was run by a gang of kids in the Bahamas,” a person familiar with the matter told CoinDesk on condition of anonymity.

Adele Peters / Fast Company:
GiveDirectly and Google.org are using AI mapping and satellite imagery to find low-income hurricane survivors in Puerto Rico and Florida and send cash payments  —  Storms worsen inequality.  These $700 cash payments can help lessen the blow.  —  After a disaster like Hurricane Ian …