Anissa Gardizy

A shoe designer and a blockchain entrepreneur have teamed up to launch Endstate, a local startup that sells more than just sneakers.

The recommendations call for a new privacy advisory committee, which would allow city workers to consult with experts on privacy matters.

The goal is for customers to “swap” their personal data for a more personalized experience via a QR code.

Prior to the layoffs, the Meta Cambridge office employed about 500 people, a spokesperson confirmed, mostly engineers and technologists.

In a letter to FTX, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois recounted the information that has surfaced this month about the crypto firm once heralded as one of the more trustworthy players in the sector.

Americans rarely take breaks, and tend to feel guilty when they do. There’s a better way.

FTX filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11, less than a month before the nonprofit’s event.

Last year, consumers lost more than $5.8 billion to fraud, up 70 percent from the year before, according to the most recent data from the Federal Trade Commission.

Trabucco got out soon before Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire imploded in November, in a saga that’s led to bankruptcy proceedings and criminal charges.

This week the Globe published a profile on Trabucco, who now seems to be the odd man out in the FTX saga. Here’s a list of interesting tidbits that didn’t make the cut.