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Sources: Colonial paid ~$5M ransom in cryptocurrency within hours of the attack, but the hackers' decrypting tool was so slow that it had to use its own backups — - Payment came shortly after attack got underway last week — FBI discourages organizations from paying ransom to hackers
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Sources: Binance is under investigation by DOJ and IRS; officials involved include those who probe money laundering and tax offenses — - Justice Department, IRS seek information about crypto exchange — The federal agencies haven't accused Binance of wrongdoing
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Tesla no longer accepts bitcoin for vehicle purchases due to its environmental cost, will look at more environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies — Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels …
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Vitalik Buterin sells large amounts of SHIB, AKITA, and ELON tokens, sent to him by coin creators, for ~$60M worth of ETH, and donates the proceeds to charities — Quick Take — Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has offloaded a range of dog-themed meme tokens.| Joey Roulette / The Verge: |
SpaceX signs a satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud, as part of which SpaceX will install Starlink terminals at Google's data centers around the world — Under a new agreement, SpaceX will plant Starlink terminals at Google Cloud's data centers — Google said on Thursday …
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether, which claimed at launch that each tether was backed 1:1 with USD, releases a breakdown of its reserves, revealing that only 3.87% are in actual cash — Quick Take — Stablecoin issuer Tether has revealed a breakdown of its reserves. — As of March 31, 2021 …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Jeff Blackburn, an S-team Amazon exec who had departed in February, is returning as SVP of Global Media and Entertainment, overseeing Prime Video, Twitch, more — Jeff Blackburn, a former high-level Amazon exec who just recently left after more than two decades, is coming back … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google has been fined €100M+ by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abusing its dominant market position by restricting third party access to the Android Auto app — Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
YouTube has banned almost 40 QAnon channels that were evading YouTube's policies and escaping violations by self-deleting their own videos after a few days — YouTube banned almost 40 channels that used the tactic. Disinformation experts say they haven't seen the ploy used before.
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Bumble stock falls 14%+ on Thursday to $40.48, below its IPO price, after beating Q1 revenue expectations Wednesday but issuing a more cautious Q2 guidance — - Shares of Bumble fell sharply Thursday morning, dipping below its initial public offering price of $43 apiece, after the company reported first-quarter results.| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Collective, a subscription-based service that handles back office tasks like accounting for the self-employed, raises $20M Series A led by General Catalyst — With so much focus on the “creator economy”, and countries hit by the effects of the pandemic, the self-employed market is “booming” …
Tweets: @ugurkaner and @ditzikow
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Twitter has announced six acquisitions so far in 2021, the most the company has made in a calendar year since 2015, as part of its new product push — - Company announced six deals already in 2021, most since 2015 — Twitter CFO Segal says product clarity is part of M&A strategy
Tweets: @stacey_conti, @nedsegal, @twittercomms, @ashevat, and @kurtwagner8
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Global notebook PC shipments grew 81% YoY in Q1; both Apple, with 5.7M shipments, and Acer, with 4.9M shipments, grew 94% as HP grew 91% with 15.4M shipments — Gaming, Chromebooks, commercial and consumer demand stay hot as the return to work and school is slow and pointing to a hybrid approach long-term
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Pinterest says it will test livestreaming events this month through a three-day virtual event featuring sessions with around 21 top creators — Pinterest is expanding into live events. The company is planning to host a three-day virtual event that will feature live-streamed sessions from top creators … | Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon says it is hiring 75,000 workers, representing 8% of its US workforce, and offering an average of $17/hour, above its typical $15/hour starting wage — The retail and tech giant said the new roles—representing nearly 8% of its U.S. workforce—are offering average pay of $17 an hour
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DoorDash reports Q1 revenue of $1.08B, up 198% YoY, and a net loss of $110M, blaming a shortage of drivers, but raises forecasts; stock up 8%+ after hours — - DoorDash reported losses per share of 34 cents on revenue of $1.08 billion for its first quarter.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Airbnb reports Q1 revenue of $886.9M, up 5% YoY, gross booking value of $10.3B, up 52% YoY, but net loss tripled to $1.1B, largely due to debt repayments — - While Airbnb's revenue grew 5% in the first quarter, gross booking value rose some 52% as users opted for full homes and destinations outside cities.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku announces launch of its original programming, including the Quibi content it acquired, on the Roku Channel, starting May 20 — Roku today announced the launch of its own original programming, which will initially become available to viewers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada through …
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The Verge, Android Police, Variety, Tom's Guide, Gizmodo, TechHive, The Streamable, iPhone in Canada Blog, Light Reading, PCMag, Android Headlines, Deadline, HD Guru, and MUO. Tweets: @counternotions
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Actor claiming to be voice behind TikTok's text-to-speech feature sues TikTok for “irreparable harm”; says recordings she made were never authorized for TikTok — The voice actor filed a lawsuit last week — TikTok is being sued by a voice actor who claims to be behind …
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Disney+ misses on Q1 subscriber estimates, reaching 103.6M subscribers vs. 109.3M expected; ESPN+ subscribers rose 75% YoY to 13.8M, Hulu grew 30% YoY to 41.6M — The jets kept firing for Disney Plus, which reached 103.6 million subscribers worldwide as of April 3, the company reported … | Detroit News: |
Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces a bill that requires fact checkers to register with the state using a $1M fidelity bond, and levies $1K/day fine for violations — Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require … | Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Chemical distributor Brenntag paid a $4.4M ransom in bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang, who claimed to have stolen more than 150 GB of sensitive data — Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang to receive a decryptor …
Tweets: @lawrenceabrams and @dangoodin001
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