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Meta announces that Peter Thiel, one of Facebook's first institutional investors and longest-serving directors, will step down from Meta's board this year — The tech billionaire, who has been on the board of the company formerly known as Facebook since 2005, is backing numerous politicians in the midterm elections.
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Nvidia and SoftBank call off Nvidia's Arm acquisition; Arm CEO Simon Segars resigns and Arm's IP group president Rene Haas takes over; Arm is exploring an IPO — Nvidia's deal to acquire Arm is off, the two companies and Arm's owner SoftBank announced (PDF) tonight.
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| Alan Rappeport / New York Times: |
The IRS says it will transition away from using facial recognition for identity verification, after a bipartisan backlash regarding its use of ID.me services — The tax collection agency will transition away from using a service from the authentication service ID.me amid bipartisan backlash.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Source: Apple acquires London-based AI Music, which uses AI and royalty-free music to create dynamic soundtracks that change based on user interactions or moods — Apple Inc. acquired a startup called AI Music that uses artificial intelligence to generate tailor-made music …
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| Chris Duckett / ZDNet: |
Signal now lets users change the phone number associated with their account while retaining their messages, profile information, and groups — Users will still need to be able to send and receive Signal messages on their old number in order to port. — Signal has announced it will allow …
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BharatPe, an Indian fintech unicorn backed by VCs such as Sequoia and Coatue, is facing allegations of embezzlement, impropriety in merchant dealings, and more — Calling CEO Suhail Sameer “a puppet of investors”, Grover has alleged a conspiracy behind sending him away and instituting a probe
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| Karl Freund / Forbes: |
Intel announces efforts to accelerate RISC-V development and adoption, including licensing plans, chip manufacturing partners, and a $1B IFS Innovation Fund — This announcement will have a long-lasting impact on the entire semiconductor industry: — Intel must fabricate chips …
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| Turner Wright / Cointelegraph: |
Several crypto companies, including Coinbase and BitMEX, launch a coalition to “maintain fair and orderly digital asset markets and prevent market abuse” — “Harmonizing a broad global approach to digital assets and competition in the digital currency space race … | Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Peloton CEO and co-founder John Foley will step down, replaced by ex-Spotify and Netflix CFO Barry McCarthy; Peloton will cut 2,800 jobs and cancel Ohio factory — Company to name former Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy as replacement, overhaul board and cut costs| Bloomberg: |
Livspace, an online home interiors marketplace that connects customers with designers and vendors, raises a $180M Series F led by KKR at a $1B+ valuation — Livspace raised $180 million in a funding round led by KKR & Co. at a valuation of more than $1 billion as the online home interiors …
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London-based m3ter, which helps SaaS companies charge clients on a usage basis, emerges from stealth with $17.5M from Kindred Capital and others — A lot of SaaS products are sold on flat-rate subscriptions. But there is a growing trend, especially among more price-conscious customers … | Jay Graber / Bluesky: |
Bluesky, the decentralized social media initiative announced by Twitter in 2019, becomes a Public Benefit LLC with Jack Dorsey as one of the board members — In 2019, Twitter announced bluesky, a project it would fund to create an open and decentralized standard for social media.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon raises its maximum base pay for corporate and tech employees from $160K to $350K, in line with other tech giants, citing a “competitive labor market” — Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously …
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| Mario Gabriele / The Generalist: |
A deep dive into the rise of “solo capitalists”, who are increasingly competing to lead seed, Series A, and later stage rounds against traditional VC firms — Solitary general partners now manage more than many multi-person venture funds. What are the limits of a one-man band?
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Taichi Graphics, an open-source cloud platform for creating 3D graphics, raises a $50M Series A co-led by Source Code Capital, GGV Capital, and BAI Capital — Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio — Taichi Graphics, an open-source graphics infrastructure and digital content creation cloud platform …
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The UK's Online Safety Bill will mandate porn websites verify users' age or face fines; similar proposals were quietly dropped in 2019 after criticism — Porn websites in the UK will be legally required to verify the age of their users under new internet safety laws.
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