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Filing: Elon Musk takes a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter, worth ~$2.89B at Friday's market close, becoming its largest shareholder; Twitter's stock is up 26%+ — Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter, according to a 13G filing, Bloomberg News reports. Twitter rose about 26% in pre-market trading.
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UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak asks the Royal Mint to create an NFT, set to be issued by the summer — The Treasury has announced plans to dive into the crypto space with the launch of an official NFT later this year. — John Glen, the economic secretary for the Treasury …
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Sources: Truth Social CTO Josh Adams and product chief Billy Boozer have quit, following the troubled launch of the Trump-backed social network on iOS — The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump's Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise …
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| Aaron Schaffer / Washington Post: |
US State Department announces the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, starting with 60+ staff and plans to add 30 more — Nearly 100 people will staff a new cyber bureau at the State Department — Today, the State Department is launching its long-awaited cyberspace and digital policy bureau.
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How Brad Smith helps Microsoft avoid government scrutiny by being amicable with regulators while directing negative attention at the company's Big Tech rivals — President Brad Smith has taken an amicable role with regulators. Rivals say he also directs negative attention toward them.
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Spain plans an €11B investment to develop microchips and semiconductors, aiming to bolster its economic recovery and reduce its reliance on imported technology — Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros ($12.4 billion) to develop microchips and semiconductors as part of a series … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Alphabet's Wing division will begin drone delivery services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on April 7, starting with Walgreens' health and wellness products — Alphabet's Wing division has announced that it's launching a drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex on April 7th.| Asa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: |
AMD plans to acquire networking chip maker Pensando for $1.9B in cash, aiming to compete with Nvidia and Intel's data center tech — Acquisition would bolster AMD's offerings for the fast-growing data-center market — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to buy chip and software startup Pensando Systems Inc …
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Fortnite raises $144M for Ukraine relief, after Epic Games announced two weeks ago that all proceeds from the game would be donated to humanitarian efforts — The fundraising effort has ended after two weeks — In two weeks, Fortnite has raised a total of $144 million for Ukraine relief efforts.
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| Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg: |
Amazon's plans for four large French distribution centres have been blocked or abandoned in the past six months over environmental and political concerns — Campaigners are successfully winning support in French courts to block Amazon.com Inc.'s plans to construct distribution facilities in the country.
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| Jessica Rizzo / Wired: |
As the first cases involving NFTs hit court dockets, a look at the issues, including outright scams, gaps in securities regulation, and contract enforcement — As the first cases involving NFTs hit the dockets, courts will decide questions around ownership, art, and commerce.
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Gemini survey: nearly half of all crypto owners in the US, Latin America, and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021 — Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021 …
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