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Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to take Twitter private by acquiring all outstanding stock for $54.20 per share, in a cash deal worth ~$43B — Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, according to an updated 13D filing, Bloomberg News reports.
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Musk says he may not “actually be able to” buy Twitter, he is motivated by its public interest value, it should open source its algorithm, and he has a Plan B — The billionaire made his first public comments about his Twitter takeover efforts at the TED 2022 conference
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Source says Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid — Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, said a person familiar with the situation, suggesting it will fight the bid.
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| Jon Swartz / MarketWatch: |
Apple says Meta's plan to take a 47.5% cut of virtual sales in Horizon Worlds “lays bare Meta's hypocrisy” for taking aim at Apple's 30% cut in the App Store — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc.'s intent to take a nearly 50% cut of digital asset sales within its emerging metaverse …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp announces Communities with admin tools, file sharing, 32-person calls, and more, to let clubs, schools, and other groups host thousand-user chats — Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term … | Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
US government agencies warn of custom hacking tools, created by several APT actors, that are designed to compromise IT equipment used in critical infrastructure — Several advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have created custom-made tools designed to breach IT equipment used …
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| CoinDesk: |
The US Treasury says North Korea-backed hacking group Lazarus is tied to the theft of cryptocurrencies worth $600M+ from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge — Ronin was hacked for more than $600 million in crypto late last month. — The U.S. Treasury Department alleged … | New York Times: |
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, tens of thousands of tech workers have left Russia, an exodus that will fundamentally change Russia's tech industry and economy — Since their country invaded Ukraine, Russian tech workers have left by the thousands. They appear intent on rebuilding their lives and businesses in other countries.| Kate Kaye / Protocol: |
A look at AI tools built by sales and customer service software companies like Uniphore and Sybill to identify human emotions, as Zoom unveils Zoom IQ for Sales — Virtual sales meetings have made it tougher than ever for salespeople to read the room. So, some well funded tech providers …
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| Thomas Wilde / GeekWire: |
Amazon announces two mobile games for its Amazon Kids+ service, the first games published by Amazon Mobile since May 2015 — Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy Ryan and Do, Re & Mi.
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
PitchBook NVCA report: US investments in Q1 2022 remained strong at $70.7B, but IPOs and startup exits slowed to $33.6B after three consecutive $192B+ quarters — Venture capital dealmaking activity and exits slowed in the first quarter after a record-breaking 2021, according to the Q1 2022 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.| Matt Burgess / Wired: |
Ukraine, its allies, and hactivists have released hundreds of gigabytes of files and millions of emails on the Russian state, including doxing Russian troops — Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while' hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations.
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
YouTube Shorts now lets creators splice in 1- to 5-second clips from eligible long-form videos and Shorts; previously, creators could only add short audio clips — Creators can use clips from YouTube's billions of videos in their own content — Creators making YouTube Shorts will now be able …
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| Jasmine Hicks / The Verge: |
Reddit updates its search feature to index comments, available globally on the web but not in its apps, and show more relevant, newer, or trending results — The new rollout also comes with a refined search experience for desktop users on the platform — Today, Reddit is updating its search feature to index comments.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Asus launches $2K Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition with a 14-inch display, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H, and a 3.5-inch display on the lid for notifications and more — It comes with a $1,999.99 price tag — ASUS has officially launched the Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition, and it's available for $1,999.99 on Newegg and Amazon.
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue hit $595B in 2021, up 26.3% YoY; Samsung led with $73.2B revenue and 12.3% market share, followed by Intel with $72.5B and 12.2% — Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $595 billion in 2021, an increase of 26.3% from 2020, according to final results by Gartner, Inc.
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Source: Ava Labs, the lead developer of the Avalanche blockchain, is raising $350M at a $5.25B valuation — Ava Labs Inc., the lead developer of the Avalanche blockchain, is in the process of raising a new round of funding, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
DoControl, which develops no-code tools for cloud app log-ins, raises a $30M Series B led by Insight Partners — Cloud security is one of the big drivers among enterprises making IT investments this year, according to a recent report from Gartner, which estimated that some $4.4 trillion in IT spend overall in 2022.
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| Vishal Chawla / The Block: |
Terraform Labs, which runs the Terra blockchain and UST stablecoin, gifts 10M LUNA tokens, worth ~$880M, to the Luna Foundation Guard, likely to underpin UST — Quick Take — Terraform Labs said it ‘gifted’ 10 million ($880 million) worth of LUNA tokens to Luna Foundation Guard.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sequoia India's Shailendra Singh leaves fashion marketplace Zilingo's board, amid a probe into its financial practices and CEO Ankiti Bose's suspension — Sequoia Capital India's Shailendra Singh has stepped down from the board of troubled Zilingo Pte following questions … | Kyle Alspach / VentureBeat: |
Obsidian Security, which helps companies secure SaaS apps, raises a $90M Series C led by Menlo Ventures, bringing its total funding to $119.5M — While businesses have embraced software-as-a-service (SaaS) in a massive way, the questions around how to best secure the use of data …
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