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Filing: Elon Musk says he has secured $46.5B in financing to acquire Twitter, including a $12.5B loan from Morgan Stanley, and will explore a tender offer — - Elon Musk is exploring whether to commence a tender offer for Twitter, according to a new securities filing.
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| Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk's claimed commitment to free speech at Twitter follows years of stifling criticism at Tesla and SpaceX, including those trying to unionize — If Elon Musk is able to take over Twitter Inc., his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions …
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Los Angeles Times
Tweets: @crtrud, @mr_james_c, @rbreich, @sandibachom, @mehdirhasan, @jdcocchiarella, and @moreperfectus
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta is reviewing whether Sheryl Sandberg pressured the Daily Mail in 2016 and 2019 into killing stories about her then-boyfriend Bobby Kotick — Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article
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Protocol. Tweets: @benfritz, @emilyglazer, @markdistef, @johnpaczkowski, @issielapowsky, @silviakillings, @jasonrdean, @zackwhittaker, @kantrowitz, @nicktheandersen, @nicktheandersen, @peterhimler, @keachhagey, @keachhagey, @nicktheandersen, @jbflint, @benfritz, @mattzeitlin, @keachhagey, @markdistef, @markdistef, @mtthwrose, and @anthony
| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Binance begins enforcing tougher KYC checks on Russian users with holdings exceeding €10,000, following further EU sanctions — Crypto exchange Binance is enforcing tougher Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for Russian users after the latest wave of European Union sanctions.
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BleepingComputer, The Hill, Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, Cointelegraph, Crypto Briefing, Coinspeaker, East-West Digital News, Decrypt, crypto.news, Micky, and Finbold
Tweets: @rprose, @mskvsk, @rprose, @electroxts, and @paulcr2009
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
The US Treasury sanctions Russian bitcoin miners, including BitRiver; Cambridge University: Russia is the world's third-biggest destination for bitcoin mining — - For the first time ever, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is taking aim at bitcoin miners operating in Russia, as Putin's war on Ukraine approaches its third month.
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Tweets: @brian_trollz, @thecryptolark, @lindapjones, @matthew_pines, and @lindapjones
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon unveils Buy with Prime, which lets third-party merchants use Amazon's shipping and logistics network to fulfill orders on their own sites — - Buy with Prime enables third party retailers to take advantage of Amazon's vast shipping and fulfillment network for orders placed on their own site.
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TechCrunch, About Amazon, The Verge, Protocol, GeekWire, Livemint, PCMag, Barron's Online, TechRadar, Engadget, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @amazonnews, @delrey, @eugenekim222, @mattmday, @davehclark, @ericjhonsa, @co2n2r, @tedkempcnbc, and @rsarver
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: the EU is set to unveil the Digital Services Act, which bans targeting users based on religion, gender, and more, among other rules, on Friday — Digital Services Act lays out rules for technology groups to keep users safe online — The EU is poised to unveil a landmark law …
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Euractiv, PYMNTS.com, and iMore
Tweets: @johnnyryan, @javierespft, @javierespft, @muradahmed, @javierespft, and @javierespft
| Logan Plant / IGN: |
Report: Sony is working on a PlayStation program to let select partners insert ads within free-to-play games, similar to a reported Microsoft effort for Xbox — Sony is reportedly planning its own program to insert ads into games. — After last week's report that Xbox is looking to include …
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Insider. More:
Forbes, Protocol, WinBuzzer, TheGamer, Destructoid, Slashdot, MSPoweruser, Push Square, Neowin, and BGR
Tweets: @ign, @csxii2, @ztlaidlaw, @dieselquan1, and @genepark
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon announces the $1B Industrial Innovation Fund to back companies of all stages developing customer fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain technologies — Amazon on Thursday announced a new $1 billion venture fund that the tech giant will use to back companies of all stages developing …
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About Amazon, PYMNTS.com, Forbes, and Bloomberg
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Spotify now lets all creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand upload video podcasts to through Anchor — After over a year of more limited tests — All creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can now upload video podcasts to Spotify, the streaming service has announced.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram plans to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more and recommend accounts that aggregate and reshare other users' content less — Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced today that the company is going to tweak its ranking algorithm to highlight original content more on its platform.
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PCMag, Android Headlines, PetaPixel, KnowTechie, PhoneArena, Fossbytes, TNW, and Android Central
Tweets: @mosseri, @mosseri, @mosseri, @mosseri, @dcseifert, @phil_lewis_, @chrismessina, @thekittycoach, @khairulaming, @wongmjane, @jeff4llen, @tibor, @mosseri, @qwongsj, @qwongsj, @mosseri, @mattnavarra, @muckymann, @mikeisaac, @siruihua, @qwongsj, @mosseri, @social_allie, @tysonhutchins_, @mattpaynephoto, @willoremus, @anthonyquintano, @nitram010101, @fboversight, and @mattnavarra
| Cobie: |
A look at the evolution of crypto staking, from a useful tool to a quasi-Ponzi scheme, and how Yuga Labs is effectively paying people in ApeCoin to hold ApeCoin — Recently, I was contacted by a member of the board of ApeCoin, which is the BAYC token's equivalent of a board of directors I guess.| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
After conversations with regulators, Google announces a redesign of its cookie consent banner in Europe, including a “reject all” button, starting in France — Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's rolling out a new European-wide policy allowing users to more easily avoid being tracked on the internet via cookies.| Bloomberg: |
Filings: Apple spent $2.5M on US lobbying in Q1 2022, up 34% from $1.86M in Q4 2021; Google spent $2.96M in Q1, up 34% QoQ but flat YoY; Microsoft spent $2.5M — Apple Inc. spent a record quarterly high of $2.5 million on lobbying in the first three months of 2022 amid increased pressure …
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9to5Mac, The Mac Observer, MacDailyNews, CNBC, AppleInsider, and iMore. Tweets: @lauren_feiner
| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Russia's efforts to promote homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, even as local content creators choose to stick with Western services — Kremlin cracks down on Western social media, but Russia's homemade alternatives are a tough sell
Tweets: @etbrooking, @evangershkovich, @saraheneedleman, and @mike_eckel
| MIT Technology Review: |
How AI data-labeling companies like Appen profit from cheap labor in crisis-ridden countries like Venezuela to meet exploding demand — It was meant to be a temporary side job—a way to earn some extra money. Oskarina Fuentes Anaya signed up for Appen, an AI data-labeling platform …
Tweets: @miad, @akurmanaev, @skinosian, and @charlottejee
| Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ — Spokespersons for CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery could not be reached for immediate comment.
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New York Times. Tweets: @martinsfp, @mgsiegler, @lucas_shaw, @benmullin, @samifathi_, and @anthony
| New York Times: |
70% of employees at an Atlanta Apple Store agree to hold a union election, making the Apple Store the first to file for a union election with the CWA — The petition for a union vote continues a trend of organizing at service-sector employers like Starbucks and Amazon.
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Bloomberg Law, CNBC, NPR, Light Reading, Cointelegraph, WRAL TechWire, Insider, and The Register
Tweets: @code_cwa, @laurenkgurley, @bluntreality__, @ashleygjovik, @blaw, @ashleygjovik, @jannekeparrish, @lorakolodny, @yairtar, @code_cwa, @alyssakeiko, @zoeschiffer, @davmicrot, @cherthedev, @cherthedev, @cherthedev, @alexnpress, @iankullgren, @dsa_cleveland, @joshuapotash, @cwaunion, @theradr, @misterjrocka, @kvlly, @kantrowitz, @cwaunion, @jason_koebler, @jbouie, @lionel_trolling, @mauricewfp, @freedaaron, @econ_marshall, and @alexnpress
| Apoorva Mittal / The Economic Times: |
Singapore-based Rario, a cricket NFTs marketplace that holds NFT rights to six international leagues and over 900 cricketers, raises $120M led by Dream Capital — Mumbai: Cricket non-fungible tokens (NFTs) platform Rario has raised $120 million, led by Dream Capital, the corporate venture capital and M&A arm of Dream Sports.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Cybersecurity authorities of Five Eyes countries warn of Russia-backed hacking groups targeting critical infrastructure organizations in and outside Ukraine — Today, Five Eyes cybersecurity authorities warned critical infrastructure network defenders of an increased risk that Russia-backed hacking groups …
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CISA, Cybersecurity Dive, MIT Technology Review, CSO, Security Affairs, IT PRO, Washington Post, TechRepublic, ComputerWeekly.com, TechCircle, cybernews.com, and Infosecurity
Tweets: @nsacyber, @nsa_csdirector, and @deciphersec
| Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Seattle-based Convoy, which connects shippers and freight brokers to 400K+ trucks via its app, raises a $160M Series E and $100M in debt at a $3.8B valuation — The past couple of years exposed many flaws in the global and domestic supply chains—and investors have taken note that it is an industry ripe for disruption.
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PYMNTS.com, FinSMEs, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, Benzinga, Convoy, FreightWaves, CNBC, Reuters, GeekWire, Forbes, and Seattle Business Journal
| Reuters: |
Russia expands its entry ban on Americans to include Mark Zuckerberg — Russia on Thursday expanded an entry ban on U.S. officials to include U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and 28 other American officials, businesspeople and journalists. — The sanctions list, published …
Tweets: @maxseddon and @mshannahmurphy
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