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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Filing: Elon Musk has secured $46.5B to acquire Twitter, including $25.5B in debt financing via Morgan Stanley and other firms, and is exploring 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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SEC.gov and SEC.gov. More:
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @apompliano, @elonmusk, @exec_sum, @sonalibasak, @tante, @samfbiddle, @rmac18, @matthew_d_green, @cgasparino, @rabois, @axios, @garyblack00, @caseynewton, @pkafka, @jtemple, @anthony, @kantrowitz, @alexhern, @alexhern, @pkedrosky, @ivanthek, @anthony, @nkulw, @tonyromm, @danprimack, @danprimack, @liamkillingstad, @stockmktnewz, @modestproposal1, @alexstamos, @neontaster, @danielnewmanuv, @michaelssmithii, @laurenshirsch, @anthony, @iowahawkblog, @sridinats, @stevekovach, and @louispeitzman
| Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk's free speech promise for Twitter follows years of silencing or punishing criticism at Tesla and SpaceX, including attacking staff 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 and Los Angeles Times
Tweets: @josheidelson, @mr_james_c, @rbreich, @sandibachom, @mehdirhasan, @jdcocchiarella, @moreperfectus, and @crtrud
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta is reviewing whether COO 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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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, GamesIndustry.biz, Bloomberg, Game Developer, Engadget, Windows Central, The Verge, Insider, New York Post, TheGamer, MobileSyrup, Protocol, CNBC, and Kotaku
Tweets: @emilyglazer, @benfritz, @kenklippenstein, @juddlegum, @kerikukral, @rmac18, @markdistef, @jason_kint, @nickstatt, @issielapowsky, @heminator, @markdistef, @nicktheandersen, @mtthwrose, @markdistef, @peterhimler, @jbflint, @keachhagey, @nicktheandersen, @nicktheandersen, @johnpaczkowski, @benfritz, @iansherr, @keachhagey, @jasonrdean, @ericgeller, @anthony, @mattzeitlin, @amil, @matthewstoller, @zackwhittaker, @kantrowitz, and @keachhagey
| New York Times: |
Warner Bros. Discovery will shut down CNN+ on April 30, after its March 29 debut; sources: CNN+ had ~150K subscribers and was on pace to hit first-year goals — The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service after a splashy debut. — In the end, CNN+ lasted less than a month.
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CNN, Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, Adweek, Ars Technica, Variety, Washington Post, Benzinga, Android Authority, The Verge, The Hill, The Hollywood Reporter, XDA Developers, Light Reading, Protocol, TechSpot, MacDailyNews, The Guardian, Reuters, Deadline, Axios, and The Daily Beast
Tweets: @brianstelter, @sarafischer, @profgalloway, @caseynewton, @chrisjbakke, @samstein, @sarafischer, @benmullin, @rakeshlobster, @reckless, @jeffdlowe, @anthony, @lexfri, @samifathi_, @oliverdarcy, @katierosman, @trungtphan, @tcarmody, @markberman, @joannastern, @brianstelter, @martinsfp, @lucas_shaw, @nickgillespie, @realtylerzed, @jessehawken, @benedictevans, @dwiskus, @dcseifert, @parkerortolani, @mgsiegler, @wflajosh, @cityofthetown, @delrey, @markleibovich, @carnage4life, @pkafka, @daveweigel, @iansherr, and @jbenton
| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Binance begins enforcing tougher KYC checks, including proof of address, on Russian users with crypto 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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BBC, Bloomberg, PYMNTS.com, Crypto Briefing, Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, The Hill, East-West Digital News, Decrypt, BleepingComputer, Silicon Republic, crypto.news, Micky, and Protos
Tweets: @rprose, @mskvsk, @rprose, @electroxts, @sbf_ftx, @paulcr2009, and @sbf_ftx
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
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Reuters, Insider, and New York Post
Tweets: @w7voa, @fedorovmykhailo, @maxseddon, @campuscodi, @mshannahmurphy, and @jenniferjjacobs
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
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U.S. Department …, Bloomberg, BleepingComputer, The Record, Silicon Republic, Tom's Hardware, CoinDesk, Finbold, Coinspeaker, DCD, Bitcoin News, Shiba Inu blocks wallet …, Bloomberg, and CoinGeek
Tweets: @lindapjones and @matthew_pines
| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Andreessen Horowitz launches a16z Crypto Research, a lab focused on Web3 breakthroughs that can contribute to deployable code, led by academic Tim Roughgarden — Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is diving deeper into the crypto market with the launch of a new academic lab dedicated …
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Andreessen Horowitz, Protocol, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @alive_eth, @tomiogeron, @tim_roughgarden, @joshgans, @milesjennings, @ericnewcomer, @janehk, @emiliejayg, @ariannasimpson, @rhhackett, @smc90, @kylebrussell, @sriramk, and @sriramk
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon announces a $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, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, Protocol, Crunchbase News, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Forbes
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Spotify now lets all creators in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand upload video podcasts via Anchor, which Spotify acquired in February 2019 — After over a year of more limited tests — All creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can now upload video podcasts …
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Spotify, Protocol, TechCrunch, Android Central, 9to5Mac, Android Headlines, XDA Developers, and Wccftech
Tweets: @spotifynews and @mignano
| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
After years of regulatory pressure, Google unveils “a full 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 …
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The Keyword, The Verge, 9to5Google, The Register, TechCrunch, and Protocol
Tweets: @trevorcroker, @bergmayer, @caseynewton, and @tariqkrim
| Cobie: |
Crypto staking evolved from rewards for collateralized coins validating blocks into a Ponzi scheme; Yuga Labs is effectively paying 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.
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LOL's Newsletter. Tweets: @degenspartan, @cobie, @cobie, @hollanderadam, @mrjasonchoi, @fiskantes, @choffstein, @maariabajwa, @notsofast, @mdudas, @mdudas, @deezefi, @idrawcharts, @bobmcelrath, @xbenjamminx, @novogratz, @cobie, @durdenwannabe, @emilyjnicolle, and @iamdcinvestor
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon unveils Buy with Prime, which lets select third-party merchants use Amazon's shipping and logistics network to fulfill orders placed 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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About Amazon, The Verge, Thurrott, CNN, The Register, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, iPhone in Canada Blog, Bloomberg, TechSpot, Protocol, TechRadar, and PCMag
Tweets: @nima3rad, @laurabehrenswu, @mattmday, @eugenekim222, @delrey, @davehclark, @ericjhonsa, @co2n2r, @anthony, and @tedkempcnbc
| MIT Technology Review: |
How AI data-labeling companies like Appen use cheap labor in crisis-ridden countries like Venezuela to manually tag videos, sort photos, and transcribe audio — It was meant to be a temporary side job—a way to earn some extra money. Oskarina Fuentes Anaya signed up for Appen …
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Newslit Daily. Tweets: @sesmith, @spirosmargaris, @miad, @akurmanaev, @skinosian, and @charlottejee
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: on Friday, the EU will unveil the Digital Services Act, which bans targeting users based on religion, gender, or sexual preferences, among other rules — Digital Services Act lays out rules for technology groups to keep users safe online — The EU is poised to unveil a law …
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Euractiv, Ars Technica, iMore, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @johnnyryan, @javierespft, @javierespft, @muradahmed, @javierespft, and @javierespft
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter tests suggesting third-party apps in its Twitter Toolbox, including Block Party, Bodyguard, and Moderate, when select users block or mute in its web app — Company will third-party apps directly on Twitter itself — Twitter has a novel idea as to how to win back developer trust …
Tweets: @joshconstine and @thekenyeung
| Catarina Moura / The Block: |
Crusoe Energy Systems, which uses excess natural gas from oil extraction to mine crypto in 86 data centers, raises a $505M Series C led by G2 Venture Partners — Bitcoin miner Crusoe Energy Systems raised $505 million in a Series C round to accelerate the growth of its mining operations powered …
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Business Wire and Bitcoin Magazine
| Canalys: |
India's smartphone shipments hit 38M in Q1 2022, growing just 2% YoY; top vendor Xiaomi fell 24% to 8M, Samsung fell 2% to 6.9M, while Realme grew 40% to 6M — Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Thursday, 21 April 2022| 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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MacRumors, CNBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, iMore, The Mac Observer, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @lauren_feiner
| Logan Plant / IGN: |
Report: like Microsoft, Sony is working on letting partners insert ads into free-to-play PlayStation games, and giving players in-game items for watching ads — 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:
The Verge, Thurrott, Appuals.com, WinBuzzer, Tom's Guide, and Forbes
Tweets: @dlalerte, @csxii2, @ztlaidlaw, @dieselquan1, and @genepark
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Snap reports Q1 revenue of $1.06B, up 38% YoY, vs. $1.07B est., global DAUs up 18% YoY to 332M vs. 330M est., and net loss up 25% YoY to $360M — - Snap missed Wall Street expectations for profit and sales when it reported first-quarter results on Thursday after the bell.
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Bloomberg, Snap, and Hollywood Reporter
Tweets: @edludlow, @qwongsj, @thr, @richlightshed, @jowens510, @stocktwits, @spyjared, @business, @edludlow, @mattrosoff, and @jyarow
| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the Kremlin pushing Russians to use homegrown social media like Rutube and VKontakte, as some users and content creators 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
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