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A Twitter shareholder sues Elon Musk and Twitter over the handling of the acquisition, saying Musk engaged “in conduct designed to create doubt about the deal” — - Since Musk's acquisition bid, Twitter's share price has dropped more than 12%, and Tesla's is down about 28% as part of a broad sell-off in tech stocks.
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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft confirms it is developing an HDMI device codenamed Keystone, that connects to any TV or monitor, and offers Xbox game streaming — The key to the cloud. — For a few years, rumors have persisted that Microsoft was exploring building some form of streaming stick …
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| The Markup: |
An investigation finds Apple, Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have launched a coordinated campaign in 31 states against data privacy legislation since 2021 — Coordinated industry lobbying is overwhelming the scattered efforts of consumer groups and privacy-minded lawmakers
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Tether enters Latin America by launching the MXNT stablecoin, pegged to the Mexican peso, initially available on the Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon blockchains — Quick Take — Tether has launched a new stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Mexican peso. — It will be initially available on Ethereum, Tron and Polygon.| Rest of World: |
People from countries like Argentina, Venezuela, and Nigeria invested in Terra as they saw it as more stable than local currency, but lost thousands in savings — “I have nothing left, not even a penny.” — Valeria makes around $300 a month selling prepared food from her home in Buenos Aires.
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| Benjamin Mullin / New York Times: |
Sources: Substack dropped efforts to raise money, after talks to raise $75M-$100M at a $750M-$1B valuation, during which the company said 2021 revenue was ~$9M — Amid an industrywide downturn, venture investors are preaching austerity and halting new deals, particularly for companies that have spent aggressively on growth.
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| Washington Post: |
Young gunmen are using private and disappearing messages in apps like Snapchat, Instagram, Discord, and Yubo to share violent plans, evading content moderation — Private messaging apps are harder to scan for warning signs of potential violence, experts say| Amy Lewin / Sifted: |
Report: only 15% of GPs at European VC firms are women, managing just 9% of total assets; in the UK, 13% of GPs are women with access to just 5% of total assets — Across Europe as a whole, 85% of VC GPs are men. — In worse than the average in the UK, where 87% of GPs are men.| Agne Cimermanaite / Metaverse Post: |
Jadu, which is developing an AR game built around virtual objects owned by players in a metaverse, raises $36M led by Bain Capital Crypto — Jadu Mirrorverse — an AR game built around virtual objects owned by the players — just raised $36M to help create the Web3 “definitive AR & gaming platform …
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| Michael Tobin / Bloomberg: |
Instacart plans to slow hiring as it prepares for its IPO, after hiring over 1,500 staff in 2021; Instacart cut its valuation by 40% to $24B in March 2022 — Grocery delivery startup Instacart Inc. is planning to slow the pace of hiring as it prepares for an initial public offering, focusing instead on profitability.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Poland-based Nomagic, which makes pick-and-place warehouse robots, raises a $22M Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Almaz Capital, and European Investment Bank — Robotics are playing a growing role in the world of e-commerce logistics and fulfillment — where they are seen not just as a way to speed …
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
New York-based Parallel Learning, a telehealth service focused on students with learning challenges, raises a $20M Series A led by Tiger Global — If a kid is having trouble at school, one of the standard steps is to schedule an assessment for conditions like dyslexia, ADHD, or anything else that might require a special approach.Sponsor Posts
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