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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Twitter buys Scroll, the $5/month service that removes ads from partner news sites; Scroll's Nuzzel email service will shut down on May 6 — The Nuzzel email service is winding down and the future of Scroll is uncertain — Twitter's acquisition spree continues today with Scroll …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
On Day Two of the Apple vs Epic trial, Sweeney said he would have taken an exclusive App Store deal, Apple recounted Epic's praise of Apple's Metal API, more — The Apple vs. Epic trial continued today, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testifying and facing cross-examination from Apple's layers.
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| Nick Statt / Protocol: |
At trial, Tim Sweeney contends that the App Store taking “30% off of the top” is an existential threat to Fortnite becoming a metaverse or platform for creators — Day two in Epic v. Apple featured the second half of multi-hour testimony from the Epic CEO.
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| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
After teasing a new social media platform, Trump debuts a new section on his website that's effectively a blog, ahead of the Oversight Board's decision on Wed. — A true poster never logs off for long — After months of promising his own social media network for banned posters …
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| Reuters: |
Sources: TSMC is planning to build up to five more chipmaking facilities in Arizona, beyond the one currently planned — TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in the U.S. state of Arizona beyond the one currently planned …
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| Sarah McBride / Bloomberg: |
Justin Zhu, former Iterable CEO ousted for taking LSD before a meeting, on his disputes with key investors and the challenges of being Chinese in Silicon Valley — Justin Zhu, chief executive officer of digital marketing startup Iterable Inc., was walking down Broadway in San Francisco …
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| William Ralston / Wired: |
An in-depth look at the fallout from a ransomware attack on Finnish private mental health provider Vastaamo, which exposed therapists' notes about patients — A mental health startup built its business on easy-to-use technology. Patients joined in droves. Then came a catastrophic data breach.
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
A look at Atlanta's emergence as a tech startup hub, bolstered by the diverse entrepreneurial talent coming from regional colleges like Georgia Tech — Over the past five years, the Southeastern region, led by Atlanta, has gone from being “one of the best kept secrets” in tech … | Rupert Neate / The Guardian: |
Filing: Amazon had sales of €44B in Europe in 2020, but reported a €1.2B loss and therefore paid no corporate tax — Despite lockdown surge the firm's Luxembourg unit made a €1.2bn loss and therefore paid zero corporation tax — Fresh questions have been raised …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
A huge DDoS attack is ongoing against Belgium government networks, affecting 200+ government orgs, a COVID-19 reservation app, tax filing services, and more — Most of the Belgium government's IT network has been down today after a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) …
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| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Lyft reports Q1 revenue of $609M, up 7% QoQ and down 36% YoY, vs $558.7M est., active riders of 13.49M vs 12.8M est., and net loss of $427M, up from $398M YoY — - Ride-hailing company Lyft beat on the top and bottom lines and exceeded Wall Street's rider expectations for its first quarter.| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Basecamp employees detail an all-hands that led to resignations, including the head of strategy, who questioned the existence of white supremacy at the company — I. — At 8AM PT on Friday, a bleary-eyed Basecamp CEO Jason Fried gathered his remote workforce together on Zoom to apologize.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Sleep and health tracking ring startup Oura raises $100M Series C, valuing the company at $800M, and says its ~$30M in 2019 sales doubled in 2020 — Covering venture capital, software and startups — I am a staff writer covering healthcare. Email me at kjennings@forbes.com.
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Tweets: @yoda, @darian314, @ekagianelli, @alexrkonrad, and @teroterotero
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Acronis, which provides data backup and protection services, raises $250M at a $2.5B+ valuation led by CVC — As cybersecurity continues to grow in profile amid an increasingly complex and dangerous landscape of malicious activity, a cyber security vendor that specializes in “all-in-one” …
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| Jane Lee / Reuters: |
Kajabi, which helps people monetize expertise through websites, online classes, newsletters, and podcasts, raises $550M led by Tiger Global at a $2B+ valuation — Kajabi, an e-commerce platform that serves knowledge-based businesses, said on Tuesday it raised $550 million in its latest round …
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram unveils a “captions sticker”, which automatically captions videos to make them more accessible without sound, coming first to Stories and then Reels — Instagram is making its video Stories and Reels more accessible with the launch of a new “captions sticker” … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Activision Blizzard reports Q1 revenue of $2.28B, up 27% YoY; Activision had 150M+ MAUs, with Call of Duty MAUs growing 40% YoY — Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here! — Activision Blizzard reported earnings today that beat Wall Street's expectations with 27% revenue growth … | Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Persona, which helps businesses customize their identity verification process, raises $50M Series B led by Index Ventures — The identity verification space has been heating up for a while and the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated demand with more people transacting online.
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| Madhukumar Warrier / Benzinga: |
Dogecoin co-creator says he sold all his coins in 2015 to buy a used Honda Civic; Dogecoin is now near its all time high and has a bigger market cap than Honda — Dogecoin (DOGE), which hit an all-time high near the 45-cent level on Monday night, has now surpassed automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd. …
Tweets: @luke_metro, @gregotto, @rstephens, @carnage4life, and @patrickmcgee_
| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
Sources: Tiger Global is seeking to raise a new $10B fund, weeks after announcing a $6.7B fund; PitchBook says Tiger made 100 investments so far in 2021 — NY-based firm has been on a relentless dealmaking spree — Tiger Global Management, which has started the year with a blizzard … | Emily Bary / MarketWatch: |
Match beats in Q1 with revenue of $668M, up from $545M YoY, vs estimates of $651M, and Tinder revenue up 18% YoY, with engagement “well above pre-COVID levels” — Online-dating company is seeing stronger recovery in markets with higher vaccination rates and drops in COVID-19 case numbersSponsor Posts
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