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Sources: Twitter's board is considering a poison pill after Elon Musk's bid; a source says another plan under consideration is saying that the offer is too low — Twitter Inc.'s board is considering adopting a measure that would protect the company from hostile acquisition bids … | 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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| 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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Vanguard Group disclosed on April 8 that it increased its Twitter stake to 10.3%, or 82.4M shares, making it Twitter's largest shareholder, ahead of Elon Musk — While Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter Inc., he's no longer the company's largest shareholder.
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Developer logs and sources: Apple is testing four different M2-based chips in at least nine new Macs, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro — Apple Inc. has started widespread internal testing of several new Mac models with next-generation M2 chips, according to developer logs …
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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 …
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Tweets: @motherboard, @blockanalia, @ercwl, @josephfcox, @chainalysis, @lorenzofb, @satoshialien, and @caseynewton
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Sources: TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies for CSAM and how a specific privacy feature is being exploited by predators — Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security — TikTok is under investigation … | Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping — Facebook's interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began. — Last April, during a hot market for audio …
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Protocol. Tweets: @dannygroner, @lucas_shaw, @emilyrpeck, @ashleyrcarman, @evoterra, @jimprosser, and @mickcote
| Sam Kessler / CoinDesk: |
A lawsuit filed against OlympusDAO's co-founders over $20M+ in the DAO's native tokens could unmask their identities, testing the limits of pseudonymity in DAOs — An early Olympus investor alleges he was cheated out of millions of OHM tokens when key smart contracts were rendered inoperable.
Tweets: @eliana_esq
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Rapido, whose bike taxi service is available in about 100 Indian cities, raises a $180M Series D led by Swiggy, at a $800M valuation — Swiggy has led a $180 million financing round into bike taxi startup Rapido as the Indian food delivery giant looks to broaden its fleet network across the country, the two firms said on Friday.
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China bans livestreaming of unauthorized video games, particularly of overseas games or competitions that have not been approved — China said on Friday the livestreaming of unauthorised video games was banned, signalling stricter enforcement of rules as part of its broad crackdown …
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Fasset, which lets users in emerging markets to buy and sell digital assets easily and conveniently, raises a $22M Series A led by Liberty City and Fatima Gobi — Fasset, a digital-asset gateway, is planning a major expansion in some areas of the Islamic world, as it seeks to boost the adoption … Sponsor Posts
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