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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: @mr_james_c, @mehdirhasan, @sandibachom, @jdcocchiarella, @moreperfectus, and @rbreich
| 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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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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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta is reviewing Sheryl Sandberg's attempts in 2016 and 2019 to stop the Daily Mail from writing about Activision's Bobby Kotick, her then-boyfriend — Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article| 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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Tweets: @mosseri, @mosseri, @dcseifert, @phil_lewis_, @mosseri, @mosseri, @jeff4llen, @chrismessina, @thekittycoach, @wongmjane, @khairulaming, @tibor, @mosseri, @qwongsj, @qwongsj, @mosseri, @mattnavarra, @muckymann, @mikeisaac, @siruihua, @qwongsj, @mosseri, @social_allie, @tysonhutchins_, @mattpaynephoto, @willoremus, @anthonyquintano, @nitram010101, @fboversight, and @mattnavarra
| 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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Tweets: @ign, @csxii2, @ztlaidlaw, @dieselquan1, and @genepark
| 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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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, @alexnpress, and @jctheresistance
| 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: @muradahmed, @johnnyryan, @javierespft, @javierespft, @javierespft, and @javierespft
| 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.
Tweets: @cobie, @degenspartan, @novogratz, @cobie, @mrjasonchoi, @fiskantes, @maariabajwa, @notsofast, @durdenwannabe, @mdudas, @cobie, @mdudas, @bobmcelrath, and @emilyjnicolle
| 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
| 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, CSO, IT PRO, Security Affairs, Washington Post, Infosecurity, iTnews, The Hacker News, cybernews.com, Russia's War on Democracy, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, The Register, and Protocol
Tweets: @nsacyber, @nsa_csdirector, and @deciphersec
| 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.| 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 … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Barack and Michelle Obama's production company Higher Ground doesn't plan to re-sign with Spotify, and is talking to Audible, iHeartMedia, and others — Barack and Michelle Obama's time with Spotify Technology SA is coming to an end. — The former first family's production company …
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PCMag, Protocol, Benzinga, Insider, The Guardian, City A.M., CNN, Mashable, and Barron's Online
Tweets: @jeffnolan, @lea, @evoterra, and @alexthomp
| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Apple to debut an opt-in child safety feature for iPhones in the UK that scans messages for nudity, but drops some controversial aspects, like notifying parents — Feature that searches messages will go ahead after delays over privacy and safety concerns — A safety feature that uses AI technology … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Spotify now lets all creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand to 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.
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