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In a SEC filing, Elon Musk accuses Twitter of “resisting and thwarting” his right to information about bots, calling it a “clear material breach” of the deal — - In a letter to Twitter, a lawyer for Musk called it a “clear material breach” of the terms of their merger agreement.
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Live stream of Apple's WWDC 2022 keynote — - This stream is best experienced on an iPhone 7 or later, iPad (5th generation or later), or iPod touch (7th generation) using Safari on iOS 12 or later; or a Mac using Safari on macOS Mojave 10.14 or later. Streaming to your TV requires an Apple TV … | The Verge: |
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An investigation finds Binance served as a conduit for laundering $2.35B+ between 2017 and 2021, including funds gathered from hacks, fraud, and drug sales — For five years, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance served as a conduit for the laundering of at least $2.35 billion … | New York Times: |
As Sheryl Sandberg leaves Meta, Silicon Valley loses one of its most powerful women; a report shows only 4.8% of SV's top 15 firms were led by women in 2020 — Silicon Valley is losing one of its most visible, outspoken and powerful women. Any gains have been incremental at best.| Wall Street Journal: |
How Tiger Global, the top US investor in startups in 2021 with 361 deals, rode tech's boom, betting big even as the market crested, and has seen gains evaporate — The New York firm was a heavy investor in technology stocks and startups when the market peaked. The downturn has vaporized years of its gains.
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon startup and its Goddess Nature Token, focused on tokenizing carbon offsetting, and what it says about Web3 more broadly — Falling prices for cryptocurrencies test the logic of the ‘tokenomics’ behind Web3 startups, but true believers think the real problem is existing securities regulations
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
As OpenSea faces a backlash over stolen and plagiarized NFTs, executives acknowledge the problem and outline steps to improve trust, including hiring more staff — OpenSea, one of the highest-profile crypto start-ups, is facing a backlash over stolen and plagiarized nonfungible tokens.
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Sources: Chinese regulators will conclude yearlong probes into Didi, logistics platform Full Truck Alliance and recruitment firm Kanzhun as early as this week — Chinese authorities are also preparing to allow Didi's app back on domestic app stores as early as this week
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| Bloomberg: |
A look at ASML's IP theft allegations against Xtal and China's Dongfang, created by ex-ASML engineer and “flagbearer” of China's chip industry Zongchang Yu — Few companies are better positioned to benefit from the crippling shortage of computer chips than ASML Holding NV …
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| Michael McGowan / The Guardian: |
A federal judge in Australia orders Google to pay an ex-politician $715K for doing “nothing to prevent” YouTuber Friendlyjordies' “abusive” videos about him — Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial
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Israeli startup Perimeter 81, which offers cloud-based tools to secure networks, raises $100M led by B Capital at a $1B valuation, up from $200M in August 2020 — Perimeter 81 said on Monday its backers now value the Israeli cybersecurity company at $1 billion, giving it unicorn status …
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Magical, which makes a Chrome extension to move data across websites and apps, raises a $35M Series A led by Coatue and says it has 300,000+ users — It's the belief of some analysts that the market for robotic process automation, which leverages AI to automate certain software tasks, is headed toward consolidation.
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