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Sources detail Twitter's nascent moves to facilitate payments, a key to becoming a “super app”, as the company files for regulatory licenses across the US — Company has started applying for US state licences in bid for fresh revenues beyond advertising
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| Kat Bailey / IGN: |
Sources: Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony won't be part of E3 to be held in-person from June 13 to June 16, 2023; conference didn't happen in 2022 due to COVID-19 — All three of gaming's first-party console manufacturers appear poised to skip E3's big return.
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| Raymond Wong / Inverse: |
Nothing CEO Carl Pei says the company had $200M+ in 2022 revenue, up from ~$24M in 2021, and plans to launch a “more premium” Phone (2) in 2023 aimed at the US — Nothing CEO Carl Pei tells Inverse the next phone will be “more premium,” the U.S. is the top priority in 2023 …
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| Matt Tamanini / The Streamable: |
Paramount Global plans to merge its Showtime streaming service with the ad-free tier of Paramount+ and rebrand it as “Paramount+ with SHOWTIME”, later in 2023 — It's been a long time coming, but later this year, Paramount Global will finally fully integrate the streaming arm …
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Stripe is aiming to raise ~$2.5B at a $55B to $60B valuation, led by Thrive Capital which is committing $1B; Stripe was valued at ~$95B in 2021 — Thrive has committed $1 billion, which would value the payments provider Stripe at about $55 billion to $60 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Kuo: Apple plans to release a foldable iPad in 2024, featuring a carbon fiber kickstand, as well as a refreshed iPad mini, after possibly no new tablets in 2023 — Apple could be on track to release a foldable iPad as early as next year, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
NLRB says Apple exec comments and policies imposed on staff violate workers' rights, after complaints by ex-employees Ashley Gjøvik and Cher Scarlett in 2021 — Comments by Apple Inc. executives and policies imposed on employees have been deemed illegal by US National Labor Relations Board prosecutors …
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Mercedes-Benz becomes the first approved for Level 3 self-driving in the US as Nevada allows Drive Pilot, which still requires the driver's face to stay visible — Mercedes-Benz announced that it was the first automaker to receive government approval in the US for a Level 3 driving feature.
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| Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times: |
Sources: the US Department of Commerce told some companies it would no longer grant licenses to export US technology to Huawei, as it moves toward a total ban — White House moving closer to imposing total ban on sale of American tech to Chinese company — The Biden administration …
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
ElevenLabs found an uptick in “voice cloning misuse cases” during its recent beta; 4chan users made deepfake voices of Joe Rogan, Ben Sharpio, and Emma Watson — 4chan members used ElevenLabs to make deepfake voices of Emma Watson, Joe Rogan, and others saying racist, transphobic, and violent things.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitter made its first interest payment under Elon Musk to a group of seven banks; the payment was due around January 27 and estimated to be ~$300M — Twitter Inc. made its first interest payment under Elon Musk, according to people with knowledge of the matter …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
Payment card services company Marqeta plans to acquire NYC-based fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $223M in cash plus $52M subject to a milestone — Marqeta has agreed to acquire two-year-old fintech infrastructure startup Power Finance for $223 million in cash …
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Marqeta, Axios, MarketWatch, American Banker, Andreessen Horowitz, Payments Dive, SiliconANGLE, Marqeta Blog, Bank Automation News, PYMNTS.com, Finextra, AltFi, FinSMEs, and Crowdfund Insider. Tweets: @shaig
| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew plans to testify before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, the first appearance by a TikTok CEO before Congress — Republicans are expected to use hearing to highlight security and privacy concerns over video app — TikTok Offers More Transparency to Win Over U.S. Regulators
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Tweets: @karlbode, @jonsteinberg31, @congressmanraja, @seanspicer, @jchengwsj, @adamkovac, @karlbode, @b_fung, @niubi, and @cathymcmorris
| Wall Street Journal: |
If the US wins its Google antitrust case, a spinoff is more likely than a sale, valuing the ad businesses at tens of billions and giving advertisers more choice — If government prevails, an asset spinoff is thought to be more likely than a sale — Google spent the better part …
Tweets: @repjayapal, @wavesblog, @brianmcc, @sosayslucia, and @matthewstoller
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