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| Bloomberg: |
Circle aims to raise up to $624M in its US IPO, offering 24M shares at $24-$26 each, valuing it at ~$5.65B, or ~$6.7B fully diluted, at the top of the range — The New York-based company behind the second-largest stablecoin and some of its shareholders are offering 24 million shares for $24 to $26 each …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Circle's S-1 shows that 60% of the 24M shares available in its IPO come from existing stakeholders rather than the company, a highly unusual move in a tech IPO — Stablecoin issuer Circle stands to be one of the first significant cryptocurrency companies to go public in the U.S. That's not the only unusual aspect of its IPO.| Giovanni Colantonio / Digital Trends: |
Apple acquires RAC7, the two-person studio behind the popular Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch, marking its first acquisition of a video game studio — Exclusive: Apple has acquired the two-person studio behind Sneaky Sasquatch, one of Apple Arcade's most popular games. — Sneaky Sasquatch Trailer — Apple Arcade
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| Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac: |
The EU publishes its April 23 decision to fine Apple €500M for DMA non-compliance; Apple has until end of June to become compliant or face periodic fines — Update: Apple has responded to the ruling with a statement provided to 9to5Mac, calling it “bad for innovation, bad for competition, bad for our products, and bad for users.”
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple launches its Self Service Repair program for the iPad lineup, a first, and plans to bring the program to Canada in summer, the 34th country to offer it — Apple today announced that its Self Service Repair program is expanding to the iPad. — The program will provide iPad owners with manuals …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Inside a “laptop farm” run by a 50-year-old US woman that let DPRK IT workers pose as US tech staff and illegally earn $17.1M from more than 300 US companies — A LinkedIn message drew a former waitress in Minnesota into a type of intricate scam involving illegal paychecks and stolen data| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Pavel Durov says Telegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to distribute Grok; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue — Telegram will also receive 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via the app. — What to know:| Tim Balk / New York Times: |
A look at issues facing self-driving trucks in the US as Aurora, whose new truck has logged 1,000+ driverless miles on I-45, aims for 20+ trucks by year's end — As the trucking industry struggles to recruit drivers, driverless trucks won't need sleep, won't speed and won't get road rage.
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nvidia suppliers Foxconn, Inventec, Dell, and Wistron made breakthroughs to resolve issues from 2024 that delayed Blackwell AI server “rack” shipments — Technical breakthroughs allow partners to begin shipments of cutting-edge ‘Blackwell’ artificial intelligence servers| Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block: |
Filing: GameStop acquires 4,710 bitcoin for its corporate treasury, but does not disclose the total purchase amount, after announcing a bitcoin plan in March — - The video game retailer announced a 4,710 bitcoin purchase on May 28. — GameStop previously announced plans to adopt Bitcoin …
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| Bloomberg: |
Texas enacts an online child safety bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages and secure parental approval before minors can get most apps or make IAPs — The Elite Microsoft Unit Constantly Working to Thwart Hackers … Explainers
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| Greg Otto / CyberScoop: |
Zscaler agrees to acquire Red Canary, a provider of managed detection and response services, for an undisclosed sum; the deal is expected to close in August — The deal reflects a growing trend in cybersecurity toward consolidation and integration. — Learn more.
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| Bloomberg: |
A recent surge in high-profile cyberattacks is boosting cyber insurers' prospects, with global premium volume expected to hit ~$30B by 2030, growing at 10% YoY — A recent surge in high-profile cyberattacks is offering an opportunity for insurers including Munich Re AG and Chubb Ltd. to cash … | Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Getty Images CEO Craig Peters says Getty is spending “millions and millions” on its Stability AI lawsuit in the UK and the US, accusing it of copying 12M images — Peters told CNBC in an interview that both Stability AI — the U.K.-based startup best known for its text …
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| Billy Perrigo / Time: |
A look at Tools for Humanity, cofounded by Sam Altman, as the company plans to deploy 7,500 iris-scanning Orbs across the US over the next 12 months — Once again, Sam Altman wants to show you the future. The CEO of OpenAI is standing on a sparse stage in San Francisco, preparing to reveal his next move to an attentive crowd.
More: Windows Central and Fox News
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
Block plans to roll out bitcoin payments on Square in H2 2025; the system runs on the Lightning Network and lets merchants accept bitcoin via Square's hardware — LAS VEGAS — Jack Dorsey's latest bitcoin vision is hitting the checkout counter — starting with a merch truck parked just off the casino floor inside The Venetian.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instacart appoints Chief Business Officer Chris Rogers as its new CEO, effect August 15, replacing Fidji Simo, who left to become OpenAI's CEO of Applications — Instacart announced on Wednesday that its chief business officer, Chris Rogers, has been appointed as the company's new CEO.
More: The Information, Reuters, Adweek, Bloomberg, CNBC, Chain Store Age, Fast Company, and Instacart Corporate Blog
| Reuters: |
Sources: Shein is shifting its IPO plans from London to Hong Kong after failing to secure approval from Chinese regulators, and aims to file in the coming weeks — Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer's proposed initial public offering (IPO) …
More: PYMNTS.com, Tech in Asia, Yahoo Finance, The Times, The Guardian, and Bloomberg
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Discord unveils Discord Orbs, a new in-app currency in beta that users can earn by completing Quests, which reward participants who interact with ads — ‘Discord Orbs’ will let users earn free Nitro by playing with interactive ads. … Discord is beta testing “Discord Orbs,” …
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| Nathan Vifflin / Reuters: |
TSMC plans to open a design center in Munich in Q3 2025 to support European customers in designing chips for automotive, industrial, AI, and IoT applications — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW), the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday it will open a design centre in Munich …
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Forums: r/europe, r/hardware, and r/EU_Economics
| Financial Times: |
Humain, Saudi Arabia's new state-owned AI company, says it is seeking investment from US tech companies and investors, and plans to launch a $10B VC fund — PIF-backed Humain courts US tech investors and plans $10bn venture fund — Andrew England and Ahmed Al Omran in Riyadh| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
ASML's stock is down ~25% in the past year from a record ~€1,000 in July 2024, cutting $130B+ from its market cap, amid China export rules and US tariffs — More than $130 billion of value has been wiped off of ASML in under a year amid restrictions on exports to China and U.S. tariff uncertainty
More: Benzinga, Tech in Asia, and Reuters
| Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 review: exquisite hardware, great keyboard, trackpad, and battery, and a 3:2 display, but Snapdragon X has app compatibility issues — That Snapdragon X-powered laptop matched the MacBook in build quality, battery life, and at least some aspects of performance … | Counterpoint Research: |
In Q1 2025, the iPhone 16 was the best selling smartphone globally, followed by the iPhone 16 Pro Max, 16 Pro, 15, Samsung Galaxy A16, Galaxy A06, and S25 Ultra — - Apple's iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone in Q1 2025. This also marked the return of the iPhone series' base variant …
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Bell Canada plans to invest hundreds of millions to build data centers in six Canadian cities; the first, set to launch in June, has Groq as an anchor tenant — BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecom company by revenue, will set up a network of artificial intelligence data centers across the country …
More: BetaKit, MarketWatch, and Yahoo Finance
| Samidha Sharma / The Economic Times: |
Sources: Unacademy co-founder Gaurav Munjal is stepping down as CEO, as the company pivots to in-person coaching centers and its Duolingo-like learning app — Unacademy cofounder Gaurav Munjal is stepping down as CEO, with Sumit Jain taking over amid a company reset and focus on AirLearn.Sponsor Posts
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