Filing: Elon Musk takes a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter, worth ~$2.89B on Friday, becoming its largest shareholder; Twitter's stock is up 26%+
Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% passive stake in Twitter, according to a 13G filing, Bloomberg News reports. Twitter rose about 26% in pre-market trading.
Alphabet's Wing division will begin drone delivery services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on April 7, starting with Walgreens' health and wellness products
Alphabet's Wing division has announced that it's launching a drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex on April 7th.
Sources: Truth Social's CTO Josh Adams and product chief Billy Boozer have quit, following a troubled launch for the Trump-backed social network
The two Southern tech entrepreneurs had the two qualities that Donald Trump's Truth Social startup needed: tech-industry expertise …
AMD plans to acquire networking chip maker Pensando for $1.9B in cash, aiming to compete with Nvidia and Intel's data center tech
Acquisition would bolster AMD's offerings for the fast-growing data-center market — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plans to buy chip and software startup Pensando Systems Inc …
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak asks the Royal Mint to create an NFT, set to be issued by the summer
The Treasury has announced plans to dive into the crypto space with the launch of an official NFT later this year. — John Glen, the economic secretary for the Treasury … Source: @hmtreasury .
US State Department announces the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, starting with 60+ staff and plans to add 30 more
Nearly 100 people will staff a new cyber bureau at the State Department — Today, the State Department is launching its long-awaited cyberspace and digital policy bureau.
Huawei promotes CFO Meng Wanzhou, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, as one of three rotating chairs, six months after her detention in Canada
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Spain plans an €11B investment to develop microchips and semiconductors, aiming to bolster its economic recovery and reduce its reliance on imported technology
Spain plans to invest 11 billion euros ($12.4 billion) to develop microchips and semiconductors as part of a series …
Apple's hardware categories are now gaining record new users after a 2017/2018 strategy change that let product groups independently update major product lines
How Brad Smith helps Microsoft avoid government scrutiny by being amicable with regulators while directing negative attention at the company's Big Tech rivals
President Brad Smith has taken an amicable role with regulators. Rivals say he also directs negative attention toward them. Tweets: @om , @carnage4life , @carnage4life , @wavesblog , @ryanlawler , @a...
How Apple's rumored iPhone and other hardware subscriptions will squeeze more revenue from its users, and why the company may expand its financial services
more money for Apple because people will swap out their phones more often and Apple can still resell trade-ins. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Fortnite raises $144M for Ukraine relief, after Epic Games announced two weeks ago that all proceeds from the game would be donated to humanitarian efforts
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Gemini survey: nearly half of all crypto owners in the US, Latin America, and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021
Almost half of all cryptocurrency owners in the United States, Latin America and Asia Pacific purchased the digital assets for the first time in 2021 …
UK police charge a 16-year-old with five counts and a 17-year-old with six counts of cyber offenses related to the Lapsus$ gang; the teenagers remain in custody
German startup lemon.markets, which makes APIs for developers to build stock trading features, raises a €15M seed led by Lakestar and Lightspeed
Quick Take — Stock trading API startup lemon.markets has raised €15 million ($17 million) in a seed round led by Lakestar …
As the first cases involving NFTs hit court dockets, a look at the issues, including outright scams, gaps in securities regulation, and contract enforcement
As the first cases involving NFTs hit the dockets, courts will decide questions around ownership, art, and commerce. Tweets: @rebackermann , @chengela , @glynmoody , @wired , and @bruceqburke Tweets: ...
Paris-based Deepki, which provides an ESG data intelligence service to let real estate developers reduce their carbon footprint, raises a €150M Series C
Amazon's plans for four large French distribution centres have been blocked or abandoned in the past six months over environmental and political concerns
Campaigners are successfully winning support in French courts to block Amazon.com Inc.'s plans to construct distribution facilities in the country. Tweets: @aggichristiane Tweets: Aggi / @aggichristia...
Interview with Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, who says the government's crypto donation platform has raised $70M+ as of April 1
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US record keepers and watchdogs worry that Wickr and other messaging apps with auto-deletion help the CBP and other agencies sidestep transparency requirements
Microsoft moves Surface Duo OS, SwiftKey, Phone Link, Microsoft Launcher, and other teams to a new dedicated Android division under EVP and CPO Panos Panay
French startup Budget Insight, which helps clients initiate payments and aggregate financial data and documents, raises $35M from PSG Equity
Zipline, Flytrex, and Alphabet's Wing, which have started commercial drone deliveries in the US, say they are encouraged by the FAA's evolving regulation
Justin Kan's game-focused NFT marketplace Fractal has raised a $35M seed led by Paradigm and Multicoin Capital, with a16z, Solana Labs, and others participating
A deep look at the benefits of content moderation in open forums, and how it can support free speech by creating spaces where more people feel free to talk
How Binance, which trades on its own exchange and plays several roles that may pose conflicts of interest, remains mostly unaccountable to its customers
Unpacking Terra's design for its algorithmic stablecoins and how partial collateralization using bitcoin reserves could impact its price stabilization mechanism
Mirror : Tweets: @paddi_hansen , @darky999 , @tlagomi , and @jwang815 Tweets: Patrick Hansen / @paddi_hansen : 1/4 Best article I have read on Luna/UST and the new #BTC reserve. I have been skeptical...
LinkSquares, which provides contract management tools, raises a $100M Series C led by G Squared at an $800M valuation, bringing its total funding to $161.4M
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Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.