Source says Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid
Amir Efrati / The Information :
Musk says he may not “actually be able to” buy Twitter, he is motivated by its public interest value, it should open source its algorithm, and he has a Plan B
Utopian good—with another six architectural and business model reforms. Let me run the place in my spare time from finding, funding, and growing Deep Tech breakthroughs. https://twitter.com/... Kurt W...
Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to take Twitter private by acquiring all outstanding stock for $54.20 per share, in a cash deal worth ~$43B
not “cancel culture” — are ruining discourse Eugene Robinson / Washington Post : If Elon Musk wants Twitter, he's welcome to it Financial Times : How Elon Musk could fund his $43bn Twitter takeover Ga...
Sources: Twitter's board is considering a poison pill after Elon Musk's bid; a source says another plan under consideration is saying that the offer is too low
Twitter Inc.'s board is considering adopting a measure that would protect the company from hostile acquisition bids …
Developer logs and sources: Apple is testing four different M2-based chips in at least nine new Macs, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro
Apple Inc. has started widespread internal testing of several new Mac models with next-generation M2 chips, according to developer logs …
[Thread]: After Bill Gross' 2015 hostile takeover attempt, Twitter locked the API and limited third-party clients to 100K users until Dorsey's return
Twitter is important, but it's always been vulnerable as a company. When Twitter does something which upsets the community of users, it is often due to this vulnerability. Let me tell you a little kno...
The US Treasury says North Korea-backed hacking group Lazarus is tied to the theft of cryptocurrencies worth $600M+ from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge
Ronin was hacked for more than $600 million in crypto late last month. — The U.S. Treasury Department alleged …
Vanguard Group disclosed on April 8 that it increased its Twitter stake to 10.3%, or 82.4M shares, making it Twitter's largest shareholder, ahead of Elon Musk
Wall Street Journal :
Musk's offer may not be viable but it has put Twitter in a position where it is now open to acquisition; should it fend off Musk, it will watch its stock drop
Oh Elon — Well that was weird. On Tuesday I wrote a column saying it was unlikely that Elon Musk will buy Twitter Inc. On Wednesday I left on a family vacation.
Source: private equity firm Thoma Bravo has a team working on a potential Twitter bid; the firm owns McAfee and Landesk, and is acquiring Sailpoint and Anaplan
Josh Kosman / New York Post :
Sources: TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies for CSAM and how a specific privacy feature is being exploited by predators
Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security — TikTok is under investigation …
Sources: Apple doesn't collect much user data from services and the data it collects is not widely accessible to staff, making it harder to compete with rivals
Privacy is one of the selling points of Apple products. But for employees who develop these products, it can be a pain.
Ex-Reddit CEO warns Elon Musk that he is too out of touch with internet culture to understand current challenges facing large social networks like Twitter
I've now been asked multiple times for my take on Elon's offer for Twitter. So fine, this is what I think about that. I will assume the takeover succeeds, and he takes Twitter private. (I have little ...
Rapido, whose bike taxi service is available in about 100 Indian cities, raises a $180M Series D led by Swiggy, at a $800M valuation
Swiggy has led a $180 million financing round into bike taxi startup Rapido as the Indian food delivery giant looks to broaden its fleet network across the country, the two firms said on Friday.
WhatsApp announces Communities with admin tools, file sharing, 32-person calls, and more, to let clubs, schools, and other groups host thousand-user chats
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Fasset, which lets users in emerging markets to buy and sell digital assets easily and conveniently, raises a $22M Series A led by Liberty City and Fatima Gobi
Fasset, a digital-asset gateway, is planning a major expansion in some areas of the Islamic world, as it seeks to boost the adoption …
China bans livestreaming of unauthorized video games, particularly of overseas games or competitions that have not been approved
China said on Friday the livestreaming of unauthorised video games was banned, signalling stricter enforcement of rules as part of its broad crackdown … Tweets: @therealjoshye Tweets: Josh Ye / @there...
French top administrative court revokes SpaceX's Starlink internet license awarded in 2021, citing monopolization concerns due to company's size and operations
The country's telecoms regulator will have to conduct a public consultation first. — The highest administrative court … Tweets: @fakecarlsagan Tweets: Imitation Sagan Meat / @fakecarlsagan : Barrier...
Iris Telehealth, which offers virtual mental health care, raises a $40M Series B led by Concord Health Partners and Columbia Pacific Advisors
Emily Olsen / MobiHealthNews :
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :
Asus launches $2K Zenbook 14X OLED Space Edition with a 14-inch display, 12th Gen Intel i9-12900H, and a 3.5-inch display on the lid for notifications and more
Emma Roth / The Verge :
A lawsuit filed against OlympusDAO's co-founders over $20M+ in the DAO's native tokens could unmask their identities, testing the limits of pseudonymity in DAOs
Sam Kessler / CoinDesk : Tweets: @eliana_esq Tweets: Ellie / @eliana_esq : More news: New lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court by Australia-based investor against OlympusDAO -legal team ...
California-based Twingate, which offers zero-trust security tools for enterprise, raises a $42M Series B led by Bond Capital
Jay Fitzgerald / CRN : Tweets: @caseynewton Tweets: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Not to be confused with Twinkgate, a huge scandal involving twinks https://twitter.com/...
YouTube Shorts now lets creators splice in 1- to 5-second clips from eligible long-form videos and Shorts; previously, creators could only add short audio clips
GridX, which offers rate analytics and billing software to utilities and energy tech companies, raises a $40M Series C led by Energy Impact Partners
Las Vegas-based MedTrainer, which provides cloud-based compliance software for the health care industry, raises a $43M Series B led by Vista Equity Partners
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo / VentureBeat :
Kpler, which provides data analytics tools to commodity traders, raises $200M led by Five Arrows and Insight Partners
Alex Longley / Bloomberg :
Terraform Labs, which runs the Terra blockchain and UST stablecoin, gifts 10M LUNA tokens, worth ~$880M, to the Luna Foundation Guard, likely to underpin UST
Amazon announces two mobile games for its Amazon Kids+ service, the first games published by Amazon Mobile since May 2015
China-founded startups are increasingly abandoning their domestic market to pursue international markets, due to mounting compliance costs and regulatory risks
Rita Liao / TechCrunch : Tweets: @noahpinion Tweets: Noah Smith / @noahpinion : But what about all those semiconductor companies they were going to start? 🤪 https://twitter.com/...
Internet portal Sohu, one of China's first tech firms to list on Nasdaq in 2000, is looking to exit Nasdaq after the SEC said it's noncompliant with audit rules
Jiaxing Li / South China Morning Post :
Worldwide semiconductor revenue hit $595B in 2021, up 26.3% YoY; Samsung led with $73.2B revenue and 12.3% market share, followed by Intel with $72.5B and 12.2%
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