Sources: Broadcom is in talks to acquire VMware, which has a ~$40B market cap; the discussions are ongoing and there's no guarantee they will lead to a purchase
Broadcom Inc. is in talks to acquire cloud-computing company VMware Inc., according to people familiar with the matter …
AMD announces Ryzen 7000 CPUs with up to 16 Zen 4 cores based on TSMC's 5nm process, plus PCIe 5 and DDR5 on the AM5 motherboard, coming in fall 2022
During the AMD Keynote at Computex 2022, its CEO, Dr. Lisa Su officially unveiled their next generation of Ryzen processors and the successor …
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Google will emerge stronger from this downturn; Refinitiv: from 2008 to 2010, these companies acquired 100+ firms
Flush with cash, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google are positioned to emerge from a downturn stronger and more powerful. As usual.
Xiaomi signs a long-term partnership with Leica and announces a jointly developed smartphone will launch in July 2022, likely with the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Xiaomi has signed a “long-term strategic partnership” with camera and camera lens manufacturer Leica in a bid to improve …
Meta says it plans to give outside researchers more info on political ad targeting on Facebook and Instagram and will update Ad Library with more info from July
Academics and journalists will be able to see more data about the way political ads are used to target users across Facebook and Instagram.
Google details three campaigns that used Predator spyware, developed by North Macedonia's Cytrox, that exploited five Android vulnerabilities found in 2021
New research from Google's Threat Analysis Group outlines the risks Android users face from the surveillance-for-hire industry.Source:The Keyword.
BNP Paribas joins JPMorgan's blockchain-based Onyx network for the repurchase market, which has facilitated $300B+ in deals since December
BNP Paribas joins JPMorgan-powered platform that has traded more $300bn of intraday repo deals — BNP Paribas has joined JPMorgan in using digital tokens …
Sources: Amazon, which has too much warehouse capacity after the pandemic, is looking to sublet over 10M square feet in New York, California, and elsewhere
Amazon.com Inc., stuck with too much warehouse capacity now that the surge in pandemic-era shopping has faded …
As GDPR turns four, despite some positives, regulators are struggling with enforcement, the ad industry remains littered with potential abuses, and more
The world-leading data law changed how companies work. But four years on, there's a lag on cleaning up Big Tech.
StepN, a Solana-based app that rewards users with tokens for walking and running, says it has 2M-3M MAUs and makes $3M-5M/day in net profit from trading fees
But skeptics question its sustainability and whether it can be called a ‘game’ — Since its launch in December, StepN …
A look at efforts by 50+ countries to control digital data produced by citizens, governments, and businesses, driven by privacy concerns, economics, and more
Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency. Tweets: @wbm312 , @vickerysec , @profcarroll , @da...
YouTube takes down 70K+ videos and 9K+ channels covering the Ukraine war for violating content guidelines, including videos referring to a “liberation mission”
this is gutsy given it's the largest American social media platform to be left operating freely in Russia. And it shows why cutting off access to markets like Russia won't always be the right answer d...
After Elon Musk attempted to pause the Twitter deal, internal chat logs detail bewilderment among employees; VP Jay Sullivan says a “chaos tax” will continue
Deal has left employees bewildered about what their jobs are and will be — In one 24-hour period this month … Tweets: @rupasubramanya , @saraheneedleman , and @saraheneedleman Tweets: @rupasubramany...
Didi shareholders vote to delist from the NYSE, clearing the way for the company to work with Chinese regulators and prepare for a Hong Kong IPO
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IT services group Atos sues the UK over its £854M meteorology supercomputer contract, awarded to Microsoft in 2021; a High Court trial expected in June 2022
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Report: Electronic Arts is looking to sell or merge; sources say EA pursued an NBCUniversal merger and held acquisition talks with Disney, Apple, and Amazon
Singapore-based MatchMove, which helps businesses embed financial services, acquires e-commerce startup Shopmatic for $200M; Shopmatic has 1M+ customers
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg :
Klarna's CEO tells employees the company is laying off 10% of its 6,500+ workforce, following reports that it was raising money at a reduced valuation of $30B
Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Klarna was seeking a new round of investment that could see its valuation brought down by a third, from $46bn to $30bn.
iFixit will sell nearly every part of Valve's Steam Deck, including its $350 motherboard with the AMD Aerith chip, and upgrades to the fan and the screen
Denver-based Velocity Global, which develops HR software for distributed workforces, raises a $400M Series B, and says it generated $125M in revenue last year
Kamaron Leach / Bloomberg :
General Atlantic plans to invest $2B in India and Southeast Asia over the next two years, and is currently in early-stage funding talks with ~15 startups
Aditya Kalra / Reuters :
Cairo-based Sylndr, which is building an online used car marketplace, raises a $12.6M pre-seed led by RAED Ventures and plans to launch in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023
Tage Kene-Okafor / TechCrunch :
Paytm's parent One 97, whose share price is down 57% in 2022, reports Q4 revenue up 89% YoY to ~$200M and a net loss up 72% YoY to ~$98M due to higher expenses
Reuters : Source: BSE .
Toronto-based Forma.ai, which helps companies manage and optimize sales compensation plans, raises a $45M Series B led by ACME Capital
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Sources: Protego Trust Bank, which provides digital asset custody and trading services for institutional clients, raised a $70M Series A in 2021
Ryan Weeks / The Block : Tweets: @ryanjamesweeks Tweets: Ryan Weeks / @ryanjamesweeks : SCOOP: Chartered crypto bank @ProtegoTrust is targeting a $2 billion valuation in its latest fundraising effort...
Singapore-based BUD, which offers a metaverse for Gen Z consumers and plans to launch an NFT marketplace, raises a $36.8M Series B led by Sequoia Capital India
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Q&A with Arm CEO Rene Haas on the company's plans, business model, open-source competitor RISC-V, Intel relationship, need to invest more in R&D, and more
London-based Vertice, which helps businesses streamline SaaS purchases and reduce their annual spend by 20%-30%, emerges from stealth with a $26M Series A
A look at the autonomous vehicle industry, as CB Insights says equity funding for startups developing autonomous vehicles passed $12B in 2021, up 50%+ YoY
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.
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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.