SEC filing: in a letter to Twitter, Elon Musk revives his original bid for $54.20 per share, aiming to avoid a courtroom fight
Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for the original offer price of $54.20 a share, Bloomberg News reports.Musk made the proposal in a letter to Twitter …
Elon Musk claims that buying Twitter “is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app”; in August 2022, Musk teased launching X.com as a social media site
Entrepreneur's first big hit was with X.com, an online bank that was acquired by PayPal; he re-acquired the rights … Source: @elonmusk .
Blizzard President Mike Ybarra says Overwatch 2 is “experiencing a mass DDoS attack” on its servers, preventing hundreds of users from joining the game's launch
Overwatch 2's early access launch has been marred by a few bugs and a massive DDoS attack preventing players from getting into the game.
A look at possible outcomes for Twitter under Elon Musk: firing Parag Agrawal, a revolt by employees, bringing back Donald Trump, adding new features, and more
His deal to buy the company is back on. Here are six predictions about Twitter under Musk's control, if it happens. — Buckle up.
Elon Musk's revived $44B Twitter acquisition could rely on $12.5B from banks at a time when offloading risky debt is difficult, potentially leading to losses
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A report from Chess.com alleges widespread cheating in 100+ online games by Hans Moke Niemann, who was accused of cheating by champion Magnus Carlsen
An internal report reviewed by The Wall Street Journal alleges a previously unknown pattern of likely widespread cheating by Hans Moke Niemann …
What to expect from Google's “Made by Google” event: Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, and potentially Pixel device previews and Nest hardware
- Wildcards: More Pixel device previews and Nest hardware — Google's fall hardware event promises to be special this year.
Sources: Elon Musk and Twitter have not yet reached an agreement to end litigation; Musk is scheduled to be deposed on Thursday in Austin
Elon Musk and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) have not yet reached an agreement to end the litigation and clear the way for the world's richest person to close …
The Connectivity Standards Alliance launches the Matter 1.0 smart home standard and its certification program; Matter devices may be sold as soon as this month
The smart home standard is open for certification at last. We could see Matter devices in our homes as soon as this month.
Tesla plans to remove ultrasonic sensors from some new Model 3 and Y cars this month and Model S and X cars in 2023 in favor of camera and software assistance
Tesla is removing ultrasonic sensors from Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, the next step in CEO Elon Musk's plan to only use cameras …
Sources: in a first, Apple asks suppliers to move some AirPods and Beats production to India as early as 2023; some AirPods are already made in Vietnam
iPhone maker taps South Asian nation again in push to diversify from China — TAIPEI — Apple is asking suppliers to move some AirPods …
A review of Intel's $329 Arc A770 and $289 Arc A750: ideal for 1080p gaming, slick design, and good performance, but weird driver bugs and few software controls
Intel's GPU effort is impressive but early … Intel's Arc graphics cards are finally here, and they're priced to take on Nvidia's popular RTX 3060 for budget PC gamers.
Elon Musk's proposal to proceed with his Twitter bid for $54.20/share hinges on receiving debt financing and the end of all legal actions related to the deal
A US judge sentences Capital One hacker Paige Thompson, who accessed data on over 100M people, to five years of probation; DOJ says it is “very disappointed”
A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies …
Meta details updates to the Facebook Feed to let users increase or decrease posts from friends, Groups, and Pages, helping improve Meta's AI-based ranking
With profits shrinking of late, Facebook has been shutting down unpopular apps and focusing on its core services.
Spotify buys Kinzen, which helps identify misinformation and hate speech; the Dublin-based company partnered with Spotify in 2020, initially on election content
Audio-streaming service Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) on Wednesday said it has acquired Kinzen, a firm that has helped it identify harmful content on the platform.
LA County arrests election software maker Konnech's CEO Eugene Yu over the alleged theft of data on poll workers and says some data was found stored in China
The executive, Eugene Yu, and his firm, Konnech, have been a focus of attention among election deniers.
Brian Armstrong's “Coin: A Founder's Story”, a documentary commissioned to show the “good, bad, and ugly”, feels like a hagiography to reset his narrative
Pass the popcorn. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just announced a new film titled Coin …
DeepMind uses its AlphaTensor AI to quickly solve a matrix multiplication problem by building a custom TensorGame board game, beating a 50-year-old record
The new version of AlphaZero discovered a faster way to do matrix multiplication, a core problem in computing that affects thousands of everyday computer tasks.
A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups kept “long-term” access to a US military contractor's network via the open-source Python toolkit Impacket
U.S. cybersecurity, law enforcement and intelligence officials revealed on Tuesday that sophisticated hackers infiltrated …
A Delaware judge says Twitter can proceed with a limited probe to see if Peiter Zatko contacted Elon Musk's lawyers before Musk backed out of the deal
A report by Senator Warren's office: fraud and scams are occurring more often on P2P payments app Zelle, with banks only reimbursing ~47% of defrauded customers
Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according …
In a first, Amazon plans to give $150M through 2023 to 10+ outside VC funds to invest in underrepresented startup founders at or before the seed stage
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is investing in outside venture capital funds for the first time, saying on Wednesday it planned to hand $150 million …
Google announces the $180 Nest Doorbell Wired and $200 Nest Wifi Pro with Wi-Fi 6E support, updates the Home app, and confirms the company will support Matter
A look at the CBP prioritizing facial recognition to verify ~85% of the 221K daily travelers entering the US, replacing passport lines and self-serve kiosks
More than 80 percent of all travelers entering the U.S. are now verified by facial recognition. The loss of older, seemingly more convenient methods has many perplexed. Tweets: @fabiochiusi Tweets: F...
An interview with Unity CEO John Riccitiello on its game engine's future, merging with ironSource, monetization vs. creation, falling stock price, and more
With an IronSource deal pending, CEO John Riccitiello talks about the future of Unity, its history of losses, and buying back stock in the wake of layoffs Tweets: @gibiz , @petermoorelfc , @firstadopt...
Experts say political ads on Meta's platforms no longer represent good ROI, thanks to a stagnating user base and policy changes that make targeting voters hard
Beth Becker had just finished teaching Democrats how to use Facebook's digital tools at the Netroots conference in Pittsburgh … Tweets: @mediumbuying , @mediumbuying , @mediumbuying , @travisfain , @l...
Meta plans to shut down its newsletter subscription service Bulletin by early 2023; the Substack competitor launched in January 2021 and now has 120+ writers
Amazon discontinues Glow, its video calling device aimed at kids, amid lackluster sales and a shift in consumer behavior after debuting the $300 product in 2021
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Taiwan pledges to work closely with the US and other allies to implement “very firm” export controls and prevent China's military from acquiring advanced chips
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A look at “Crypto Twitter”, which acts as a town hall where traders, investors, scammers, content creators, founders, and others connect, do business, and relax
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Dublin-based Tines, which offers no-code automation tools for security teams, raised a $55M Series B extension, bringing the total Series B to ~$77M
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Meta debuts Instagram ads on the Explore page and tests ads in profile feeds, letting creators earn extra income, and a shorter ad format for Facebook Reels
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Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger on returning to Intel, resetting the culture, replacing executives, decision making, long-term plans, new chip plants, and more
now I actually feel it might come back some day. https://www.theverge.com/...
Uber's SVP of Mobility Andrew Macdonald says chronic driver shortages are now over, letting the company focus on improving cancellations and wait times
but he's not out of the woods yet. The company's biggest tech investments are being directed towards reducing the number of cancellations by pickier drivers. FT exclusive w/@tim https://www.ft.com/...
Celsius co-founder and chief strategy officer S. Daniel Leon resigns a week after CEO Alex Mashinsky; Global Tax Director Lior Koren will assume the CSO role
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An interview with Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Larsen on staying play-to-earn after the hack, unfair criticisms, improving security, raising funds, and more
Ryan Weeks / The Block : Tweets: @lhm1 and @emilyjnicolle Tweets: @lhm1 : V good read on the play-to-earn darling that thinks it's an underdog 👇 https://twitter.com/... Emily Nicolle / @emilyjnicolle...
Google launches Medical Imaging Suite, a cloud service for health care professionals that uses AI to scan medical images for faster and more accurate diagnoses
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Arizona's AG: Google will pay $85M to resolve the state's consumer privacy lawsuit that claims it surreptitiously collects users' location data for targeted ads
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IriusRisk, which offers companies an automated threat modeling platform, raised a $29M Series B led by Paladin Capital, bringing its total funding to ~$40M
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Gopuff taps Grubhub to deliver groceries, alcohol, and household items across the US, starting in NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and Austin
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US prosecutors accuse a man of remotely swiping 713 bitcoins from a hardware wallet seized in a case against his brother, who ran crypto mixing service Helix
the Feds had a Trezor but they never actually had the private keys. End mystery. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Kara Swisher / @karaswisher : READ, if only for the lede: Feds locked up a storage device...
In an email to recruiters, Amazon says it is freezing most corporate hiring in its retail business for the rest of 2022; AWS is not affected by the freeze
Amazon sues Washington state's Department of Labor & Industries, claiming an order forcing the company to reduce a warehouse's hazards breaks the 14th Amendment
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Switzerland-based cybersecurity company Infinigate merges with Dubai-based cybersecurity firm Starlink to form a company with a ~$2.2B estimated annual revenue
Some guests and hosts say Airbnb permanently banned them after background checks by third-party company Inflection revealed minor offenses or old misdemeanors
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.