India approves setting up three chipmaking units worth $15.2B from companies including India's Tata Group and Japan's Renesas
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Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter likely was a joke, since he previously pretended he would take Tesla private, but he may not be able to get out of the deal
Good morning! If you're looking to head to Bhutan anytime soon, we've got some news for you. Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : What's going on with Elon Musk's Twitter deal? Aryaansh Rathore / Mar...
Warner Bros. Discovery will shut down CNN+ on April 30, after its March 29 debut; sources: CNN+ had ~150K subscribers and was on pace to hit first-year goals
the same firm that suggested pharmacists get REBATES for opioid deaths—charged CNN millions to tell it what someone wanted to hear. Every $ wasted could have gone to paying journalists. https://twitte...
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: AT&T is in discussions to sell Xandr to Indian ad tech company InMobi; the mismanaged ad unit has annual revenue of ~$300-$380M and losses of $50-$90M
AT&T is in discussions to sell its ad unit to Indian ad tech giant InMobi, sources tell Axios. Tweets: @sarafischer , @aripap , @loupas , @awolk , @loudmouthjulia , @reckless , and @karlbode Tweets: S...
After Satya Nadella and Trump spoke, Microsoft says it will continue discussions to explore a TikTok acquisition in US, ending on Sept. 15 if no deal is reached
and draw scrutiny Jane Li / Quartz : TikTok is too Chinese for the US—and too American for China South China Morning Post : China may not like forced TikTok sale but experts warn few other options Ste...
If its Sprint merger goes through, T-Mobile says it will offer free 5G to first responders for a decade and free broadband to 10M households with children
but only if it's approved Daniel Golightly / Android Headlines : T-Mobile Outlines 5G Plans, Major Initiatives Via Sprint Merger Phillip Prado / Android Authority : T-Mobile unveils new $15 plan, free...
WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200 staffers, and keep the porn ban; source says Automattic paid less than $10M
It is not surprising that the news … Ana Valens / The Daily Dot : Tumblr's getting a new owner; does that mean porn is back? Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News : A Brief On Tumblr's Funding History...
Sources: as Verizon execs remain wary about sharing user data with Oath and ad growth fails to take off, Tim Armstrong weighs leaving as early as October
awesome data for ad targeting —was fundamentally flawed. Did anybody think to check ahead of time? http://www.wsj.com/... http://twitter.com/... @mikeisaac : this is actually very important. facebook,...
Sources: Verizon plans to make bid for Yahoo's core business; Google is also considering a bid
Friday, April 8 Tjfang / CBS San Francisco : Verizon, Google Reportedly Planning To Bid On Yahoo Adrian Diaconescu / Pocketnow : Verizon and Google lead prospective Yahoo buyer pack, as AT&T backs dow...