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Musk’s Texts Show Tussle with Saudis in ‘Funding Secured’ Debacle

Apr 24, 2022 · 11:23pm PDT
Texts between the Tesla CEO and a major Saudi Arabian shareholder in 2018 reflect the period after Musk's questionable tweet that he had secured funding to take the company private.
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Alphabet’s Robotics Subsidiary Acquires AI Startup Vicarious

Apr 24, 2022 · 11:09pm PDT
Vicarious, whose founders in 2010 talked with their counterparts at DeepMind about merging the two startups, is joining Alphabet's industrial robotics company.
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India’s Ola Electric Recalls 1,441 Scooters After Fire Incident

Apr 24, 2022 · 2:29pm PDT
Ola Electric, whose backers include SoftBank and Tiger Global, said it views the fire incident as an isolated case and the recall is a "pre-emptive measure."
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Self-Driving Startup Pony.ai Obtains Taxi License in China

Apr 24, 2022 · 2:21pm PDT
The company plans to start charging fares for robotaxi rides in the southern Chinese city of Nansha next month.
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Twitter Discusses Deal to Sell to Elon Musk: WSJ

Apr 24, 2022 · 12:22pm PDT
Musk met with some large shareholders to argue the advantages of his proposal.
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Coinbase CEO Criticizes Apple for ‘Potential Antitrust Issues’

Apr 23, 2022 · 6:38pm PDT
Apple’s App Store prohibits crypto apps from giving currency to users who complete certain tasks like encouraging others to download the app.
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FTC Can’t Block Allegedly Deceptive TurboTax Ads

Apr 22, 2022 · 2:26pm PDT
The FTC accused Intuit of deceptively advertising TurboTax as free.
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Stripe Partners with Twitter on Crypto Payouts for Creators

Apr 22, 2022 · 9:18am PDT
The move is the latest initiative from Stripe to expand its support for crypto, four years after it abandoned support for Bitcoin payments.
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China’s Senior Officials Ask for Revisions to Didi Global’s Penalties

Apr 21, 2022 · 5:12pm PDT
Didi, which will hold a shareholder vote next month to approve its delisting in the U.S., continues to face many regulatory uncertainties in China.
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Chinese E-Commerce App Xiaohongshu Cuts 9% of Staff

Apr 21, 2022 · 4:39pm PDT
China's e-commerce sector is grappling with an economic slowdown and the country's recent Covid-19 lockdowns that have severely affected supply chains.
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AWS CEO Says No Current Plans for Spinoff

Apr 21, 2022 · 4:00pm PDT
Adam Selipsky, who returned to AWS as CEO last July, said Amazon isn't mulling a spinoff of the cloud unit.
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Snap Warns on Second Quarter as Economic Headwinds Rise

Apr 21, 2022 · 2:04pm PDT
War in Ukraine, which prompted pause in advertising, compounded challenges from Apple’s privacy changes.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Shuts Down CNN+

Apr 21, 2022 · 9:51am PDT
The move comes as the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking cost savings.
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Sheryl Sandberg Pressured UK Tabloid To Drop Kotick Story: Report

Apr 21, 2022 · 8:13am PDT
The Meta COO is reportedly facing internal scrutiny over the events from 2016 and 2019.
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Amazon to Let Third-Party Retailers Use Logistics and Delivery Network

Apr 21, 2022 · 7:57am PDT
The move will put Amazon at odds with the likes of Shopify and delivery companies like FedEx and UPS.
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Musk Details $25.5 Billion Financing Commitments for Twitter Bid

Apr 21, 2022 · 7:47am PDT
The commitments rely in part on Musk pledging more of his Tesla stake, worth around $200 billion.
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Obamas and Spotify Decide Not to Renew Podcasting Deal

Apr 21, 2022 · 7:15am PDT
The move comes as Spotify's longtime content executive is leaving the company.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Raises $675 Million

Apr 20, 2022 · 10:33pm PDT
The new funding round, led by Vy Capital and Sequoia Capital, has boosted the startup's valuation to $5.675 billion.
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YouTube Takes Down Channel of Hong Kong’s Leadership Candidate

Apr 20, 2022 · 6:29pm PDT
John Lee, Hong Kong's sole candidate to become its next leader, was among a group of Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2020.
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Government Authorities Warn of Looming Russian Cyberattacks

Apr 20, 2022 · 3:34pm PDT
Agencies in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand teaming up to get organizations to shore up security on their networks.