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Filing: Elon Musk raises $7.14B for his Twitter bid from Saudi Prince Alwaleed, Larry Ellison, Sequoia, VyCapital, Binance, a16z, and others; Ellison gives $1B — Elon Musk on Thursday disclosed a group of co-investors in his Twitter takeover. The names are impressive, but most of their check sizes aren't.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Sources: Elon Musk is expected to serve as the temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months after he completes his $44B takeover of the company — - Elon Musk is expected to serve as a temporary CEO of Twitter for a few months after he completes his $44 billion takeover of the social media company, according to CNBC's David Faber.
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| New York Times: |
Elon Musk's hate for ads conflicts with Twitter's business model, as ad execs say they will move spending elsewhere if the company relaxes content moderation — Many marketers were already lukewarm on the service. Now, some may move their money elsewhere if the content moderation policies are relaxed.
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| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Microsoft partners with Epic to offer Fortnite for free through Xbox Cloud Gaming, with or without a subscription, across Android, iOS, iPadOS, and Windows PCs — The tech giant is experimenting with offering free-to-play games through its streaming service.
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Whistleblowers: Meta deliberately took down Pages for hospitals and other Australian institutions in 2021 as a negotiating tactic over the news bargaining law — When Facebook blocked news pages last year to pre-empt Australian legislation that would force it to pay for content …
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| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
The CFTC orders BitMEX's three cofounders to pay $10M each for not registering with the agency, and failing to implement anti-money laundering and KYC checks — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has hit the founders of crypto exchange BitMEX with a total of $30 million in civil monetary penalties.
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| Michael Bellusci / CoinDesk: |
Block reports Q1 revenue down 22% YoY to $3.96B, vs. $4.1B est., profit up 34% YoY to $1.29B, and Cash App bitcoin revenue down 51% YoY to $1.73B; stock up 5%+ — Fintech and digital payments giant Block Inc. (SQ) reported first-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations on Thursday … | Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple, Google, and Microsoft plan to offer the FIDO Alliance's passwordless tech on websites and apps, using fingerprint readers, face scanners, and smartphones — What's happening — Why it matters — What it means for you — If Apple, Google and Microsoft have their way …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Amazon stock closes down ~8%, Meta ~7%, Apple ~6%, Alphabet ~5%, and Microsoft ~4% as a Big Tech selloff pushes the Nasdaq to its steepest drop since June 2020 — - Cloud and e-commerce stocks were among the biggest losers on Thursday on disappointing earnings reports and after the U.S. central bank raised interest rates.
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| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Sources: On Deck, which connects founders with capital and advice, laid off 25% of its staff, or ~72 people, after raising ~$40M of a planned $100M-$150M fund — On Deck, a tech company that connects founders to each other, capital and advice, has laid off 25% off its staff, per sources familiar with the company.
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| Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: |
DoorDash reports Q1 revenue up 35% YoY to $1.46B, vs. $1.38B est., 404M orders, up 23% YoY, gross order value up 25% to $12.4B, vs. $11.7B est.; stock up 5%+ — DoorDash Inc. reported revenue that beat analysts' estimates, a sign that customers' craving for the convenience of ordering online …
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| Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt: |
Zora, which offers an open-source NFT marketplace protocol, raises a $50M seed at a $600M valuation led by Haun Ventures, Katie Haun's new crypto fund — In December, the high-flying crypto investor Katie Haun roiled the crypto world by announcing she was leaving Andreessen Horowitz to launch her own $1.5 billion venture fund.| Bloomberg: |
Latin American e-commerce site MercadoLibre reports Q1 revenue up 63% YoY to $2.2B, vs. $2B est., and gross merchandise volume up 27% YoY to $7.7B; stock up 8%+ — MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, May 5 th , 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com) …
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| MK Manoylov / The Block: |
Blockchain-based gaming startup Untamed Planet, which uses Roblox to create nature-themed games incorporating NFTs, raises a $24M Series A led by Animoca Brands — Untamed Planet, a blockchain-based gaming startup, raised $24.3 million in a Series A funding round led by Animoca Brands.| Mikhail Klimentov / Washington Post: |
Some former and current staff of esports companies TSM and Blitz allege workplace abuse and a “culture of fear” fostered by CEO Andy Dinh; TSM is investigating — In March of 2021, employees at the esports organization TSM were summoned to a virtual all-hands meeting to discuss …
Tweets: @amandafarough and @montecristo
| T.P. Yeatts / The Real Deal New York: |
Lev, whose marketplace uses AI to help borrowers compare and source commercial real estate financing, raises a $70M Series B, sources say at a $400M valuation — Round brings total equity funding to $110M; startup also raised $100M for direct lending platform
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| Luke Taylor / Rest of World: |
Survey of 1,800 households in El Salvador finds ~61% abandoned the Chivo bitcoin wallet after withdrawing the $30 sign-up incentive — Those who stayed are not on the Chivo app for what was intended, using it to keep their dollars safe rather than for crypto. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA
Tweets: @counternotions, @antoniocasilli, @cengizyar, @mikebutcher, and @steve_hanke
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Curebase, which manages software and hardware for distributed clinical trials, raises a $40M Series B led by Industry Ventures — The medical world has come a long way from the traditional, centralized way of conducting clinical trials, but there's still a lot of modernization left to do.
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| Joshua Bote / SFGATE: |
A look at buy now, pay later services, popularized by social media culture and Gen Z, and the risks involved; Afterpay says 73% of Gen Z purchases are fashion — Do a quick scan of TikTok and you'll find trendy young people casually blowing hundreds or thousands of dollars on clothes and jewelry …
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