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Filing: Tesla has bought $1.5B worth of bitcoin and says it will start accepting bitcoin as a payment method for its products in the future — - Tesla announced in an SEC filing Monday that it has bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. — The company also said it would start accepting bitcoin as a payment method for its products.
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After a flurry of tweets from Elon Musk in recent weeks, dogecoin, which launched in 2013 as a joke, has jumped in price from half a cent on Jan. 1 to ~8 cents — Cryptocurrency that started in 2013 as a joke is suddenly worth a total of more than $6 billion
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Sources: Twitter is building subscription products to ease its dependence on ads, including “tipping” for exclusive content and charging for TweetDeck — - Internal groups are researching options users might pay for — Social network says ‘revenue durability’ is now top priority
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Clubhouse is now blocked in China after a brief uncensored period during which it was rapidly gathering steam — Thousands of Chinese users suddenly found themselves unable to access Clubhouse on early Monday evening as the country prepared to start the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.
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Hyundai and its affiliate Kia say they are not in talks with Apple to develop an autonomous vehicle; Hyundai shares fell ~8.4% in Seoul, while Kia dropped 14% — - Apple's plans for own-branded EV are being intensely watched — Hyundai's new EV platform can charge cars to 80% in 18 minutes
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Sources: Apple's Dan Riccio is focusing on future VR and AR devices, and the group working on in-house screens and cameras is now under chip chief Johny Srouji — - Apple moves team working on own screens, cameras to Srouji — Riccio left top hardware job recently to work on ‘new project’
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Sources: TikTok has briefed advertisers on new e-commerce tools launching in 2021, including letting popular users add links and earn commission — Viral video app set to unveil a suite of new online shopping tools — TikTok is planning an aggressive expansion into ecommerce in the US …
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Automattic's enterprise-focused WordPress VIP says it is acquiring content analytics service Parse.ly — WordPress VIP (WPVIP), the enterprise arm of WordPress.com, is acquiring Parse.ly, a content analytics platform that's used by thousands of digital publishers.
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Xiaomi unveils global version of its Mi 11 flagship with Snapdragon 888, 6.8-inch 1440p OLED 120Hz display, and up to 265GB storage, starting at €749 — The latest Xiaomi flagship to leave China — Xiaomi is announcing the international version of its Mi 11 flagship phone today after an earlier release in China.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Nexthink, which lets businesses monitor software performance on employee devices, raises $180M Series D led by Permira at a $1.1B valuation — Nexthink, a platform used by businesses to monitor software performance on their employees' devices, has raised $180 million in a series D round of funding led by Permira.
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Sources: since his June 2020 return, Chris Cox has prioritized projects that consider Facebook's role in society, like focusing Groups on less political content — - If Mark Zuckerberg is the Facebook's brain, and Sheryl Sandberg keeps the business humming, Chris Cox embodies the company's heart and purpose| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Pony.ai raises $100M extension to its Series C round at a post-money valuation of $5.3B, up from $3B in Feb. 2020, bringing its total raised to $1B+ — Self-driving car startup Pony.ai today announced that it raised $100 million in an extension of its series C round.
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