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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Elon Musk says Tesla no longer accepts bitcoin for vehicle purchases, due to its environmental cost, will look at more environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies — Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels …
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Decrypt, CNBC, ZDNet, Forbes, AppleInsider, New York Times, HotHardware.com News, Finbold, Blockworks, NPR, Techpoint Africa, Bloomberg, NewsBTC, BBC, Crypto Briefing, Blockonomi, MUO, and TechSpot
Tweets: @elonmusk, @apompliano, @mcuban, @firstadopter, @scottmelker, @jrhennessy, @gartenberg, @cz_binance, @bigblackjacobin, @mulligan, @wadhwa, @timcast, @thestalwart, @rmac18, @liz_franczak, @cybergibbons, @rmac18, @salafel, @hblodget, @yared_theguy, @liz_franczak, @stevekovach, @loganbartlett, @wbm312, @lopezlinette, @bgarlinghouse, @sokane1, and @melt_dem
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Cryptocurrency markets lost around $365B in value after Musk tweeted Tesla will suspend car purchases with bitcoin; bitcoin, ether, and XRP all fell sharply — - Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the electric vehicle maker would suspend car purchases using bitcoin, citing environmental concerns.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Colonial paid ~$5M ransom in cryptocurrency within hours of the attack, but the hackers' decrypting tool was so slow that it had to use its own backups — - Payment came shortly after attack got underway last week — FBI discourages organizations from paying ransom to hackers| Kevin Collier / NBC News: |
Colonial Pipeline says it has restarted operations, after being shut down for five days due to DarkSide's ransomware attack — Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack.
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CNBC, Colonial Pipeline, CNN, Protocol, Threatpost, CSO, Reuters, and Engadget
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Apple says it parted ways with recent hire Antonio García Martínez, an ex-Facebook staffer and author, after employee petition citing “misogynistic statements” — Apple has severed ties with recent hire Antonio Garcia-Martinez, a former Facebook employee and author …
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The Verge, Bloomberg, Fortune, Macworld, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, Reuters, The Mac Observer, Firstpost Tech, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Overspill, and CNET
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| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
Biden signs EO to strengthen US cyber defenses, including the development of cybersecurity standards for software companies that sell to the government — President Biden signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at shoring up the federal government's digital defenses as his administration grapples …
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Tweets: @c_c_krebs, @whitehouse, @senatorbennet, @edokeefe, @markwarner, @gossithedog, @chrismurphyct, @erratarob, @thegrugq, @jsrailton, @jeremiahg, @jobertabma, @malwarejake, @kecoswags, and @w7voa
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft is shutting down its Azure Blockchain Service on September 10, six years after initial launch, and is not supporting any new deployments as of May 10 — Six years after its initial launch, Microsoft's Azure Blockhain as a Service is going to be shut down this September.
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Microsoft Docs, BetaNews, Silicon Republic, cloudpro.co.uk, MUO, Neowin, The Register, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @arpit, @quinnypig, @brianleroux, @matthewconover, @francis69610984, @vilile, @jptoto, @c_gandhi, and @ryannosaurusrex
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Google has been fined €100M+ by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abusing its dominant market position by restricting third party access to the Android Auto app — Google has been fined just over €100 million (~$123M) by Italy's antitrust watchdog for abuse of a dominant market position.
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AGCM, 9to5Google, Thurrott, TNW, Android Authority, Silicon Republic, Reuters, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizchina, Engadget, Android Central, and MSPoweruser
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Roku announces launch of its original programming, including the Quibi content it acquired, on the Roku Channel, starting May 20 — Roku today announced the launch of its own original programming, which will initially become available to viewers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada through …
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The Verge, TechHive, Engadget, Variety, MUO, Light Reading, The Streamable, Android Headlines, Deadline, iPhone in Canada Blog, HD Guru, and Cord Cutters News. Tweets: @counternotions
| Benjamin Wallace / New York Magazine: |
Behind the online battle between notable tech figures including a16z partners and Balaji Srinivasan, and the journalists who report, and tweet, on the industry — Late last fall, the New York Times was preparing a bombshell article about Coinbase, a financial exchange that had become … | Joey Roulette / The Verge: |
SpaceX signs a satellite connectivity deal with Google Cloud, as part of which SpaceX will install Starlink terminals at Google's data centers around the world — Under a new agreement, SpaceX will plant Starlink terminals at Google Cloud's data centers — Google said on Thursday …
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PR Newswire, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, CNBC, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @aparanjape, @joroulette, and @joroulette
| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Amazon Echo Buds (2nd gen) review: affordable, better sound, smaller, True ANC, optional wireless charging, but middling battery life and mediocre call quality — Compared to its closest rivals, Amazon was late to the true wireless earbud game. By the time the company introduced its
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Android Authority, The Verge, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, CNBC, Android Central, SlashGear, Digital Trends, and Mashable. Tweets: @quinnypig
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
YouTube has banned almost 40 QAnon channels that are deleting their own videos after a few days in order to evade YouTube's policies and escape violations — YouTube banned almost 40 channels that used the tactic. Disinformation experts say they haven't seen the ploy used before.| Detroit News: |
Michigan GOP lawmaker introduces a bill that requires fact checkers to register with the state using a $1M fidelity bond, and levies $1K/day fine for violations — Lansing — A Michigan lawmaker who's been at the center of efforts to question the 2020 election introduced a bill Tuesday that would require … | Bloomberg: |
South Korea plans to spend around $450B to build the world's biggest chipmaking base over the next decade; Samsung to boost spending by 30% to $151B by 2030 — - Samsung and SK Hynix leading investment to rev up capacity — Severe chip shortages prompt global race to shore up supply| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Alibaba reports Q4 net loss of $836M, as the massive antitrust fine it received last month weighed on earnings, and revenue of $28.6B, up 64% YoY — - Alibaba swung to a net loss in the March quarter of 5.47 billion yuan. The market had expected a net profit of 6.95 billion yuan, according to Refinitiv estimates.
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Silicon Republic, South China Morning Post, Reuters, New York Times, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, and Financial Times. Tweets: @arjunkharpal
| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
Facebook's Diem says it has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license and will shift its operations to the US via a California state-chartered bank — - Diem, the digital currency project backed by Facebook, has abandoned plans to secure a payment license from Switzerland's FINMA watchdog.
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PR Newswire, Washington Post, Decrypt, Eidgenössische …, CNET, Bitcoin News, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Finextra, Cointelegraph, The Irish Times, Coin Journal, MediaNama, Forkast, Cryptonews, and Coinspeaker
Tweets: @hedgemind, @regulatorynerd, @rohangrey, @diemassociation, and @documentingbtc
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon says it is hiring 75,000 workers, representing 8% of its US workforce, and offering an average of $17/hour, above its typical $15/hour — Tetail and tech giant says its open roles pay an average of $17 an hour, an increase over the company's typical starting wage of $15 an hour
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Animoca Brands, which lets players own in-game items through NFTs, enabling them to sell or take items if they leave the game, raises $88M at a $1B valuation — Did you miss GamesBeat Summit 2021? Watch on-demand here! — Animoca Brands has raised $88 million at a $1 billion valuation …
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FinSMEs, Forkast, Nikkei Asia, Cryptonews, PR Newswire, and Cointelegraph
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Discord announces Stage Discovery, a tool to help people find communities through live audio events, and says it will soon test paid, ticketed audio events — If you're new to Discord, you might be thrown off by the lack of an endless feed peppered with ads.| Crystal Tse / Bloomberg: |
Axtria, which makes data analytics software for life sciences companies, raises $150M, sources say at a valuation close to $1B — Axtria, which makes software for life-sciences companies, raised $150 million in a funding round from Bain Capital Tech Opportunities.| Strategy Analytics: |
Global notebook PC shipments grew 81% YoY in Q1; both Apple, with 5.7M shipments, and Acer, with 4.9M shipments, grew 94% as HP grew 91% with 15.4M shipments — Gaming, Chromebooks, commercial and consumer demand stay hot as the return to work and school is slow and pointing to a hybrid approach long-term
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Munich-based parcelLab, which helps retailers send automated personalized shipping messages to their customers, raises $112M Series C led by Insight Partners — Munich-based parcelLab, which offers a final-mile fulfillment service for online retailers, has closed a $112 million … Sponsor Posts
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