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Sources: Twitter's board is considering a poison pill after Elon Musk's bid; a source says another plan under consideration is saying that the offer is too low — Twitter Inc.'s board is considering adopting a measure that would protect the company from hostile acquisition bids …
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Source says Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, suggesting the company will fight the bid — Twitter's board of directors views Elon Musk's takeover offer as unwelcome, said a person familiar with the situation, suggesting it will fight the bid.
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| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Musk says he may not “actually be able to” buy Twitter, he is motivated by its public interest value, it should open source its algorithm, and he has a Plan B — The billionaire made his first public comments about his Twitter takeover efforts at the TED 2022 conference
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Vanguard Group disclosed on April 8 that it increased its Twitter stake to 10.3%, or 82.4M shares, making it Twitter's largest shareholder, ahead of Elon Musk — While Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter Inc., he's no longer the company's largest shareholder.
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| CoinDesk: |
The US Treasury says North Korea-backed hacking group Lazarus is tied to the theft of cryptocurrencies worth $600M+ from the Axie Infinity-linked Ronin bridge — Ronin was hacked for more than $600 million in crypto late last month. — The U.S. Treasury Department alleged …
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Tweets: @motherboard, @blockanalia, @ercwl, @josephfcox, @chainalysis, @lorenzofb, @caseynewton, and @satoshialien
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Developer logs and sources: Apple is testing four different M2-based chips in at least nine new Macs, including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro — Apple Inc. has started widespread internal testing of several new Mac models with next-generation M2 chips, according to developer logs …
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The Verge, Engadget, BGR India, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, CNET, MacRumors, iMore, Pocket-lint, and iClarified
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| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
A year after Facebook launched podcasts and other audio tools for creators, sources say Meta has shifted its focus to metaverse events and online shopping — Facebook's interest in podcasts is fading, barely a year after it began. — Last April, during a hot market for audio …
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Protocol. Tweets: @dannygroner, @lucas_shaw, @emilyrpeck, @ashleyrcarman, @evoterra, @jimprosser, and @mickcote
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Sources: TikTok is under investigation by US government agencies for CSAM and how a specific privacy feature is being exploited by predators — Short-video app with young user base accused of being ‘perfect place for predators’ by Homeland Security — TikTok is under investigation …
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A lawsuit filed against OlympusDAO's co-founders over $20M+ in the DAO's native tokens could unmask their identities, testing the limits of pseudonymity in DAOs — An early Olympus investor alleges he was cheated out of millions of OHM tokens when key smart contracts were rendered inoperable.| Jiaxing Li / South China Morning Post: |
Internet portal Sohu, one of China's first tech firms to list on Nasdaq in 2000, is looking to exit Nasdaq after the SEC said it's noncompliant with audit rules — A total of 23 companies, including Baidu and Weibo, have been identified by the SEC as being at risk of delisting for non-compliance with audit rules.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp announces Communities with admin tools, file sharing, 32-person calls, and more, to let clubs, schools, and other groups host thousand-user chats — Meta is throwing billions of dollars into building out the metaverse as the future of social networking but in the near term …
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| Emily Olsen / MobiHealthNews: |
Iris Telehealth, which offers virtual mental health care, raises a $40M Series B led by Concord Health Partners and Columbia Pacific Advisors — Iris works with providers like health systems and community health centers to offer telepsychiatry services and triage their patients to the right level of care.
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