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Filing: Elon Musk has secured $46.5B to acquire Twitter, including $25.5B in debt financing via Morgan Stanley and other firms, and is exploring a tender offer — - Elon Musk is exploring whether to commence a tender offer for Twitter, according to a new securities filing.
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @apompliano, @laurenshirsch, @elonmusk, @exec_sum, @sonalibasak, @marisakabas, @elonjames, @tante, @rabois, @axios, @garyblack00, @caseynewton, @pkafka, @jtemple, @anthony, @kantrowitz, @alexhern, @alexhern, @pkedrosky, @ivanthek, @anthony, @nkulw, @tonyromm, @danprimack, @danprimack, @liamkillingstad, @stockmktnewz, @rmac18, @modestproposal1, @alexstamos, @neontaster, @cgasparino, @danielnewmanuv, @michaelssmithii, @laurenshirsch, @matthew_d_green, @anthony, @iowahawkblog, @sridinats, @stevekovach, and @louispeitzman
| Bloomberg: |
Elon Musk's free speech promise for Twitter follows years of silencing or punishing criticism at Tesla and SpaceX, including attacking staff trying to unionize — If Elon Musk is able to take over Twitter Inc., his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions …
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Washington Post. Tweets: @josheidelson, @jasonhirschhorn, @markgongloff, @mr_james_c, @rbreich, @sandibachom, @mehdirhasan, @jdcocchiarella, @moreperfectus, and @crtrud
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Meta is reviewing whether COO Sheryl Sandberg pressured the Daily Mail in 2016 and 2019 into killing stories about her then-boyfriend Bobby Kotick — Social-media executive, who dated the Activision Blizzard CEO, was part of campaign to persuade the U.K. tabloid to shelve a potential article
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Tweets: @emilyglazer, @benfritz, @rralstonagile, @rmac18, @markdistef, @silviakillings, @kenklippenstein, @juddlegum, @kerikukral, @nickstatt, @issielapowsky, @heminator, @markdistef, @nicktheandersen, @mtthwrose, @markdistef, @peterhimler, @jbflint, @keachhagey, @nicktheandersen, @nicktheandersen, @jason_kint, @johnpaczkowski, @benfritz, @iansherr, @keachhagey, @jasonrdean, @ericgeller, @anthony, @mattzeitlin, @amil, @matthewstoller, @zackwhittaker, @kantrowitz, and @keachhagey
| New York Times: |
Warner Bros. Discovery will shut down CNN+ on April 30, after its March 29 debut; sources: CNN+ had ~150K subscribers and was on pace to hit first-year goals — The new corporate owners of CNN are moving to end the new streaming service after a splashy debut. — In the end, CNN+ lasted less than a month.
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Tweets: @brianstelter, @sarafischer, @trungtphan, @profgalloway, @caseynewton, @jrhennessy, @samstein, @sarafischer, @benmullin, @chrisjbakke, @reckless, @jeffdlowe, @anthony, @lexfri, @samifathi_, @oliverdarcy, @katierosman, @tcarmody, @markberman, @joannastern, @brianstelter, @rakeshlobster, @martinsfp, @lucas_shaw, @nickgillespie, @realtylerzed, @jessehawken, @benedictevans, @dwiskus, @dcseifert, @parkerortolani, @mgsiegler, @wflajosh, @cityofthetown, @delrey, @markleibovich, @carnage4life, @pkafka, @daveweigel, @iansherr, and @jbenton
| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
Andreessen Horowitz launches a16z Crypto Research, a lab focused on Web3 breakthroughs that can contribute to deployable code, led by academic Tim Roughgarden — Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is diving deeper into the crypto market with the launch of a new academic lab dedicated …
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Tweets: @alive_eth, @tim_roughgarden, @joshgans, @smc90, @milesjennings, @ericnewcomer, @kylebrussell, @janehk, @emiliejayg, @sriramk, @sriramk, @ariannasimpson, and @rhhackett
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
In a speech on disinformation, Obama said social media firms' design choices contribute to polarization, and called for more transparency and Section 230 reform — - Former President Barack Obama criticized social media companies for contributing to polarization through design choices on their platforms.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Amazon announces a $1B Industrial Innovation Fund to back companies of all stages developing customer fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain technologies — Amazon on Thursday announced a new $1 billion venture fund that the tech giant will use to back companies of all stages developing …
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| Ryan Weeks / The Block: |
Binance begins enforcing tougher KYC checks, including proof of address, on Russian users with crypto holdings exceeding €10,000, following further EU sanctions — Crypto exchange Binance is enforcing tougher Know Your Customer (KYC) checks for Russian users after the latest wave of European Union sanctions.
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Tweets: @rprose, @mskvsk, @rprose, @electroxts, @sbf_ftx, @paulcr2009, and @sbf_ftx
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Spotify now lets all creators in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand upload video podcasts via Anchor, which Spotify acquired in February 2019 — After over a year of more limited tests — All creators in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can now upload video podcasts …
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Tweets: @spotifynews and @mignano
| Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg: |
After years of regulatory pressure, Google unveils “a full redesign” of its cookie consent banner in Europe, including a “reject all” button, starting in France — Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's rolling out a new European-wide policy allowing users to more easily avoid …
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The Keyword, The Verge, Android Police, TechCrunch, The Register, and Protocol
Tweets: @trevorcroker, @zambros_it, @suka_hiroaki, @bergmayer, @caseynewton, and @tariqkrim
| Cobie: |
Crypto staking evolved from rewards for collateralized coins validating blocks into a Ponzi scheme; Yuga Labs is effectively paying ApeCoin to hold ApeCoin — Recently, I was contacted by a member of the board of ApeCoin, which is the BAYC token's equivalent of a board of directors I guess.
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LOL's Newsletter. Tweets: @degenspartan, @cobie, @ron1ndoteth, @tagdemnbagdem, @balesfootball, @cobie, @mrjasonchoi, @fiskantes, @choffstein, @maariabajwa, @notsofast, @mdudas, @mdudas, @deezefi, @idrawcharts, @bobmcelrath, @xbenjamminx, @novogratz, @hollanderadam, @cobie, @durdenwannabe, @emilyjnicolle, and @iamdcinvestor
| MIT Technology Review: |
How AI data-labeling companies like Appen use cheap labor in crisis-ridden countries like Venezuela to manually tag videos, sort photos, and transcribe audio — It was meant to be a temporary side job—a way to earn some extra money. Oskarina Fuentes Anaya signed up for Appen …
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Newslit Daily. Tweets: @spirosmargaris, @sesmith, @miad, @akurmanaev, @skinosian, and @charlottejee
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Snap reports Q1 revenue of $1.06B, up 38% YoY, vs. $1.07B est., global DAUs up 18% YoY to 332M vs. 330M est., and net loss up 25% YoY to $360M — - Snap missed Wall Street expectations for profit and sales when it reported first-quarter results on Thursday after the bell.
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TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, Hollywood Reporter, and Snap
Tweets: @edludlow, @qwongsj, @thr, @epro, @richlightshed, @jowens510, @stocktwits, @spyjared, @business, @edludlow, @mattrosoff, and @jyarow
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
Sources: on Friday, the EU will unveil the Digital Services Act, which bans targeting users based on religion, gender, or sexual preferences, among other rules — Digital Services Act lays out rules for technology groups to keep users safe online — The EU is poised to unveil a law …
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Euractiv, Ars Technica, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @hillaryclinton, @jesselehrich, @johnnyryan, @javierespft, @javierespft, @muradahmed, @javierespft, and @javierespft
| Catarina Moura / The Block: |
Crusoe Energy Systems, which uses excess natural gas from oil extraction to mine crypto in 86 data centers, raises a $505M Series C led by G2 Venture Partners — Bitcoin miner Crusoe Energy Systems raised $505 million in a Series C round to accelerate the growth of its mining operations powered …
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Business Wire, Decrypt, and Bitcoin Magazine
| Canalys: |
India's smartphone shipments hit 38M in Q1 2022, growing just 2% YoY; top vendor Xiaomi fell 24% to 8M, Samsung fell 2% to 6.9M, while Realme grew 40% to 6M — Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Thursday, 21 April 2022| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon unveils Buy with Prime, which lets select third-party merchants use Amazon's shipping and logistics network to fulfill orders placed on their own sites — - Buy with Prime enables third party retailers to take advantage of Amazon's vast shipping and fulfillment network for orders placed on their own site.
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Tweets: @nima3rad, @mattmday, @eugenekim222, @delrey, @davehclark, @ericjhonsa, @co2n2r, @anthony, and @laurabehrenswu
| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Research: blockchain game companies raised $2.5B in Q1 2022, up 150% YoY; blockchain gaming accounted for 52% of all blockchain activity in March, up 2,000% YoY — Usage and investments across the blockchain-gaming sector increased in the first quarter to make up 52% of all blockchain activity.
Tweets: @coindesk
| Josh Ye / Reuters: |
Chinese social media and e-commerce app Xiaohongshu has laid off 9% of its staff amid crackdowns; Xiaohongshu raised $500M in November at a $20B valuation — Chinese social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu, known as China's answer to Instagram, said it had cut about 9% of its staff as the company joined other internet firms in retrenching.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter tests suggesting third-party apps in its Twitter Toolbox, including Block Party, Bodyguard, and Moderate, when select users block or mute in its web app — Company will third-party apps directly on Twitter itself — Twitter has a novel idea as to how to win back developer trust … Sponsor Posts
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