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Filing: Twitter rejects Elon Musk ally Egon Durban's resignation from the board, two days after shareholders blocked his re-election at an annual meeting — Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) said in a filing on Friday it would not accept Egon Durban's resignation from the board, after shareholders blocked …
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In an April 4 letter, the SEC told Elon Musk it is probing his March purchases and disclosures of Twitter stock, and whether he was truly a “passive” investor — The regulator questioned whether the Tesla chief executive had disclosed his stake at the right time.
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Some people in countries with high inflation say they lost thousands in savings after investing in UST, which seemed more stable than their local currency — “I have nothing left, not even a penny.” — Valeria makes around $300 a month selling prepared food from her home in Buenos Aires.
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The CWA withdraws its bid for a union election next week for staff at an Atlanta Apple store, citing Apple's “sophisticated campaign to intimidate” and COVID-19 — The labor group trying to organize Apple Inc. employees at an Atlanta store is withdrawing its request for an election …
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A look at PimEyes, a paid facial recognition service that charges up to $300 per month to exclude photos, which some women describe as “essentially extortion” — PimEyes is a paid service that finds photos of a person from across the internet, including some the person may not want exposed.
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Report: Samsung notified its partners to cut smartphone production for the rest of 2022 and manufacture ~280M devices, down from ~310M as initially planned — Samsung is the biggest smartphone manufacturer on the planet, but it's not immune to the pressure that the entire market has been feeling.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft researchers find high severity vulnerabilities in mce Systems' framework used by Android apps from carriers including AT&T, Telus, Rogers, and Bell — Microsoft security researchers have found high severity vulnerabilities in a framework used by Android apps from multiple large international mobile service providers.| Michelle Ma / Protocol: |
Layoffs.fyi data: 60 tech companies cut 16,000+ jobs in May 2022; Microsoft, Nvidia, Lyft, Snap, Uber, Coinbase, Salesforce, Meta, and Twitter slowed hiring — What goes up must come down. — High-flying startups with record valuations, huge hiring goals and ambitious expansion plans … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft confirms it is building an HDMI device codenamed Keystone that can be connected to a TV or monitor to run Xbox Game Pass and its cloud gaming service — The key to the cloud. — For a few years, rumors have persisted that Microsoft was exploring building some form of streaming stick …
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| Budi Sutrisno / Tech in Asia: |
Jakarta-based Bibit, which offers robo-advisor services to help millennial users invest in mutual funds based on their risk profiles, raises $80M+ led by GIC — Indonesia-based investment app Bibit has raised over US$80 million in a funding round led by GIC, with participation from Prosus Ventures and other existing investors.
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Young gunmen are using private and disappearing messages in apps like Snapchat, Instagram, Discord, and Yubo to share violent plans, evading content moderation — Private messaging apps are harder to scan for warning signs of potential violence, experts say| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Manta, which offers a data lineage service that helps companies understand and visualize the flow of information, raises a $35M Series B led by Forestay Capital — Manta, a date lineage platform that helps enterprises understand and visualize the flow of information through the organization … Sponsor Posts
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