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Twitter plans shareholder vote by August on sale to Musk
The Twitter logo is displayed on the facade of the company’s headquarters in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Twitter plans to hold a shareholder vote by early August on its $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, as it continues to work “constructively” to complete the deal with the world’s richest […]
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Elon Musk’s Twitter deal threats put new financing on ice, sources say
Elon Musk’s Tweet displayed on a screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 14, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s efforts to arrange new financing that will limit his cash contribution to his $44 billion acquisition of […]
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Apple’s next iPhone may get a feature Android phones have had for years
Apple iOS 16 Source: Apple Apple announced its new iPhone software, iOS 16, during its developers conference on Monday. The new lock screen customization options suggest that at least one of this year’s new iPhones will get a feature Android phones have had for years: an always-on display. Apple’s iOS 16 software, which is in […]
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Ben & Jerry’s galvanizes customers to lobby for tighter gun laws after Texas, New York mass shootings
Ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s is galvanizing its millions of customers in a new lobbying push for tougher gun safety measures after last month’s mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. Christopher Miller, the head of global activism at the ice cream company, told CNBC in an interview that the company has […]
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OnlyFans says it’s not seeing a Netflix-like slowdown in subscribers despite rising inflation
In this photo illustration, the OnlyFans logo is displayed on a smartphone. Sheldon Cooper | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images AMSTERDAM — OnlyFans is not experiencing a slowdown in subscribers like Netflix even as people grapple with rising prices, executives at the company said Tuesday. “We’re not experiencing that slowdown,” Keily Blair, OnlyFans’ […]
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Tech companies urge U.S. to let the kids of visa holders stay past the age of 21
Muthumalla Dhandapani, an Indian immigrant with an H1-B visa and a Comcast employee in Sunnyvale, protests President Trump’s immigration orders in 2017. Santiago Mejia | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images A coalition of tech companies including Amazon, Google, Salesforce and Uber are urging the Department of Homeland Security to revise policies for children of high-skilled […]
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Musk accuses Twitter of ‘resisting and thwarting’ his right to information on fake accounts
Musk’s plan to buy Twitter has worried policymakers around the world. Joe Skipper | Reuters Elon Musk accused Twitter of “resisting and thwarting” his right to information about fake accounts on the platform, calling it a “clear material breach” of the terms of their merger agreement in a letter to the company on Monday. “Mr. Musk […]
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Crypto enthusiasts want to remake the internet with ‘Web3.’ Here’s what that means
Some crypto enthusiasts want a new kind of internet that yanks power away from Big Tech and hands it to people. Can they succeed? Remember AOL chatrooms and downloading songs through Napster? The internet has come a long way.Today, it’s dominated by Meta, Google and a handful of other tech giants whose services have made […]
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Lawmakers are racing to pass tech antitrust reforms before midterms
U.S. Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) presides during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, one day before the anniversary of the attack in Washington, U.S., January 5, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters A […]
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‘Lots of luck on his trip to the moon’: Biden shrugs off Elon Musk’s economic fears, touts Ford investments
President Joe Biden on Friday brushed off Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s reported “super bad feeling” about the U.S. economy, while praising some of Musk’s competitors for expanding their investments in electric vehicles. Biden then took a dismissive-sounding swipe at Musk, a frequent critic of his administration. “Lots of luck on his trip to the moon,” Biden […]
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