Technology
This real estate investor has a side hustle mining more than $110,000 in bitcoin every month
Compass Mining customer Eng Taing Eng Taing Eng Taing is in the business of making money. He runs his own private equity firm with $250 million in assets under management (according to his website), invests in real estate, has worked in data science and analytics at Apple — and he got into bitcoin back in […]
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Netflix is finally going after password sharing. Here’s how it’s likely to work
Netflix signage next to the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Netflix surprised the world this week, saying it plans to finally address the rampant practice of password sharing. More than 100 million households are using a shared password, Netflix said Tuesday, including […]
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How the Golden State Warriors plan to become more than a basketball team
Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket during the game against the Washington Wizards on March 14, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. Noah Graham | National Basketball Association | Getty Images The Golden State Warriors are getting back to business. After two years of pandemic challenges, the […]
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Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla
CEO of Tesla Elon Musk says he confronted fellow billionaire Bill Gates about whether he was shorting Tesla’s stock. Musk is seen here at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk has accused Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of shorting […]
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EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content
European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Saturday that will force tech giants like Google and Meta to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively, or else risk potential multibillion-dollar fines. The European Parliament and EU member states reached a […]
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Jack Dorsey’s new title: Block Head
Jack Dorsey, CEO, Twitter testifies at Congressional hearing, March 25, 2021. CNBC Jack Dorsey is no longer the CEO of Block. He no longer has the title, at least. In a filing with the SEC on Friday, the company formerly known as Square said Dorsey has changed his title to Block Head. Block updated its […]
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Netflix and Facebook have given up most of the last few years’ gains since tech’s November peak
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Meta and Netflix five-year performance CNBC Two members of the FAANG group have been defanged. In the five months since the Nasdaq’s peak late last year, Netflix and Facebook (now Meta) have gotten crushed, giving up most of the gains they’d accumulated over the prior half-decade. Netflix is down nearly […]
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Morgan Stanley theorizes how Elon Musk’s tunnel company will one day work together with Tesla
“The ‘Muskonomy’ is starting to bloom,” analysts wrote. Source
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House Republicans demand Twitter’s board preserve all records about Musk’s bid to buy the company
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attends a news conference with members of the GOP Doctors Caucus after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of 18 House Republicans is asking Twitter’s board to preserve all records […]
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Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin
Illustrative image of two commemorative bitcoins with a green background. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Stripe will allow businesses to pay their users via cryptocurrencies, starting with Twitter, in the latest sign of how large financial firms are warming to digital assets. The $95 billion online payments company said Friday it will start […]
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