Dogecoin jumps more than 20% after Twitter agrees to Elon Musk's buyout deal
The price of dogecoin popped on Monday afternoon following news that Twitter has accepted Elon Musk's buyout deal.
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Amazon labor battle continues as union vote kicks off at second Staten Island warehouse
Union organizers are hoping for a repeat success after workers at a nearby Staten Island warehouse voted in Amazon's first U.S. union earlier this month.
Twitter may want to finalize Musk deal before reporting disappointing quarter, analysts speculate
"Locking a deal up today or tomorrow may sound pretty appealing for someone who knows they are in possession of bad news," Gordon Haskett speculated in a note.
Facebook is opening its first showroom to sell VR headsets
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, hopes its store will showcase its Oculus virtual reality products and try to sell people on its idea of a "metaverse."
Twitter shares jump 3% on reports it could accept Elon Musk's bid as early as Monday
Musk has argued Twitter needs to be "transformed" into a private company so it can become a forum for free speech.
GE hoping to 3D print concrete components for wind turbines so it can save on transportation costs
A grant from the U.S. Department of Energy has helped support research at the site.
Crypto exchange Kraken is set to launch in UAE as regional competition heats up
Kraken will become the first cryptocurrency exchange to offer direct funding and trading in UAE dirhams against bitcoin, ether and other virtual assets.
Twitter is taking another look at Musk takeover bid, source says
Both sides are meeting on Sunday to discuss a takeover bid, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Elon Musk says he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla
In a tweet on Friday, the Tesla CEO admitted that he asked Gates if he was short-selling shares of the electric carmaker.
Start-up Pony.ai says it's the first self-driving company to get a taxi license in China
The license allows Pony.ai to operate 100 self-driving cars as traditional taxis in the Nansha district of the southern city of Guangzhou, the company said.
This real estate investor has a side hustle mining more than $110,000 in bitcoin every month
Compass Mining is a service that hosts, supplies, and operates mining rigs for retail miners.
Digital banks showing weaknesses in their financial crime defenses, UK regulator warns
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority warned that some challenger banks are failing to adequately assess the risk of financial crime when onboarding customers.
EU agrees on landmark law aimed at forcing Big Tech firms to tackle illegal content
The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Friday that will force tech giants like to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively.
Netflix and Facebook have given up most of the last few years' gains since tech's November peak
Netflix is down nearly 68% so far this year, and Facebook has lost over 45% of its value in 2022.
Jack Dorsey’s new title: Block Head
Jack Dorsey has been busy as of late, and now he has given up the title of CEO for something a little different.
House Republicans demand Twitter's board preserve all records about Musk's bid to buy the company
The demand for Twitter's board to save requests related to Musk's bid sets the grounds for a potential congressional probe if the GOP wins back the majority.
Fintech giant Stripe jumps into crypto with a feature that lets Twitter users get paid in stablecoin
It's Stripe's first significant push into crypto since dropping support for bitcoin four years ago.
Sanctions threaten to cripple Russia's multibillion-dollar crypto industry
Russia is the world's third-biggest bitcoin mining hub, according to Cambridge University data.
Elon Musk's tunnel-making venture Boring Company hits $5.7 billion valuation
The Boring Company said it has raised $675 million in a funding round valuing the firm at $5.675 billion.
Taiwan's 'biggest offshore wind farm' generates its first power
It's hoped that construction of the project will wrap up this year.
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