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Activist investor Elliott ditches director nomination plans for Salesforce
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management won’t be proceeding with plans to nominate its own directors to Salesforce’s board, citing improved...
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First Citizens to acquire failed Silicon Valley Bank
First Citizens BankShares has agreed to buy Silicon Valley Bank, the California lender that served as lifeblood of thousands of...
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First Citizens agrees to buy the commercial banking business of Silicon Valley Bank from the FDIC including all deposits and loans (Daniel Taub/Bloomberg)
Daniel Taub / Bloomberg: First Citizens agrees to buy the commercial banking business of Silicon Valley Bank from the FDIC...
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A look at Modulate's ToxMod and other AI-based tools that help gaming companies moderate voice chats in online games, amid concerns of accuracy and user privacy (Sarah E. Needleman/Wall Street Journal)
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: A look at Modulate's ToxMod and other AI-based tools that help gaming companies...
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After India's legal requests this week, Twitter blocked tweets from 122 users, including reporters and politicians, from Indian users; it used to push back more (Samriddhi Sakunia/Rest of World)
Samriddhi Sakunia / Rest of World: After India's legal requests this week, Twitter blocked tweets from 122 users, including reporters...
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Pinterest brings shopping capabilities to Shuffles, its collage-making app
Pinterest announced today that it’s testing ways to integrate Shuffles collage content into Pinterest, starting with shopping. Shuffles, which is...
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Why this round of tech-optimism feels different
One of my most joyous technology memories concerns Project Origami. The effort from Microsoft, Intel and others launched ultra-mobile PCs,...
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A profile of Atlanta-based Yellow Card, Africa's largest centralized crypto exchange, which has done ~$1.75B in transactions since 2019 and raised $57M (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: A profile of Atlanta-based Yellow Card, Africa's largest centralized crypto exchange, which has done ~$1.75B in...
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Eight current and former Apple employees share concerns about the upcoming MR headset's $3,000 price, utility, and unproven market (New York Times)
New York Times: Eight current and former Apple employees share concerns about the upcoming MR headset's $3,000 price, utility, and...
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Oma Fertility to speak on building a better IVF experience on TechCrunch Live
Oma Fertility is on a mission to improve in vitro fertilization. The company says it accomplishes this by offering clients...
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