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Two Top Execs Resign From Lordstown Motors Following Misleading Disclosures

Jun 14, 2021 · 11:56am PDT
The electric truck maker’s CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez stepped down after the board concluded the company disclosed inaccurate information about truck pre-orders.
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Thrasio in Talks to Go Public Via SPAC Merger

Jun 11, 2021 · 2:44pm PDT
FBA rollup darling Thrasio is in talks to go public by merging with a blank-check company led by Michael Klein, Bloomberg reported Friday. 
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Facebook Acquires Game Maker BigBox VR

Jun 11, 2021 · 2:39pm PDT
Facebook's Oculus unit has acquired BigBox VR, a Seattle-based developer behind the virtual reality games Population: One.
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Palo Alto Networks Switches Chief Marketing Officers

Jun 11, 2021 · 2:34pm PDT
Network security company, whose software protects companies from sophisticated cyberattacks, says it made the change in April.
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House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Curb Big Tech

Jun 11, 2021 · 12:28pm PDT
The legislative proposals take aim at Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon.
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Congress Working on Legislation to Break Up Amazon, Apple and Others

Jun 11, 2021 · 11:22am PDT
House lawmakers are working on legislation that could force the largest technology companies to sell key assets or split into separate companies. 
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1800Contacts Defeats FTC Antitrust Case Over Online Search Ads

Jun 11, 2021 · 9:21am PDT
The federal appeals court ruling is part of a string of defeats for the FTC.
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U.K. Regulator to Oversee Google Web-Tracking Changes

Jun 11, 2021 · 8:41am PDT
Google has promised not to give itself an unfair advantage once third-party cookies are phased out in Chrome.
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Didi Chuxing Stops Consolidating Loss-Making Grocery Unit Into Earnings

Jun 11, 2021 · 3:42am PDT
Without the online grocery business, Didi's operating loss could narrow, starting with the quarter through June.
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Didi Chuxing’s IPO Filing Shows Fast Rides Growth, Puzzling Financial Reporting

Jun 10, 2021 · 3:55pm PDT
Didi made it exceedingly difficult for investors to compare its business to Uber's and Lyft's.
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Bitcoin 2021 Might Have Been a Covid Super Spreader Event

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:24pm PDT
The conference, attended by more than 12,000 participants, took place in a tightly packed warehouse where mask usage was negligible. There were also complaints about long, crowded lines. 
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Senators Say More U.S. Chip Production Is Critical

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:16pm PDT
Lawmakers say the pandemic made it clear that the U.S. can't rely too heavily on foreign suppliers for semiconductors and other goods.
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Intel Reportedly Trying to Acquire Chip Startup SiFive

Jun 10, 2021 · 1:28pm PDT
As Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of Arm moves slowly through the regulatory approval process, Intel is eyeing a similar startup.
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon Says SPAC Activity Has ‘Peaked,’ But IPO Market Remains Strong

Jun 10, 2021 · 1:14pm PDT
In a Clubhouse event hosted by the bank, Solomon and other bankers said they were bullish on the tech IPO market, including the future of direct listings.
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Target Taps Former Disney Exec to Help Avoid Outages

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:14pm PDT
After experiencing some high-profile service disruptions in recent years, Target hires a veteran engineering executive who has also worked at Yahoo, Salesforce and Oracle.
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Amazon Announces Corporate Employees Can Work Remotely Two Days a Week

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:03pm PDT
Amazon will allow corporate employees to indefinitely work remotely two days a week.
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Microsoft Building Xbox App for TVs, Streaming Device

Jun 10, 2021 · 8:33am PDT
Microsoft plans to let people play Xbox games on TV sets without requiring consoles.
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Alibaba Says Will Develop an Autonomous Truck

Jun 10, 2021 · 2:11am PDT
Alibaba’s Chief Technology Officer Cheng Li will partner with its logistics subsidiary Cainiao to make a self-driving truck.
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Singapore’s Grab Pushes Back Target Date for $40 Billion SPAC Merger

Jun 10, 2021 · 12:18am PDT
SoftBank-backed Grab, which originally aimed to complete its merger with Altimeter Growth by July, now expects to close the deal in the fourth quarter.
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Starz Sues Disney Over Star+

Jun 9, 2021 · 1:03pm PDT
Starz is suing over copyright infringement arguing the streaming service is too similar to its own StarzPlay offering