In a statement Discord said, it has raised $500 million in a funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group. Previously Bloomberg News had reported the value of the deal at around $15 billion. Discord declined comment on the… Read More ›
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Ethics disclosures show Biden aides had ties to large tech companies
Financial disclosures made by the White House shows, high ranking officials from the Biden administration had previously undisclosed ties to large corporations including tech giants Facebook Inc, Google Inc and Microsoft Corp. According to filings made with the Office of… Read More ›
Pandemic fears spreads, markets shed $3 trillion
On Thursday, with China’s coronavirus continuing to spread at its fastest pace outside China, shares continued to plunge downward wiping out more than $3 trillion in value in this week alone. U.S. Treasuries yields also hit their record lows on… Read More ›
The proposed tax bill is likely to undergo change before it becomes law
The likelihood of the Republican tax bill undergoing change is high since the House tax bill aims to not only cut taxes, which by itself is hard, but is also taking on provisions that are specific to certain industries, which… Read More ›
U.S. tech giants report phenomenal jump in quarterly earnings
In a paradigm shift, businesses are increasingly shifting from owning data centres to cloud computing, which is creating the basis for a new bull run. The combined revenues of Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft have totaled to more than $100 billion… Read More ›
Apple has reported a sharp increase in national security requests coming from the U.S. Government
National security letters (NSL) are a form of subpoena for communications data sent to service providers and are typically accompanied by a gag order. While not requiring a warrant, they imply that the target being surveyed is unaware of their… Read More ›
Apple to receive $207.8 million incentive for its data centers in Waukee, Iowa
Midwestern states have become a magnet for data centers of tech companies in the state. Apple has disclosed that it will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa and receive $207.8 million in incentives from the Iowa Economic… Read More ›
S&P 500 index touches new high
Despite investor fears of the bursting of the bubble, analysts say, there are some real earnings which support the bull run in the tech sector. It has taken seventeen long years for the S&P 500 index to recover from… Read More ›
Glitches causes prices of stocks to appear off on some websites
The prices of these stock on Nasdaq’s website weren’t however affected. In a major glitch stemming from the market data that is largely run on automated markets, the prices of several big names on the Nasdaq listed stock exchange appeared… Read More ›
Dropbox interviewing underwriters for its upcoming IPO
With this bold move, Dropbox is testing the U.S. primary market which of late has seen a lull. Its IPO will be the biggest, from the tech sector, following Snap Inc’s IPO earlier this year. Sources familiar with the matter… Read More ›