On Friday Elon Musk said, his $44-billion acquisition of Twitter Inc temporarily placed on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5%… Read More ›
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SoftBank-backed cryptocurrency exchange 2TM acquires Portugal based crypto exchange CriptoLoja
In a statement, Softbank-backed 2TM, which runs Latin America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin said, it will acquire a controlling stake in Lisbon-based crypto exchange CriptoLoja. 2TM declined to disclose the terms of the purchase saying the deal is pending… Read More ›
Australia will introduce legislation to force tech giants to act on defamatory content: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
In a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Canberra will soon introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments. The development comes at a time when the Australian government is looking to… Read More ›
Deliveroo doubles orders despite reopening of grocery stores and restaurants
In a statement Deliveroo said, the value of orders on its platform has more than doubled in the first half of this year, despite the gradual reopening of restaurants in Britain – its biggest market. In a statement Deliveroo’s CEO, Will… Read More ›
Blackstone and Hudson Pacific Properties to create film, TV, digital production complex worth $1 billion in UK
In a statement Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone said, they plan on creating a major film, TV and digital production complex in Broxbourne, UK. The development marks the first overseas expansion of their Sunset Studios platform. The two companies had… Read More ›
Chinese clamps down on Alibaba, orders divestiture of media assets
According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese government has ordered Alibaba Group Holding Ltd to divest all of its media assets. Discussions over the matter have been ongoing since the beginning of this year, with sources… Read More ›
Amazon’s internal documents reveals how it dodges Indian regulations
In a significant development that sheds some light on the inner machinations of Amazon.com Inc, the world’s largest online retailer, in early 2019, Jay Carney a senior executive at Amazon.com Inc while preparing for an important meeting with India’s ambassador… Read More ›
Online prescription drug platform GoodRx sell shares above IPO target range
According to a source familiar with the matter at hand, GoodRx Holdings Inc has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $33 per share, above its target range. The U.S.-based online prescription drug platform had planned to sell 34.6 million… Read More ›
Washington state’s attorney general files lawsuits against Facebook Inc over political advertisements
Facebook is facing yet another lawsuit over its political advertisement policy on its platform. Washington state’s attorney general has filed a second lawsuit against Facebook Inc over political ads saying the social media giant has once again failed to make… Read More ›
Canal+ to launch Disney+ in France through an exclusive deal before April 2020
In a joint interview to the French news daily Les Echos, Walt Disney Co and Vivendi SA stated, Disney+ streaming service will be launched on Vivendi SA’s pay-TV business Canal+ platform by the end of March 2020. Traditional media companies… Read More ›