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T-Mobile Extends Google Partnership To Promote YouTube TV, Terminates TVision Live-TV Service: Report
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 11:58am | 363Read More...T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) will blackout its streaming service, TVision live-TV service, and offer Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) YouTube TV at a discount, under their extended partnership, concluding a three-year effort to create a disruptive...
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US-China Tension Can Spur India's Global Tech Hub Aspirations: Bloomberg
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 11:16am | 425Read More...The U.S.-China trade war can fulfill India’s aspiration to become the global tech hub capitalizing on the global shift in China’s manufacturing supply chains, Bloomberg reports. U.S. growing focus on China-free supply chains in specific sectors and India’s membership in the...
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Didi's Self-Driving Unit Aims Fund Raise At $6B Valuation Ahead Of IPO
Monday, March 29, 2021 - 10:53am | 370Read More...SoftBank Group Corp (OTC: SFTBY) (OTC: SFTBF)-backed Chinese ride-hailing company, Didi Chuxing Technology Co’s autonomous driving unit is planning to raise roughly $500 million at a $6 billion valuation, Bloomberg reports. The fundraise will help...
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Apple Said To Be Mulling A Watch Variant Aimed At Extreme Users
Monday, March 29, 2021 - 4:28am | 449Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is considering launching a new Apple Watch with a rugged casing aimed at extreme sports athletes, according to a report by Bloomberg that cited people familiar with the matter. What Happened: The new watch is said to be aimed at athletes, hikers, and others who use the...
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Apple Plans New Watch For Extreme Sports Environment: Bloomberg
Friday, March 26, 2021 - 9:03am | 449Read More...Apple Inc (NASDAQ: APPL) is planning the launch of an Apple Watch with a rugged casing targeted at athletes, hikers, and others in more extreme environments, Bloomberg reports. The company had internally discussed introducing such a Watch variation later in 2021 or 2022 at the...
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Philips Divests Appliances Business To Hillhouse For $4.4B: Bloomberg
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 9:56am | 383Read More...Royal Philips NV (NYSE: PHG) is divesting its domestic-appliances unit to private equity firm Hillhouse Capital in a deal worth $4.4 billion (€3.7 billion) to accelerate its conversion into a healthcare equipment maker post exit from the consumer-electronics businesses, ...
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U.S. Listed Chinese Tech Stocks Drop Over Regulatory Concerns: FT
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 9:18am | 444Read More...Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech index plummeted 5% on growing concerns of U.S. delisting and Beijing’s user data possession, Financial Times, reports. The Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC: TCEHY...
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Correction: Slack Disables Custom Invitation Feature From DM Service Over Harassment Concerns: Report
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 7:58am | 414Read More...Slack Technologies Inc’s (NYSE: WORK) had to roll back its new customized invitation message feature from the email replacement service called ‘Slack Connect,’ on criticism over the potential for abuse, Bloomberg reports. The new Slack Connect DM (direct messaging...
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Want To Launch A SPAC? With $100,000 You Might Be Able To: Report
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 3:28pm | 362Read More...Despite a record number of SPACs being launched in 2021, the offerings show no signs of slowing down. A new SPAC showcases a unique twist for the people behind it. What Happened: A handful of SPACs have launched with celebrities and athletes attached as advisors and board members. A new...
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ByteDance Ropes In Former Xiaomi Head As Finance Chief: Report
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 2:45pm | 400Read More...TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. hired former Xiaomi Corp’s (OTC: XIACF) Chew Shou Zi as its CFO, amid speculations over the company’s initial public offering (IPO), Bloomberg reports. Chew, who supervised Xiaomi’s IPO and smartphone international...
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Amazon To Stream Yankees After Pandemic Delay: Bloomberg
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 2:41pm | 271Read More...Amazon.Com Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) pandemic-delayed plan to stream the New York Yankees launches April 18, Bloomberg reports. The 21 games would include several prominent contests, including three against the Boston Red Sox. The company became a part-owner of the baseball team...
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Why Is Microsoft Interested In Acquiring Discord?
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 - 5:14am | 498Read More...Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) is in talks to acquire Discord Inc. for more than $10 billion, as reported by Bloomberg, and there could be several ways the tech giant stands to benefit if such a deal goes through. What Happened: Bloomberg gaming journalist Jason Schreier noted that a...
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Amazon To Offload $148M Stake In Deliveroo IPO: Bloomberg
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 10:08am | 317Read More...Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) could raise close to $148 million (£107 million) by offloading 23.3 million shares in food-delivery start-up Deliveroo Holdings Plc’s London initial public offering (IPO) at £4.6 per share, reducing stake ownership from 15.8% to 11.5%, ...
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Nintendo Targets Upgraded Cost-Effective Nvidia Graphics Chip In 2021 Switch
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 8:43am | 451Read More...Nintendo Co Ltd (OTC: NTDOY) (OTC: NTDOF) is looking forward to an upgraded NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) chip with better graphics and processing for a new Switch model planned for the year-end shopping season, Bloomberg reports. The new Switch iteration would...
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Fintech Focus For March 23, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021 - 5:59pm | 1880Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. Source: Jim Carrey One Big Thing In Fintech: As soon as July, officials at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which have been developing prototypes for a digital dollar...
