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Open-source database provider MariaDB closed down ~40% in its NYSE debut following its SPAC merger; MariaDB had a $368M market cap at $11.55/share opening price (Paul Gillin/SiliconANGLE)
Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: Open-source database provider MariaDB closed down ~40% in its NYSE debut following its SPAC merger; MariaDB…
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Twitter says the #WC2022 tag for the FIFA World Cup generated 147B impressions, surpassing #WC2018 and over twice the impressions of the #Tokyo2020 Olympics (Twitter)
Twitter: Twitter says the #WC2022 tag for the FIFA World Cup generated 147B impressions, surpassing #WC2018 and over twice the…
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Elon Musk, in a reply to a tweet suggesting that voting on policy decisions should be restricted to Blue subscribers, says "Twitter will make that change" (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Elon Musk, in a reply to a tweet suggesting that voting on policy decisions should be…
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Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the service is powered by video platform Livebox, which lets users tip streamers (Adi Robertson/The Verge)
Adi Robertson / The Verge: Tumblr adds support for livestreaming to its iOS and Android apps in the US; the…
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ImagenAI, which uses AI to help photographers edit photos and automate postproduction, raised $30M from Summit Partners, bringing its total funding to $34M (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch)
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: ImagenAI, which uses AI to help photographers edit photos and automate postproduction, raised $30M from Summit…
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Analysis of Elon Musk's reported attempts to raise more money through an equity sale at an absurd price, why his successor's job will be unenviable, and more (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Matt Levine / Bloomberg: Analysis of Elon Musk’s reported attempts to raise more money through an equity sale at an…
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Helm.ai, which uses an unsupervised learning approach to its autonomous driving software, raised a $31M Series C led by Freeman Group at a $431M valuation (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Helm.ai, which uses an unsupervised learning approach to its autonomous driving software, raised a $31M Series…
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Sources: some Twitter investors were told Elon Musk would step down after three to six months and are divided on his decisions; a new CEO would report to Musk (Dan Primack/Axios)
Dan Primack / Axios: Sources: some Twitter investors were told Elon Musk would step down after three to six months…
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A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to Satya Nadella in 2019, as some remain skeptical about its revenue (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: A profile of OpenAI, which raised $1B from Microsoft after Sam Altman demoed an AI model to…
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The Metropolitan Opera restarts processing ticket orders, nine days after a suspected ransomware attack took its website offline and paralyzed its box office (Dan Bilefsky/New York Times)
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times: The Metropolitan Opera restarts processing ticket orders, nine days after a suspected ransomware attack…
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