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Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 "beta membership" offered through June 2023, but the company says the phone "may not work with all US carriers" (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Nothing Phone (1) rolls out in the US via a $299 “beta membership” offered through June…
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Montreal-based payments company Nuvei enters a deal to acquire Atlanta-based rival Paya for ~$1.3B, a ~25% premium to Paya’s last close; Paya stock jumps 24%+ (Reuters)
A quick recap of Zoho Assist in 2022 — For those of us at Zoho Assist, 2022 was a game…
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Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies for $2.6B in cash, or $19 per share; Duck Creek stock jumps 45%+ (Jesse Pound/CNBC)
Jesse Pound / CNBC: Vista Equity Partners agrees to acquire insurance tech company Duck Creek Technologies for $2.6B in cash,…
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IBM SVP and Director of Research says the company will no longer pursue numeric patent leadership and will instead focus on open innovation and collaboration (Darío Gil/Fortune)
Darío Gil / Fortune: IBM SVP and Director of Research says the company will no longer pursue numeric patent leadership…
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IBM's US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung's 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)
Brody Ford / Bloomberg: IBM’s US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung’s 8,513, losing its…
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Memo: Genesis parent company DCG shut its wealth management division HQ on January 2; filing: HQ had more than $3.5B under management as of December 2022 (Kate Clark/The Information)
Kate Clark / The Information: Memo: Genesis parent company DCG shut its wealth management division HQ on January 2; filing:…
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Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $300M+ from Thrive and Founders Fund in a tender offer, valuing the company at ~$29B, up from $14B in its 2021 tender offer (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: OpenAI is in talks to raise $300M+ from Thrive and Founders Fund in a tender offer,…
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Gemini Trust COO Noah Perlman leaves the company, as founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss struggle to regain $900M in customer funds lent to DCG's Genesis (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Gemini Trust COO Noah Perlman leaves the company, as founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss struggle to…
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Internal email: Fanatics is selling its 60% stake in sports NFT company Candy Digital to an investor group led by Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital (Ian Thomas/CNBC)
Ian Thomas / CNBC: Internal email: Fanatics is selling its 60% stake in sports NFT company Candy Digital to an…
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