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Sources: Caesars Entertainment paid tens of millions of dollars to hackers who breached the company's systems in recent weeks and threatened to release the data (William Turton/Bloomberg)
William Turton / Bloomberg: Sources: Caesars Entertainment paid tens of millions of dollars to hackers who breached the company’s systems…
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Former Twitter Africa staff, laid off after accepting a May 2023 offer of three months' severance, say they have not been paid or even heard from Twitter since (Larry Madowo/CNN)
Larry Madowo / CNN: Former Twitter Africa staff, laid off after accepting a May 2023 offer of three months’ severance,…
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Three ex-employees say SoundHound laid off ~200 people, or ~50% of staff, with two weeks of severance that will only be paid if the company can raise more money (Mack DeGeurin/Gizmodo)
Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo: Three ex-employees say SoundHound laid off ~200 people, or ~50% of staff, with two weeks of…
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The deep problem with SPACs is the sponsors' and warrant holders' cuts, paid by the target company or the SPAC shareholders, leading to a bad deal for both (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
Matt Levine / Bloomberg: The deep problem with SPACs is the sponsors’ and warrant holders’ cuts, paid by the target…
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Apple's Eddy Cue says App Store developers have made $320B+ since 2008, there are 900M paid subscriptions, 200+ Arcade games, 70B all-time Shazams, and more (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple’s Eddy Cue says App Store developers have made $320B+ since 2008, there are 900M paid…
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A shady iOS app selling IAP subs called "ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3" that is not affiliated with OpenAI has been a top paid app on the App Store for days (Sami Fathi/MacRumors)
Sami Fathi / MacRumors: A shady iOS app selling IAP subs called “ChatGPT Chat GPT AI With GPT-3” that is…
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Sources: the MD of Elon Musk's family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, offering shares of Twitter at $54.20, the same price that Musk paid (Semafor)
Semafor: Sources: the MD of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, offering shares of Twitter…
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After being named in an FTX lawsuit along with Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Larry David, Shaquille O'Neal says he was "just a paid spokesperson for a commercial" (CNBC)
CNBC: After being named in an FTX lawsuit along with Tom Brady, Steph Curry, and Larry David, Shaquille O’Neal says…
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