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Profile of Edwin Robbe, who hacked the Netherlands’ largest telecom KPN as a teenager and cost the company €3M, before being found dead in South Korea(Huib Modderkolk/The Guardian)
Profile of Edwin Robbe, who hacked the Netherlands’ largest telecom KPN as a teenager and cost the company €3M, before…
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Profile of Tipatat Chennavasin, GP of Venture Reality Fund, which has backed Rec Room and Facebook-acquired Beat Games, on changes in the VR industry – (Janko Roettgers/Protocol)
Profile of Tipatat Chennavasin, GP of Venture Reality Fund, which has backed Rec Room and Facebook-acquired Beat Games, on changes…
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Profile of and interview with CEO Cristiano Amon on Qualcomm’s auto industry push and the acquisition of Veoneer, as he navigates the global chip shortage(Asa Fitch/Wall Street Journal)
Profile of and interview with CEO Cristiano Amon on Qualcomm’s auto industry push and the acquisition of Veoneer, as he…
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Helsinki-based Yousician, which claims to have 20M MAUs across its music education app and guitar tuning app, raises $28M Series B led by True Ventures(Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
Helsinki-based Yousician, which claims to have 20M MAUs across its music education app and guitar tuning app, raises $28M Series…
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Dialog Semiconductor, whose clients include Apple and Samsung, is in advanced talks to sell the company to Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corp. for ~$5.9B(Bloomberg)
Dialog Semiconductor, whose clients include Apple and Samsung, is in advanced talks to sell the company to Japan’s Renesas Electronics…
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The founder of Joker’s Stash, one of the most popular marketplaces for stolen credit card and identity data, has allegedly retired with a fortune of $1B+(Dr. Tom Robinson/Elliptic Blog)
The founder of Joker’s Stash, one of the most popular marketplaces for stolen credit card and identity data, has allegedly…
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YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer riders and 35% fewer trips in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2019(Preetika Rana/Wall Street Journal)
YipitData: average Uber and Lyft fares in the US hit a record high in April, as they drew ~20% fewer…
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The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed the tech industry as right-wing(Noah Smith/Noahpinion)
The NYT overstated the influence of both Slate Star Codex and the Rationalist community on Silicon Valley, and falsely portrayed…
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Foxconn reports Q1 net profit rose 5% YoY to ~$985M but warns Q2 revenue could slip due to rising inflation, cooling demand, and escalating supply chain issues(Reuters)
Foxconn reports Q1 net profit rose 5% YoY to ~$985M but warns Q2 revenue could slip due to rising inflation,…
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Sources: travel booking site Trip.com, formerly called Ctrip, plans to raise ~$1.09B in its Hong Kong secondary listing; its US shares have risen ~4% this year(Julia Fioretti/Bloomberg)
Sources: travel booking site Trip.com, formerly called Ctrip, plans to raise ~$1.09B in its Hong Kong secondary listing; its US…
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