Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is expanding into the Middle East and will open its regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi after receiving a full license to operate a regulated trading platform in the UAE. “We’re incredibly excited to be able to set up
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In this article TWTR Entrepreneur and business magnate Elon Musk gestures during a visit at the Tesla Gigafactory plant under construction, on August 13, 2021 in Gruenheide near Berlin, eastern Germany. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Twitter could be becoming more receptive to a takeover bid from Elon Musk after the billionaire disclosed
Autonomous driving start-up Pony.ai can collect fares for robotaxi rides in parts of two major Chinese cities as of Sunday. Pony.ai handout BEIJING — Self-driving start-up Pony.ai announced Sunday it received a taxi license, the first of its kind in China. The license allows Pony.ai to operate 100 self-driving cars as traditional taxis in the
European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The European Union agreed on new digital regulations Saturday that will force tech giants like Google and Meta to police illegal content on their platforms more aggressively, or else risk potential multibillion-dollar fines. The European Parliament and EU member states reached a
CEO of Tesla Elon Musk says he confronted fellow billionaire Bill Gates about whether he was shorting Tesla’s stock. Musk is seen here at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk has accused Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates of shorting
In this article TWTR Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, attends a news conference with members of the GOP Doctors Caucus after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A group of 18 House Republicans is asking Twitter’s board
Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow on November 08, 2021. NBC News reports Obama will return to the White House on Tuesday for the first time since he left office to promote the Affordable Care Act in an event alongside President Joe Biden. Jeff J
A Jeep Wrangler Rubicon sits on an outdoor track during the press preview of the International Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City on April 13, 2022. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ on April 30, just weeks after the standalone
In this article TSLA Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters On Tesla’s first-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk said he thinks that inflation is worse than reported and is likely to last all year in 2022. U.S. inflation rose
In this article NFLX Reed Hastings, co-CEO of Netflix, participates in the Milken Institute Global Conference on October 18, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images We must be living in the Upside Down. Legacy media has disrupted Netflix. Netflix announced Tuesday it’s exploring adding a lower-priced, advertising-based tier
In this article NFLX Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, attends a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico. Hector Vivas | Getty Images Today could be a dark day for your ex-boyfriend’s brother. Netflix, the world’s largest streaming video company, warned a global crackdown on password sharing is coming. It seems like a serious warning this
In this article HOOD A woman holds a smartphone with the Robinhood logo in the background. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Robinhood said Tuesday it has agreed to buy Ziglu, a London-based fintech app that lets users trade bitcoin and several other cryptocurrencies. The acquisition will help Robinhood expand into
Fintechs have come under increased pressure to address Russian sanctions evasion, particularly amid concerns that their controls may be more lax than that of banks. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — Seon, a start-up that helps fintech companies like Revolut tackle online fraud, has raised $94 million to develop new tools for
In this article TWTR TSLA Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students during a town hall at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, November 12, 2018. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey criticized the company’s board in a series of tweets on Sunday as the group is now tasked
In this article ABNB Police said a large party was being held at an Airbnb when shots broke out. Pittsburgh Public Safety Two minors were killed early Sunday after shots were fired at a large party hosted at an Airbnb rental in Pittsburgh, according to the city’s police blotter. At least nine others were being
In this article TSLA Elon Musk Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images In a court filing out late Friday, shareholders who are suing Tesla and CEO Elon Musk over alleged securities fraud said they won part of a critical ruling in their class-action lawsuit. The shareholders are suing Tesla over money they lost after
Illustrator Alex Kittle is putting her Etsy shop on “vacation mode” as part of a weeklong strike which has garnered the support of thousands of sellers. Alex Kittle In late February, Kristi Cassidy logged onto Reddit and made a call to action to people who sell their goods on Etsy. A day earlier, Etsy had
In this article TWTR Elon Musk’s Twitter profile displayed on a computer screen and Twitter logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on April 9, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Twitter adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan, often called a “poison pill,”
NFTs have been taking over the art world. And at the center of the $17 billion NFT market is a company called OpenSea. OpenSea is the Amazon of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. It’s an online marketplace that allows people to easily create, sell and buy NFTs. It’s one of the largest NFT trading platforms with
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Award 2020 on December 01, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Britta Pedersen | Getty Images It’s not often that a company receives a takeover bid that amounts to an 18% stock premium only to see its shares fall on the