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Not a done deal — Report: FTC likely to file suit to block Microsoft/Activision merger Any federal action could easily push deal past crucial July 2023 deadline. Kyle Orland – Nov 24, 2022 1:05 am UTC Enlarge / Just a few of the Activision franchises that will become Microsoft properties if and when the acquisition

At this point, you have probably absorbed, directly and indirectly, more than enough information on Web3s disgraced hero, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and his currently insolvent businesses, FTX FTT/USD and its sister company, quantitative trading firm Alameda Research. Yet the story continues to unfold well beyond the investigations underway by the US Securities and Exchange Commission

Twitter CEO Elon Musk agreed with a post on the platform that asked him to make all "internal discussions" public about the "decision to censor" New York Post's story on Hunter Biden's laptop. What Happened: Musk, who took over Twitter in late October, said, "This is necessary to restore public trust," in response to a

DDOSED — European Parliament declares Russia a terrorism sponsor, then its site goes down Pro-Kremlin group called Killnet takes credit. Dan Goodin – Nov 23, 2022 8:59 pm UTC Enlarge / An iteration of what happens when your site gets shut down by a DDoS attack. reader comments 177 with 0 posters participating Share this

Rishi Sunak is under pressure from a broad alliance of British business, legal, worker and environmental groups to drop controversial plans to automatically strip swaths of EU-derived law from the British statute book by the end of next year. More than a dozen organisations including the Institute of Directors, Trades Union Congress and Chartered Institute

job losses — HP plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid plummeting PC demand HP laptop unit sales fell by 26% in Q4. Scharon Harding – Nov 23, 2022 5:23 pm UTC EnlargeGetty reader comments with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit HP is the

This is an opinion editorial by Joakim Book, a Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, contributor and copy editor for Bitcoin Magazine and a writer on all things money and financial history. I don’t. That’s it. That’s the article. In all sincerity, that is the full message: Just don’t do it. It’s

On Friday, Kris Marszalek, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com,announced that he would share a full audited proof of reserve. The dashboard view of the Crypto.com reserve, provided by Nansen, showed that over 20% of the exchanges reserve was held in Shiba InuSHIB/USD tokens, a speculative Eth-based meme coin. However, after reviewing the shared data, Twitter

If youre nuts about fintech, are new to the industry or even a seasoned pro, youll want to join the more than 1,000 attendees expected at this years Benzinga Fintech Deal Day & Awards. Make critical connections with successful fintech leaders. Meet more fintech business leaders in oneday than you would in a year. Its

Through the first week of November 2022, the Web Summit, hosted in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together over 70,000 technology-focused attendees from across the globe. Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing business, innovation, and government were discussed. Beyond speaking engagements, the Web Summit featured pitch competitions and afterparties, with one featuringDJsDavid Guetta and Armin Van

Expecting the unexpected — Sneaky ways cops could access data to widely prosecute abortions in the US Third-party data brokers give police warrantless access to 250 million devices. Ashley Belanger – Nov 23, 2022 11:45 am UTC EnlargeDavid McNew / Contributor | Getty Images News reader comments 160 with 0 posters participating Share this story

The party of Brazil’s outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has challenged the outcome of the runoff election he narrowly lost last month, calling for the cancellation of ballots from electronic voting machines with alleged malfunctions. The far-right populist was defeated on October 31 by his leftist rival and former national leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,

A crypto analyst has predicted price targets for apex cryptocurrency Bitcoin BTC/USD , Ethereum ETH/USD and Solana SOL/USD , in the wake of FTX FTT/USD collapse. What Happened: Pseudonymous cryptocurrency analyst Altcoin Sherpa saidon Twitter that Ethereum's price could drop 54%, in the unlikely event of Grayscale, a cryptocurrency asset management firm, going bankrupt. See

Want to work for Elon? — Musk recruits engineers for Twitter 2.0 after mass layoffs and resignations Musk: “People who are great at writing software are the highest priority.” Jon Brodkin – Nov 22, 2022 5:34 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 48 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook

During the first week of November 2022, the Web Summit, hosted in Lisbon, Portugal, brought together over 70,000 attendees from across the globe. Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing business, innovation, and government were discussed. Beyond speaking engagements, the Web Summit featured pitch competitions and afterparties, including onewith DJsDavid Guetta and Armin Van Buren.

this game is lit — Light, shadow, reflections, and terror: How a scary game does scary lighting Our behind-the-scenes look at Callisto Protocol continues with a look at terrifying visuals. Lee Hutchinson – Nov 22, 2022 5:05 pm UTC reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Tiger Global Managementhas increased its stake in tech giants on Wall Street while simultaneously cutting its stake in someof the Chinese EV players, according to its SEC filings. Tiger Global has loaded up on over 845,000 shares ofMicrosoft CorporationMSFT during the third quarter, taking its holdings to over $1.39 billion. The company also picked up

Last month, Blockworks hosted its Digital Asset Summit (DAS) at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, England. During this event, builders, financiersand enthusiasts gathered to speak about the new world of finance and cryptocurrency thats still developing. At the time, the markets were still picking up the pieces after an algorithmic stablecoin implosion which resulted

Senior Walt Disney executives led a rebellion against chief executive Bob Chapek in recent weeks, which resulted in his ousting and replacement with predecessor Bob Iger, according to people familiar with the matter. The covert campaign to overthrow Chapek, which began in the summer, came after the outgoing chief executive lost the confidence of some

The unprecedented travel demand that marked the first half of 2022 is expected to increase over the fall and winter months. More leisure travelers than ever are back to booking trips and globetrotting. In addition, there has been a substantial rise in domestic and international travel and the formation of a new blended or bleisure