SoftBank to File for SPAC to Raise Over $500 Million
SoftBank's first SPAC plans to buy a company in which the Japanese tech investor doesn't already have a stake.
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Apple Suspends New Business With Wistron After India Riot
It isn’t clear whether the suspension will have a commercial impact on Wistron as production of the current iPhone will still continue at the facility.
Jack Ma Offered to Hand Over Parts of Ant Group to Beijing
Ma's offer highlights how Ant's future—and ultimately the future of China's tech sector—is at the mercy of the Chinese government.
Microsoft Reportedly Building Custom Server, Surface Chips
Software giant's move into building its own chips follows similar steps by rivals like Amazon and Apple.
U.S. Charges China-Based Zoom Exec With Sabotaging Tiananmen Meetings
The charges shed new light on Zoom's admission earlier this year that it had terminated some meetings related to the Tiananmen crackdown.
Google Antitrust Trial Tentatively Slated for 2023
It appears that the wheels of justice will turn slowly for Google, which faces a 2023 start date for at least one of its pending antitrust trials.
Facebook U.K. Staff Earned Average of £234,000
Facebook’s U.K.-based employees earned an average of £234,000 each in compensation during 2019, up nearly 7% from the prior year.
Dating App Bumble Confidentially Files for February IPO
Bumble could seek a public market valuation of $6 billion to $8 billion.
Rupert Murdoch Gets Covid Vaccine in U.K. Countryside
Murdoch is one of a number of prominent people in Britain to get the vaccine.
Sony Pulls ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ From Digital PlayStation Store
The move is a major black eye for the game's developer, CD Projekt Red, and could also hurt sales of Sony's current and next-generation consoles.
Investor Group Led by Tencent Raises Stake in Universal Music
The investment will likely help get Tencent Music more favorable licensing agreements as Universal is one of the world’s biggest record companies.
U.S. Blacklists Top Chinese Chip Manufacturer
The decision comes as President Trump ratchets up pressure against key Chinese industries on his way out of office.
Discord Valuation Jumps to $7 Billion in New Funding Round
The chat-based social network for gamers has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Greenoaks Capital.
Microsoft Reportedly Breached in Cyberattack on Government Agencies
Software giant denies that its products were breached by hackers to carry out additional attacks.
Software Firm UiPath Files Confidentially for IPO
The fifteen-year-old company, which laid off more than 10% of its staff last November, develops software for automating business tasks.
Poshmark Files to Go Public
Poshmark, an online marketplace for secondhand apparel, filed to go public on Thursday.
Alphabet’s Verily Raises $700 Million to Battle Covid-19
New funding underscores Verily's status as one of the tech companies leading the battle against Covid-19.
Coinbase Confidentially Files to Go Public
The big cryptocurrency trading platform would be one of the most closely watched companies to hit the public market in early 2021.
State Prosecutors Target Google’s Search Business
A bipartisan group of state prosecutors allege that Google undermines rivals such as Bing and is seeking to expand its search dominance in new technologies.
Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Warehouse Worker, NLRB Says
Amazon illegally retaliated against a New York City warehouse worker who led a protest with his coworkers to improve working conditions, a National Labor Relations Board investigation found.
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