Yesterday Ukraine announced an Airdrop on Twitter. This caused an explosion of small donations on the Ethereum blockchain. The country has already raised more than 36 million euros. Since the country tweeted “airdrop confirmed” Wednesday morning, Ethereum users have made thousands of donations. These range from 0.0001 ETH to […]
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Apple Becomes the First Company Ever Worth More Than $3 Trillion
Apple became the first company ever to reach a market cap of $3 trillion. Converted, it concerns a value of 2,260 billion dollars. In 2018, the American technology company was the first to cross the threshold of USD 1,000 billion in market capitalization. In August 2020, the iPhone maker […]
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New MacBook Pro Expected at Apple Product Presentation
Lovers of the latest electronic gadgets can indulge themselves on Monday. Apple will announce its latest products at its second “event” this fall. Although it is still formally secret, many experts expect the American tech group to develop a new version of its MacBook Pro. If the media reports […]
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IBM and American Airlines Ignore Texas Vaccination Ban
Tech company IBM, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines announced Tuesday (local time) that they would comply with President Joe Biden’s obligation to vaccinate employees against Covid-19. With that decision, they ignored a decree issued Monday by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Instead, it states that nobody can demand a vaccination […]
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Boss Facebook: Not True That Profit Comes Before Safety for Us
It’s “just not true” that Facebook would put profits above user safety, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a lengthy statement on his Facebook account, he defended himself against recent criticism about Facebook’s influence on the mental health of children and teenagers in particular. On Tuesday, a special hearing […]
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European Commission: Malfunction Teaches Us That We are Too Dependent on Facebook
The hours-long outage of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram shows that the world should not rely on a few large companies, the European Commission believes. “We need alternatives and choices in the tech market,” tweets European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The problems of Facebook and some other of its apps […]
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Musk and Bezos Appear to Force Satellite Companies into Mergers
Space pioneers Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos’ plans to launch thousands of satellites into orbit are forcing companies in the sector to prepare for consolidation. As a result, the amount involved in acquisitions, investments and joint ventures this year is already higher at 3.6 billion dollars than for the whole […]
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Online Bulletin Board Reddit Aims to be Worth More Than 10 Billion After Investment Round
Reddit, the online message board where users can chat about various topics, expects to raise $700 million in a new investment round. The company is worth more than $10 billion on paper. Reddit is worth 67 percent more than in the previous capital round in February. In two and […]
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Microsoft Also Makes Vaccination Mandatory for Employees
The American branch of Microsoft requires employees to be vaccinated if they want to return to the company premises. Employees must be able to demonstrate that they have been vaccinated. The rule goes into effect next month. Microsoft joins the ranks of other major American tech companies such as […]
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SAS is Working on IPO
Analysis company SAS Institute wants to go public in 2024 after more than forty years of private ownership. The company itself said so in a press release. The decision to go public has partly to do with the way many tech companies pay their employees: in stocks. SAS also […]