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Roaring Kitty: Man Behind 2021's Meme Stock Surge, Driving GameStop, AMC Rally Again

Roaring Kitty's return sparks meme stock surge with GameStop and AMC soaring. GameStop faces challenges despite short-term gains.


UAE's New Falcon 2 11B AI Model Set To Outperform Meta and OpenAI

The UAE's Falcon 2 11B AI model, developed by the Technology Innovation Institute from Abu Dhabi, is a strong contender against OpenAI and Meta...

Elon Musk Slams Mark Zuckerberg's Meta for Engaging in 'Super Greedy' Advertising Practices

Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X, has criticized Meta for being "super greedy" in taking credit for advertisers running campaigns on its platform...

Donald Trump Net Worth Reaches an All-Time High After Truth Social Stock Jumps Over 10%

Shares of Trump Media soared over 10% on Monday, reaching levels not seen since late March and boosting the net worth of former President Donald Trump to an all-time high...


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Blackrock raises stake in UK Internet media firm Blinkx to 13pct
New York, US-based investment management firm Blackrock raised its stake in UK-based Internet media firm Blinkx to 13% amid allegations that the latter was using adware to boost its revenues.
Google's Chromecast now supports YouTube videos
Google announced today that its media streaming dongle, Chromecast, now supports YouTube videos that are embedded on the page, eliminating the need to navigate to the YouTube site or mobile app in ord
Yahoo unveils partnership with business reviews site Yelp to enhance search results
Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer on Friday announced the Internet corporation's partnership with San Francisco-based online business reviews website Yelp. The cooperation reportedly will put Yahoo
LinkedIn acquires job-search startup Bright.com for $120M in stock, cash
LinkedIn Corp., a professional networking site, has bought online recruiting startup Bright.com for $120 million via a combination of stock and cash. This is reportedly LinkedIn's largest acquisition
DeNA invests in South Korean couple chat app Between
Japanese gaming platform and web services provider DeNA invested an undisclosed amount in Between, a chat app for couples created by South Korean firm VCNC, to help the app become an open platform.
Thailand's Asiasoft buys out Philippines online publisher IP E-Games' stake in Level-Up
Thailand-based online entertainment firm Asiasoft Corporation Public Company Ltd is buying out the entire 30% stake of Philippine-based online game publisher IP E-Game in Level-Up to gain a 70% contro
Vietnamese developer removes top-ranked Flappy Bird from app stores
Hanoi, Vietnam-based game developer Don Nguyen of dotGears took down the top-ranking mobile game Flappy Bird from both iOS and Google Play app stores today, reportedly due to the various criticisms he
Amazon tests Brazil's retail jungle with its Kindle
Amazon Inc. started selling its Kindle online in Brazil on Friday, expanding from ebooks into retail for the first time in Latin America's biggest and most challenging ecommerce market.
Security researcher exposes Snapchat weakness that could crash phone
Security researcher Jamie Sanches has discovered and exposed a weakness within California-US-based photo messaging app Snapchat that could allow hackers to freeze and crash a user's phone.
India's MakeMyTrip buys Amsterdam's EasyToBook for $5M
India-based travel booking website MakeMyTrip bought Amsterdam, Netherlands-based hotel booking portal EasyToBook in a deal valued at around $5 million to increase its revenue through online hotel boo
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