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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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YouTube founders' startup AVOS laying off majority of workforce -sources
San Mateo, California-based Internet startup AVOS Systems is laying off 80% of its workforce because of the lack of traction, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Canadian games creator Big Viking to buy back Yoville from Zynga to avoid the game's early death
Toronto, Canada-based games creator Big Viking Games seeks to buy back Yoville from Zynga in a bid to avoid the game's early death, since the latter announced it would shut the game down on March.
TechCrunch report examines compensation package of new Microsoft CEO
TechCrunch looked more closely into the compensation package of Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella submitted by the company in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Microsoft invests $15M in Foursquare, inks licensing deal for location-based data
Tech giant Microsoft invested $15 million in location-based social networking app Foursquare and inked a licensing deal to use the latter's places database in their products and services.
American digital media firm SpinMedia acquires itself, nabs $10M in funding
Hollywood, US-based digital media firm SpinMedia Group acquired SpinMedia LLC for an undisclosed amount, and poured in $10 million in funding to deal with the company's debts.
Dropbox inks lease on huge second office in San Francisco
San Francisco, US-based cloud storage service Dropbox inked a 12-year lease on a huge second office at 333 Brannan, just near its Berry St headquarters, to house the spillover of its 500-person workfo
Austin incubator Capital Factory partners with Silverton and Floodgate to back tech startups
Austin, Texas-based incubator Capital Factory struck a partnership with venture firms Silverton Partners and Floodgate to support tech startups in Austin and trigger and investing "snowball effect."
Democrats seek to reinstate net neutrality with Open Internet Preservation Act
Democrats of both the House and Senate have filed The Open Internet Preservation Act today in a bid to bring back net neutrality, TechCrunch reported.
Paper CEO wants Facebook to change news app name
Georg Petschnigg, Chief Executive Officer of creativity tool Paper, wants Facebook to change the name of the new mobile news app that it launched last week, which is also called Paper.
California-based startup Sqor raising $13M for sports-centered social networking platform
San Francisco, US-based sports-centered social networking platform Sqor raised over $4.4 million out of the targeted $13 million funding round ahead of a major platform update set to take place in Feb
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