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Elon Musk Spent A Night Texting Oracle Co-Founder Before Walking Away From Twitter Deal: Report
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 6:47am | 546Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk texted well into the night with Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) co-founder Larry Ellison before putting on hold a $44 billion agreement to purchase Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). What Happened: ...
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Coinbase Issued 'False,' 'Misleading' Statements Ahead Of Public Listing: Shareholder Lawsuit
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 8:51pm | 567Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has been accused of misleading investors regarding its public listing, as per a new shareholder derivative lawsuit. What Happened: Coinbase and nine of its executives allegedly breached fiduciary duties, violated the...
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Musk Friends And Billionaires Top Twitter's Subpoena In Latest Trial Twist: Palihapitiya, Palantir Founder Among Targets
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 - 2:43pm | 948A new subpoena from Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is requesting information from friends of Elon Musk in the battle between the social media platform and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) over a proposed $44 billion buyout. Here’s the latest. What Happened: A subpoena obtained by The Washington Post sees...
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Dogecoin Creator Says Crypto 'House Of Cards' Beginning To Crumble At Bottom
Tuesday, June 21, 2022 - 1:29am | 528Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Jackson Palmer has compared cryptocurrencies to playing at the roulette table and said their bottom has "started to crumble," in yet another critical take on digital coins. What Happened: In a recent Australian TV talk show, Palmer said the...
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Dogecoin Co-Founder Takes Swipe At Crypto VCs: Web3 Has Nothing To Offer To Content Creators
Monday, June 20, 2022 - 9:57am | 669Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) co-creator Jackson Palmer has taken yet another swipe at venture capitalists — in particular, Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), for his comments about the advantages of Web 3. What Happened: Palmer...
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Elon Musk Reacts To WSJ Report That 'Shadow Crew' Of Billionaires Including Peter Thiel Pushed Him To Buy Twitter
Monday, May 2, 2022 - 7:47am | 460Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk responded to a Wall Street Journal article Sunday that said the entrepreneur has a "shadow crew" of billionaires egging him on to buy Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). What Happened: The article was shared on Twitter by Marc Andreessen, the...
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Google In 1996, Apple In 2010: What Does The 14-Year Investment Thesis Mean For Crypto In 2024?
Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 1:28pm | 705Mark Yusko, founder, CIO and CEO of Morgan Creek Capital Management, explained how he gained his experience in the world of investing on Benzinga's podcast "The Long Run Show." Listen to the full interview here. Despite extraordinary returns from early-stage investments, the most...
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Billionaire Investors Marc Andreessen, Peter Thiel Could Leave Meta Board Over Crypto Involvement
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 1:59pm | 298Billionaire investors Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen will reportedly leave the board of Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) due to their involvement with Web3 developments. What Happened: A Friday Business Insider report cited a source familiar...
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Are Twitter Downvotes The Most Exciting Thing Since The Original iPhone? Elon Musk Agrees
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 - 3:38am | 442A new Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) feature that will let users downvote tweets and replies has become a topic of high interest among the platform’s most influential users. What Happened: Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, ...
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Coinbase IPO: 7 Key Takeaways Investors Should Know
Saturday, February 27, 2021 - 11:43am | 717Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed for a direct listing to bring shares to the public market. The company’s direct listing could value the company at $100 billion, according to Axios. Coinbase last raised funds in 2018 at an $8 billion valuation. In 2017, Coinbase was valued at $1.6...
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Billionaire VC Marc Andreessen Isn't Worried About Robots
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 2:17pm | 356Billionaire entrepreneur and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) chairman Jack Ma famously cautioned earlier this year that automation will result in "much more pain than happiness" over the next three decades. The Future Of Robotics Doesn't Spell Disaster For Humanity But not all...
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Marc Andreessen Receives Backlash For Pro-Colonialism Tweet
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 9:57am | 507Marc Andreessen is a leading figure in the venture capital world and has held a seat at Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s board of directors since 2008. Andreessen came under fire when he took to Twitter to offer his views on a recent ruling by the Indian government to block Facebook's initiative of...
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Is Twitter A Buyout Target? This Chart Might Shed Some Light On The Issue
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 4:38pm | 342The past few months have not been great for Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). Even though founder Jack Dorsey returned as CEO, the company has struggled to get back on track. Since Dorsey took control, a number of top executives have announced their departures and more than 300 employees were fired,...
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Twitter Up For Sale? Shares Spike Amid Report Marc Andreessen, Silver Lake 'Have Considered Some Sort Of Deal'
Monday, February 1, 2016 - 9:03am | 359Shares of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) were trading higher by 8 percent early Monday morning after The Information reported that it is "hard to overstate how important the next 10 days are" for the "Silicon Valley sensation turned soap opera company." According to The...
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Marc Andreessen On Global Markets, Currencies, Investing In Growth & Twitter's CEO Search
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 4:36pm | 430After meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, appeared on Bloomberg to share some thoughts on the Chinese market volatility and the ongoing CEO search at Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR). The Markets & Currency Shifts The...