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Jury reaches verdict in George Floyd murder case: Chauvin update. Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes last May, will soon learn his fate, after the jury in his politically explosive murder trial told the judge it had reached a verdict. (Bloomberg)
Pfizer identifies fake Covid-19 shots abroad as criminals exploit vaccine demand. Pfizer Inc. says it has identified in Mexico and Poland the first confirmed instances of counterfeit versions of the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with BioNTech SE , the latest attempt by criminals trying to exploit the world-wide vaccination campaign. (Jared S. Hopkins via Wall Street Journal)
George W. Bush said he's troubled by misinformation on the internet. Former President George W. Bush said he's concerned by the spread of misinformation online. Speaking with 'Today' show's Hoda Kotb Tuesday morning, Bush said he was concerned about lies and falsehoods that circulate on the internet. (Kelly McLaughlin via Business Insider)
Nigerian fintech Okra raises $3.5M backed by Accenture Ventures and Susa Ventures. The last five years have seen a plethora of fintech applications in Nigeria (and Africa, in general) grow at an astonishing rate. But most of these companies and developers find it difficult to access real-time banking data. (Tage Kene-Okafor via TechCrunch)
Apple's $64 billion-a-year App Store isn't catching the most egregious scams. Recently, I reached out to the most profitable company in the world to ask a series of basic questions. (Sean Hollister via The Verge)
Billionaire Roman Abramovich 'Preparing To Pull' Chelsea Out Of Super League. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has become the first owner to pull his club out of the controversial plans for a European Super League. (David Dawkins via Forbes)
Netflix set to report earnings after the bell. Netflix shares fell as much as 11% in after-hours trading after reporting a large miss in subscriber numbers in its first-quarter earnings report. (Jessica Bursztynsky via CNBC)
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