🛒 Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion
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Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion. Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire Discord Inc., a video-game chat community, for more than $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. (Dina Bass via Bloomberg)
Prince Harry Is Taking on a New Job Title: Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp. No longer a working member of the royal family, Prince Harry has a new job: executive at a Silicon Valley startup. The Duke of Sussex will become chief impact officer of BetterUp Inc., the fast-growing coaching and mental health firm, the company plans to announce Tuesday. (Chip Cutter via Wall Street Journal)
Police detective seeks divorce after wife photographed at Capitol riot. A police detective filed for divorce from his wife after she was photographed with another man during the Capitol riot. (Sinéad Baker via Business Insider)
Powell calls cryptocurrencies 'not really useful stores of value' and says Fed will move slowly. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday that cryptocurrencies remain an unstable store of value and the central bank is no hurry to introduce a competitor. (Jeff Cox via CNBC)
Clubhouse says its Android launch will take 'a couple of months'. Social audio app Clubhouse has now promised a time frame of sorts for the launch of its anticipated Android version, following its recent hire of an Android software developer last month. (Sarah Perez via TechCrunch)
This Group Wants to 'Ban Surveillance Advertising'. When the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google testify later this week at a House hearing, a number of familiar policy reforms will be on the table. Antitrust. Section 230. Privacy legislation. (Gilad Edelman via WIRED)
Digital Health Startup Ro Raised $500 Million At $5 Billion Valuation. Everyone in Zachariah Reitano’s immediate family has dealt with a life-threatening illness, ranging from congenital heart disease to cancer. But they also had access to a physician 24/7: his dad. (Katie Jennings via Forbes)
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