🏈 Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports

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Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports. More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music industry and Amazon upended retail, the tech heavyweights have set their sights on a new arena ripe for change: live sports. Emboldened by their deep pockets and eager to boost… (Tripp Mickle / The New York Times)

Ben Mullin @BenMullin

I talked to Bob Iger about Apple and Amazon jumping into the bidding for sports rights. W/ @trippmickle and @kevinmdraper nytimes.com/2022/07/24/tec…

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James Howells wants 2 robot dogs to help find bitcoin in dump. James Howells threw out a hard drive to a landfill in 2013 that contained 8,000 bitcoins. He has an $11 million business plan to excavate the drive and recover the bitcoins. The plan includes budget for two robotic dogs from Boston Dynamics. Get… (Isobel Asher Hamilton / Business Insider)

Isobel A Hamilton @Hamilbug

ICYMI: I interviewed the man who lost 8,000 bitcoin on a hard drive in a Newport landfill. He has an $11 million business plan to get it back.

businessinsider.comThe quest to find $181 million in bitcoin buried in a dumpJames Howells of Newport, Wales, shares his $11 million business plan to recover a hard drive with 8,000 bitcoins on it from a dump.

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Elon Musk's Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged Affair. Elon Musk engaged in a brief affair last fall with the wife of Sergey Brin, prompting the Google co-founder to file for divorce earlier this year and ending the tech billionaires' long friendship, according to people familiar with the matter. Their… (Kirsten Grind / Wall Street Journal)

Kirsten Grind @KirstenGrind

There was a reason Google co-founder Sergey Brin filed for divorce from his wife earlier this year: Elon Musk. Your mid-summer beach read from me and @EmilyGlazer

wsj.comWSJ News Exclusive | Elon Musk’s Friendship With Sergey Brin Ruptured by Alleged AffairTesla chief’s liaison with Google co-founder’s wife led to couple’s divorce filing, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Every startup wants an extension round, but there aren't enough to go around. As venture funding continues to slow, founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they already have in the bank. But the startups that need the cash infusions the most are running into the most trouble. Last week, I… (Rebecca Szkutak / TechCrunch)

TechCrunch @TechCrunch

Every startup wants an extension round, but there aren’t enough to go around tcrn.ch/3S0Ndwk by @rebecca_szkutak

tcrn.chEvery startup wants an extension round, but there aren’t enough to go around – TechCrunchAs venture funding slows, founders are scrambling to extend their runways, regardless of how much cash they already have. But the startups that need the cash most are running into the most trouble.

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Tesla Looks to Open Its EV-Charging Network. Tesla is trying to tap into public funding to build electric-vehicle chargers, as it moves to open some of its U.S. Supercharger network to EVs made by other manufacturers. The EV-market leader is bidding for a portion of billions in federal and… (Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

Tesla is bidding for public dollars to build electric-vehicle chargers, a move that would start to open some of its network to non-Tesla drivers

on.wsj.comTesla Looks to Open Its EV-Charging NetworkThe leading electric-vehicle maker is applying for public dollars in the U.S. that would allow non-Tesla drivers to use its fast chargers.

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