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Apple Defies Tech Industry-Wide Massive Layoffs: Here’s How Cupertino Is Avoiding Job Cuts

Today, 2:17 PM

Many of the big techs have announced the elimination of thousands of positions as they grapple with shrinking toplines. The latest tech titan to join the league was Alphabet, Inc.

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Feds Seize Nearly $700M From FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried, Including His Robinhood Shares

By Bibhu Pattnaik

Today, 2:17 PM

According to a court filing on Friday, federal prosecutors seized nearly $700 million in assets from former FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in January, mainly in the form of Robinhood stock.

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Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Starts Selling Shares Of JD.com For First Time In 6 Months

By Bibhu Pattnaik

Today, 2:17 PM

Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management has resumed selling its shares of JD.com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) for the first time since July 2022.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum And Dogecoin Take Flight Into The Weekend: Here’s What’s On Tap For The Cryptos

By Melanie Schaffer

Today, 2:17 PM

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was moving over 3% higher during Friday’s 24-hour trading session as Wall Street started to rebound, which Benzinga

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Metaverse Will Be As ‘Important As The Smartphone’: Meta Platforms Chief Product Officer

By AJ Fabino

Today, 2:17 PM

During a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Chris Cox, chief product officer at Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META), said the metaverse will one day becom

This Key Feature In Ford, Tesla EVs Has A Use Case You Wouldn’t Expect

By Chris Katje

Today, 2:17 PM

The F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck from Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) has become one of the bestselling electric vehicles in a short amount of time.

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For Michael Saylor, Bitcoin Is A Fight For ‘Personal Sovereignty, Long-Term Value’

By Justin Roberti

Today, 2:17 PM

In this crypto winter, we are starting to see some early signs of what could be a slight warming of the bear market with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) crossing and holding around $21,000.

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Crypto Lender Genesis Global Files For Bankruptcy Protection

By Mehab Qureshi

Today, 2:17 PM

The lending unit of crypto firm Genesis filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection from creditors on Thursday, following a dramatic market downturn that has affected other crypto giants such as FTX (CRYPTO: FTT) and BlockFi.

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Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Shows Interest In DCG’s CoinDesk: ‘I Could Afford It If I Really Wanted To’

By Mehab Qureshi

Today, 2:17 PM

Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA), revealed his intention to explore the possibility of acquiring CoinDesk, a crypto news service.

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Netflix Co-CEO Hastings Praises Rival’s Ad-Based Model: ‘They’ve Got A 10-Year Head Start’

By Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Today, 2:17 PM

Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) outgoing co-CEO Reed Hastings said The Walt Disney Co-owned (NYSE:

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