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How Ohio attracted Intel to build semiconductor plants, including pursuing execs for eight months, financial incentives, sustainability commitments, and more (Mark Williams/The Columbus Dispatch)
Mark Williams / The Columbus Dispatch: How Ohio attracted Intel to build semiconductor plants, including pursuing execs for eight months,…
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Shopify confirms it canceled contracts with warehouse and fulfillment partners, but says its capacity to handle orders won't be affected; stock closed down 14% (Stefanie Marotta/Bloomberg)
Stefanie Marotta / Bloomberg: Shopify confirms it canceled contracts with warehouse and fulfillment partners, but says its capacity to handle…
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A look at ID.me, which will soon be used to verify IRS.gov logins and claims to have uncovered a $400B theft of US pandemic unemployment payments (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: A look at ID.me, which will soon be used to verify IRS.gov logins and claims to have uncovered a…
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US tech firms' "nearshoring" of talent from Latin America, driven by cheaper costs and similar time zones, is leading to staffing shortages for LatAm tech firms (Vittoria Elliott/Rest of World)
Vittoria Elliott / Rest of World: US tech firms’ “nearshoring” of talent from Latin America, driven by cheaper costs and…
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CoinGecko: total market cap of the cryptocurrency industry fell to ~$1.8T amidst a selloff; Bitcoin fell to ~$36K, down 10+%, Ethereum fell to ~$2.6K, down 15+% (Tracy Wang/CoinDesk)
Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: CoinGecko: total market cap of the cryptocurrency industry fell to ~$1.8T amidst a selloff; Bitcoin fell…
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Netflix stock fell 41% from a November high as US subscriber numbers hit maturity, forcing it to rely on developing markets and verticals like gaming for growth (Frank Pallotta/CNN)
Frank Pallotta / CNN: Netflix stock fell 41% from a November high as US subscriber numbers hit maturity, forcing it…
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Amazon, at $20.3M, and Meta, at $20.1M, spent record sums on federal lobbying in 2021, both up ~7% YoY; Google spent $9.6M, up 27%; Apple spending fell to $6.5M (Karl Evers-Hillstrom/The Hill)
Karl Evers-Hillstrom / The Hill: Amazon, at $20.3M, and Meta, at $20.1M, spent record sums on federal lobbying in 2021,…
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US, Colorado reach proposed settlement in 2015 mine spill
Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for…
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CA court orders YouTuber Ruben Sim to pay $150K to Roblox and stay off the platform, after Roblox accused him of leading a “cybermob” that terrorized players (Nicole Carpenter/Polygon)
Honouring the commitment we made ten years ago — There’s no denying that a custom domain is no longer a…
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US court rules in favor of pharma giant Merck in a $1.4B legal dispute with insurers who claimed an "Act of War" exclusion to deny coverage for NotPetya losses (Bloomberg Law)
Bloomberg Law: US court rules in favor of pharma giant Merck in a $1.4B legal dispute with insurers who claimed…
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