Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Parler’s owner says it “has mutually agreed with Ye to terminate the intent of sale of Parler”, after announcing the deal in October — Despite a joint statement between Ye (fka Kanye West) and Parler in October noting that the two had reached an agreement for the rapper to buy …
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Parler announces it has agreed to be acquired by Kanye West, and says that the deal, expected to close later in 2022, will create an “uncancelable ecosystem” — Kanye West, the musician also known as Ye, is buying Parler, a social media platform that styles itself as a “free speech” alternative to Twitter.
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Source: Parler has around 50,000 DAUs and its parent company had been trying over the last few weeks to sell the social network at a “wildly inflated” price — On Monday, Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, announced that he would buy Parler, an alternative social media platform …
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS Ventura, with iCloud Shared Photo Library, Continuity Camera, Stage Manager for the Mac and the iPad, and more — Apple has released iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1 and macOS 13, as it announced it would do last week.
Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Ye’s Twitter account is suspended after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with a Star of David; Elon Musk replied, saying he violated Twitter rules — West, who goes by Ye, recently had his account restored after being banned in October — Kanye West Offers to Buy Parler Amid Backlash Over Anti-Semitic Posts
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
The Meta Connect keynote felt overscripted and “incredibly thirsty”, with its prolonged pitch for VR and the metaverse coming off as one of tech’s hardest sells — At Meta Connect 2022, the company’s annual developer conference for its VR efforts and Oculus hardware platform …
Denny Jacob / Wall Street Journal:
UBS and robo-adviser Wealthfront agree to terminate their $1.4B merger deal; UBS says it will buy a $69.7M convertible note in Wealthfront at the same valuation — Deal announced in January was for all-cash transaction valued at $1.4 billion — UBS UBS .71%▲ Group AG …
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