Afterpay delays vote on $29 billion buyout as Square awaits Spain nod

The investor meet was set for Dec. 6, but Afterpay said it would likely take place next year as Square is likely to get an approval from the Bank of Spain only in mid-January.

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Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO?

Agrawal becomes the latest India-born executive to take over a major American technology company. Executives of South Asian descent are now at the helm of companies including Microsoft, Google and IBM.

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iPhone 13 Demand Has Weakened, Apple Tells Suppliers Ahead of Holiday Season

Apple has told its suppliers that the demand of the iPhone 13 has slowed down, signaling that some consumers have decided against trying to get the hard-to-find item.

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WhatsApp Says It Banned 2.069 Million Accounts in India in October, Received 248 User Ban Appeals

WhatsApp, in its latest transparency report, reveals that it banned 2.069 million accounts in India in October. A total of 500 grievances were received by users out of which 146 were related to account support, 248 were related to ban appeal, 53 were related to product support, 11 were related to safety, and the rest of the 42 were related to other support.

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Tesla Headquarters Officially Moves From California to Texas

Tesla has officially moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley in California to a under-construction ‘Gigafactory’ outside Austin, Texas.

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Jack Dorsey-Led Square Rebrands to Block After Facebook's Meta Change

Square led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is changing its name to Block, as it looks to expand beyond its payment business and into new technologies like blockchain.

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Grab's Nasdaq debut to set tone for Southeast Asian tech listings

The backdoor listing on Nasdaq marks the high point for Singapore’s Grab that began as a ride-hailing app and now operates across 465 cities in eight countries, offering food deliveries, payments, insurance and investment products.

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