Tesla to pay $275,000 penalty in US, here's why

Elon Musk-run Tesla has agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty for violating the Clean Air Act. https://ift.tt/nfNRjgb

Despite letting some employees permanently work from home, tech companies are spending billions of dollars expanding their office spaces across the US (Kellen Browning/New York Times)

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Despite letting some employees permanently work from home, tech companies are spending billions of dollars expanding their office spaces across the US  —  Even as they allow some employees to change how often they come into the office, tech companies are rapidly buying and leasing properties around the country.

Virgin Hyperloop fires half of its workforce

US-based Virgin Hyperloop, which had expansion plans for the Indian market, has reportedly laid off nearly half of its staff. https://ift.tt/CSNXB1f

SC to hear Pegasus snooping case on February 25

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the case relating to the Pegasus surveillance scandal on February 25, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta requested for a new date before the Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, pointing out that he is supposed to be arguing a different part-heard case on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/5kAM86O

Indian online healthcare service MediBuddy, which offers doctor video calls and more, raises a $125M Series C led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India (Deepsekhar Choudhury/Business Standard)

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Indian online healthcare service MediBuddy, which offers doctor video calls and more, raises a $125M Series C led by Quadria Capital and Lightrock India  —  MediBuddy, an online healthcare company, has raised $125 million in funding from Quadria Capital and Lightrock India, along with participation from existing investors.

Users should be allowed to sue US tech giants under EU rules, civil groups say

The call by the coalition of 31 groups and academics comes as EU lawmakers and EU countries thrashed out the final points of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) proposed by EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager just over a year ago before it can become law. https://ift.tt/0xCSfLs

Intel details its new bitcoin mining Bonanza Mine ASICs, claiming 300 of the chips consume 3,600 watts and deliver up to 40 terahashes per second of performance (Paul Alcorn/Tom's Hardware)

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Intel details its new bitcoin mining Bonanza Mine ASICs, claiming 300 of the chips consume 3,600 watts and deliver up to 40 terahashes per second of performance  —  Intel's 3,600-watt Bitcoin-mining powerhouse  —  At ISSCC 2022, Intel shared the deep-dive details of its new Bitcoin-mining Bonanza Mine ASICs …

20 most popular emojis of 2021 and what they mean

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Capcom announces Street Fighter 6: 10 things you should know

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Nigerian fintech Tingo, which processes ~$4B in e-commerce transactions annually, seeks $500M to expand in Africa; Tingo, valued at $6.3B, plans an IPO in H1 (Bloomberg)

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Nigerian fintech Tingo, which processes ~$4B in e-commerce transactions annually, seeks $500M to expand in Africa; Tingo, valued at $6.3B, plans an IPO in H1  —  Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter  —  Nigerian financial-technology company Tingo Inc …

Trump Media & Technology Group launches Truth Social in the US App Store; some users received error messages or were placed on a waitlist when signing up (Queenie Wong/CNET)

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Trump Media & Technology Group launches Truth Social in the US App Store; some users received error messages or were placed on a waitlist when signing up  —  Some people who downloaded the social media app received error messages when they tried to create an account.  Others were placed on a waitlist.

Facebook whistleblower takes on Meta with fresh complaints

The nonprofit organisation that represents Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has filed two new complaints against Meta (formerly Facebook), accusing the social network of misleading investors about its efforts to tackle misinformation about climate change and Covid-19. https://ift.tt/IMLGNPA

Sony PlayStation 5 set to go on pre-orders in India: Report

Sony PlayStation 5 is set to go on pre-orders from Tuesday (February 22) in India. The console will be available for pre-booking at 12 noon at all the retail stores like ShopatSC, Amazon, and GamesTheStop. https://ift.tt/M6DFluh

Brazil-based Sólides, which offers HR management software to over 12,000 Brazilian businesses, raises $100M from Warburg Pincus (Tatiana Bautzer/Reuters)

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Brazil-based Sólides, which offers HR management software to over 12,000 Brazilian businesses, raises $100M from Warburg Pincus  —  Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested $100 million in Brazilian human resources startup Solides for an undisclosed minority stake …

Donald Trump's social media app launches on Apple App Store

Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple's App Store, potentially marking the former president's return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. https://ift.tt/qk5xNVB