PitchBook NVCA report: US investments in Q1 remained strong at $70.7B, but IPOs and exits slowed to $33.6B after three consecutive quarters over $192B (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
PitchBook NVCA report: US investments in Q1 remained strong at $70.7B, but IPOs and exits slowed to $33.6B after three consecutive quarters over $192B  —  Venture capital dealmaking activity and exits slowed in the first quarter after a record-breaking 2021, according to the Q1 2022 PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor.

Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to acquire all of Twitter's outstanding stock for $54.20/share in cash, in a deal worth $43B; TWTR jumps 10%+ (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Filing: Elon Musk delivers a non-binding proposal to acquire all of Twitter's outstanding stock for $54.20/share in cash, in a deal worth $43B; TWTR jumps 10%+  —  Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share in cash, according to an updated 13D filing, Bloomberg News reports.

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion

Billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion, just days after rejecting a seat on the social media company's board. https://ift.tt/qC82wKl

A look at AI tools built by sales and customer service software companies like Uniphore and Sybill to detect human emotions, as Zoom unveils Zoom IQ for Sales (Kate Kaye/Protocol)

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A look at AI tools built by sales and customer service software companies like Uniphore and Sybill to detect human emotions, as Zoom unveils Zoom IQ for Sales  —  Virtual sales meetings have made it tougher than ever for salespeople to read the room.  So, some well funded tech providers …

Unreal Engine 5: 10 key features you should know about

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Sources: Sequoia India's Shailendra Singh leaves fashion marketplace Zilingo's board, amid a probe into its accounting methods and suspension of CEO Ankiti Bose (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Sources: Sequoia India's Shailendra Singh leaves fashion marketplace Zilingo's board, amid a probe into its accounting methods and suspension of CEO Ankiti Bose  —  Sequoia Capital India's Shailendra Singh has stepped down from the board of troubled Zilingo Pte following questions …