Trading and Business
Ackman SPAC Decides Against Buying 10% Stake in Universal Music Group
Deal valued world’s largest music company at about $40 billion.
Toyota pulls commercials from Olympics
The carmaker's top executives will also not attend the games, which are unpopular in Japan.
Zoom to Buy Five9 in All-Stock Deal Valued at $14.7 Billion
Zoom said it is planning to buy Five9 Inc. in an all-stock deal that values the cloud software provider at about $14.7 billion.
In Other News
England lifts COVID-19 restrictions, wildfires in West, Britney Spears and More
- England eases its COVID-19 restrictions
- A judge will meet with attorneys in Britney Spears' conservatorship case
Code, Gaming & Tech
Blackstone acquires majority stake in Simplilearn for $250 million
Blackstone is acquiring a majority stake in Bangalore and San Francisco-headquartered edtech startup Simplilearn for $250 million. Simplilearn operates an eponymous online bootcamp to help people learn data science, AI, machine learning, cloud computing and o….
Nintendo denies report that OLED Switch will have higher profit margin
Nintendo has denied a report that said the new OLED version of the Switch would have higher profit margins. The company also says it has “no plans for launching any other model at this time.”
Muler, a search engine for drug info built with Flask
Muler is a Flask app that allows users to search for pharmacological information by generic or proprietary drug names.
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Rodriguez calls for 'ceasefire' on attacks vs. Pacquiao
Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez on Monday called for a "ceasefire" on the attacks against Senator Manny Pacquiao amid issues within the ruling PDP-Laban.
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