10 things in tech you need to know today
Jordan Parker Erb | Publié le
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1. Tesla has suspended bitcoin payments for vehicle purchases. In a tweet, CEO Elon Musk said the decision was because of cryptocurrency mining's negative environmental impact. Read his statement.
2. Here's how Jeffrey Epstein and Bill Gates were connected. Melinda Gates reportedly sought out divorce lawyers in 2019 when news of Bill Gates' ties to the convicted sex offender surfaced. Here's a timeline of their interactions.
3. HP is staking out a corner of the booming cybersecurity market. The company is the latest firm to try to break into the $162 billion cybersecurity industry, launching new software products and hiring rapidly to get in on the action. More on HP's foray into cybersecurity.
4. A top Apple engineer has left the company after employees objected to misogynistic and racist past statements. Employees took issue with lines from Antonio GarcÃa MartÃnez's 2016 autobiography. More about it here.
5. Grimes said she was hospitalized with a panic attack after her "SNL" cameo. Grimes and her boyfriend, Elon Musk, appeared on "Saturday Night Live" last weekend, after which she said she went to the hospital. A look at their performance.
6. GetMyBoat, the "Airbnb for boats," has been skyrocketing in popularity. As leisure travel lagged during the pandemic, boat sales and rentals boomed, including for this startup. See what all the hype is about.
7. WeWork's CEO said big cities are seeing a slow return to the office, while people elsewhere are returning "in droves." Specifically, he said people in Florida and Texas are eagerly moving back to the office. His take on why that is.
8. Jeff Bezos used to test Amazon's Echo Show by asking Alexa to play videos mocking Trump. A new book, "Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire," details how Bezos would poke fun at Trump. Read some key takeaways from the book - and more on Bezos' and Trump's beef.
9. Gorillas, the hot German grocery-delivery startup, has lost its second cofounder in three months. Felix Chrobog, chief operating officer and cofounder, left the company soon after his fellow cofounder Jörg Kattner. Get the details on their departures.
10. Tiger Global is beating out Silicon Valley VCs. The hedge fund is averaging more than one startup investment per business day so far this year. Here's 110 of them.
Compiled by Jordan Erb. Tips/comments? Email jerb@insider.com or tweet @JordanParkerErb .
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