PhotoShelter acquires UK-based digital asset management provider Third Light
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PhotoShelter acquires UK-based digital asset management provider Third Light

Digital asset management (DAM) software company PhotoShelter announced today that it acquired UK-based DAM provider Third Light. PhotoShelter lists over 1,300 clients, including enterprises, brands, sports leagues and universities.Third Light boasts more than 300 global clients. The deal adds Third Light’s flagship application, Chorus, to PhotoShelter’s offerings.These Third Light customers will have access to PhotoShelter’s… […]

Kremlin praises Elon Musk as Ukraine ambassador tells him to ‘f—off’
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Kremlin praises Elon Musk as Ukraine ambassador tells him to ‘f—off’

Elon Musk is being praised by a Kremlin spokesperson after raising the ire of top officials in Ukraine with his Twitter poll on the escalating conflict. The tempest started when the Tesla CEO proposed a “peace” plan for the war in Ukraine that consisted of four suggestions, including that Crimea—which was invaded by Russia in… […]

Number of displaced people hits record due to war, climate change
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Number of displaced people hits record due to war, climate change

GENEVA, May 11 (Reuters) – The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate calamities like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according to data published on Thursday.The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said that figure represented a… […]

How TikTok sensation Squishmallows found Warren Buffett
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How TikTok sensation Squishmallows found Warren Buffett

May 13 (Reuters) – Squishmallows joined Warren Buffett’s business empire two years after Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian and others helped make the plush stuffed toys a viral sensation on TikTok.For Judd and Laura Zebersky, whose company Jazwares makes the toys, the success of Squishmallows is hardly what they imagined when they met 33 years ago… […]

India’s Adani Transmission’s board approves plan to raise up to $1 billion
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India’s Adani Transmission’s board approves plan to raise up to $1 billion

[1/3] The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its Corporate House on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File PhotoAdani Enterprise board approves raising up to $1.53 blnAdani Transmission to raise up to $1 blnFund raise through equity sale via QIP, other modesNEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters)… […]

Luminar Tech CEO to acquire majority stake in Forbes
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Luminar Tech CEO to acquire majority stake in Forbes

May 12 (Reuters) – Luminar Technologies (LAZR.O) CEO Austin Russell will buy a majority stake in Forbes Global Media Holdings in a deal that values the business news publisher at nearly $800 million, Russell and Integrated Whale Media Investments (IWM) said in a statement on Friday.The automotive tech billionaire has agreed to acquire 82% of… […]

The SEC’s Kardashian fine was a dumb publicity stunt
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The SEC’s Kardashian fine was a dumb publicity stunt

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler got what he wanted on Monday. The media lapped up news of his agency slapping Kim Kardashian with a $1.26 million fine for promoting a cryptocurrency on Instagram. It was the top story of the day in the business and tech press, and that’s no surprise since Gensler… […]