The Twitter board accepted Elon Musk’s offer for the company, Miso Robotics adds Jack in the Box as another pilot customer for Flippy 2, and the Mario movie is delayed until 2023.
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The EU has unveiled companion legislation to the earlier Digital Markets Act called the Digital Services Act. What does it cover and who does it affect? And Twitter agrees to Elon Musk’s buyout offer.
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PonyAI received the first taxi license in China to operate a fleet of robotaxis, the EU agrees to the terms of the Digital Services Act, and Twitter may accept Elon Musk’s acquisition proposal.
Elon Musk secures financing for a tender offer on Twitter, Google announced new cookie banners for Europe, and the newly launched CNN+ streaming service will shutdown on April 30th.
The UK’s Department for Transport proposed updates to the Highway Code for people using self-driving vehicles that are registered as self-driving with the government. A judge from The Brazilian state of Goias ruled Apple must pay 5,000 reals (about $1080 dollars) to a customer who complained about not getting a charger with their iPhone. And security firm Mandiant notes that there were 80 zero-day disclosures in 2021, 18 more than than the previous two years combined.
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Warner Brothers Discovery will close CNN+ on April 30th, the UK’s Department of Transport proposes updates to the Highway Code to prepare for self-driving vehicles, and Twitter launches a beta to highlight third-party services.