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Tim Cook drops hints about autonomous tech and the Apple car
Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped a few hints in an interview about the direction of the much-anticipated Apple car, including that autonomous vehicle technology will likely be a key feature, declining to answer Swisher’s question outright if Apple is planning to produce a car itself or the tech within the car.
Aussie design startup Canva’s valuation balloons to $15 billion
Melanie Perkins, CEO of Canva, plans to announce that it has raised $71 million at a private valuation of $15 billion. The company finalized the deal in November, mere months after it raised $60 million at a $6 billion valuation in 2020, having raised a total of nearly $390 million to date.
Coinbase Posts Blowout Q1 Profit of $730-$800 Million, Days Before Public Listing
Coinbase announced its 2021 first quarter earnings on Tuesday, revealing that the crypto giant made a profit of between $730 million and $800 million on revenue of approximately $1.8 billion, eclipsing its performance for the entire previous year. The results are also likely to boost the buzz surrounding the company's direct listing on the Nasdaq.
Yahoo Answers will be shut down forever on May 4th
Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, the day the site will start redirecting to the Yahoo homepage, and all of the platform's archives will apparently cease to exist. The platform has been operating since 2005 and is now part of Verizon Media Group following the company’s sale to the telecom for nearly $5 billion in 2017.
