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☆ Stratasys receives $1.21 bln unsolicited buyout proposal from 3D Systems
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

June 2 (Reuters) - Stratasys Ltd (SSYS.O) said on Thursday that it had received an unsolicited buyout proposal from rival 3D Systems Corp (DDD.N), valuing the industrial 3D printer at about $1.21 billion. Stratasys shares were up 10.1% at $16.04, while 3D Systems was up 2.6% at $8.55 in premarket trading on Friday. 3D Systems has proposed to acquire Stratasys for $7.50 in cash and 1.2507 of its newly issued stock for each share of the target company, which translates to $17.92 on a per-share basis. Stratasys said its board would "carefully review" the newly received non-binding proposal, adding that the Desktop Metal deal is still expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. 3D Systems on Friday confirmed its bid for Stratasys and said that if the deal goes through, it will bring $100 million in cost synergies.

Persons: Stratasys, Jaiveer Singh, Shilpi Majumdar, Anil D'Silva, Shounak Organizations: Stratasys, 3D Systems Corp, Systems, Metal Inc, Thomson Locations: Rehovot, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ Solar trees could soon be charging your car
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Metal trees with a seven-meter canopy of solar panels that generate electricity may soon be coming to car parks and shopping malls in the UK. In the UK, EV charging infrastructure is rapidly growing, with more than 40,000 public charging points installed by the end of April 2023, up 37% from the previous year, according to ZapMap, an EV mapping service. SolarBotanic Trees has partnered with RAW Charging to supply co-branded trees (shown here in a rendering) as part of a network of EV charging sites. Charging upSolarBotanic Trees are likely to cost between £18,000 and £25,000 ($22,000 to $30,000), considerably more than a conventional solar panel source. Shelley notes that he is also exploring creating a solar tree solution for powering electric scooter charging hubs.

☆ Elon Musk just told Tesla staff he wants to personally approve all new hires. Here's a look into his management style at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX over the years.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk told Tesla staff in an email that he wants to personally sign off on all new hires. Here's a closer look at Musk's unconventional style of management and leadership at Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX. Musk told Tesla staff in the memo that he wants to personally approve all new hires. But in 2018, current and former Tesla employees told CNBC that Musk's micromanagement cost the company time and money. The same year, Tesla employees told Insider that Musk could be demanding and unpredictable.

☆ Google's Pixel Tablet has the best chance of any Android tablet to take on Apple's iPads. Here's a hands-on look and how to preorder.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Antonio Villas-Boas | John Lynch | Senior Tech Reporter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google Pixel Tablet The Pixel Tablet has a premium design and runs on the same processor as Google's flagship Pixel 7 phone series. With the Pixel Tablet, Google is trying for the second time to enter the tablet space that's dominated by Apple's iPads. Google Pixel Tablet: Hands-on impressionsThe Google Pixel Tablet feels like a premium tablet and has the same performance as the company's top phones. The Android OS also feels at home on the Pixel Tablet, unlike some other Android tablets. Google Pixel Tablet: Specs

☆ How to get Instagram sponsorships for small accounts and make money from brand deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Smaller accounts on Instagram can still make money as influencers. An influencer with as few as 2,300 Instagram followers has landed deals. If you're worried your Instagram account is too small to even think about making money as a content creator — think again. Instagram accounts can get brand sponsorships with between 2,000 and 3,000 followers, according to interviews with influencers. With around 3,000 Instagram followers, Kim is building a business as a travel and fashion influencer by leveraging her small audience.

OAKLAND, California, May 4 (Reuters) - Impact Nano, a Massachusetts-based startup that makes specialty chemicals for the semiconductor industry and others, said on Thursday it raised $32 million in funding from investors including Intel Capital and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. And they are made in regions of political instability," said Matthew Stephens, CEO and co-founder of Impact Nano. Stephens said Impact Nano is inventing new ways to produce chemicals that chip makers use. Stephens also said Impact Nano is looking to apply for some of the CHIPS Act funding that will support the suppliers for semiconductor manufacturing. Goldman Sachs Asset Management is part of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) and Intel Capital is the investment arm of U.S. chip giant Intel Corp (INTC.O).

☆ A new wave of robocallers are trying to scam crypto users — here's how the scam works and how to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Robocallers are beginning to target cryptocurrency investors, spoofing calls from Coinbase. These scams are particularly risky for crypto investors, as reclaiming lost assets is difficult. Doug Shadel, the managing director of Fraud Prevention Strategies who works alongside Nomorobo, told Insider he's noticed several different types of scams from robocallers trying to bilk crypto investors. He said cryptocurrency scams have often become like a new-age version of gift card scams. Staying secureInsider spoke to representatives from both hardware wallet Ledger and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase whose users were targeted by robocallers.

☆ How smaller Instagram accounts secure brand deals and make money
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Smaller accounts on Instagram can still make money as influencers. Smaller creators, usually categorized as "nano" influencers with fewer than 10,000 followers, are making money as content creators like their larger counterparts with brand deals, user-generated content, and affiliate marketing. With around 3,000 Instagram followers, Kim is building a business as a travel and fashion influencer by leveraging her small audience. While influencers can pitch brands directly, some companies are already on the lookout for smaller creators to work with. Insider is compiling our reporting on how smaller creators are getting themselves sponsored on Instagram, their strategies, and how much money they are making.

☆ New silicon anodes could help EV batteries go farther, charge faster
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Paul Lienert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Two startup companies, Group14 Technologies and Sila Nanotechnologies, are focused on new applications for silicon, an abundant element that is being developed as a supplement or replacement for graphite in battery anodes. Seven-year-old Group14 said on Tuesday that it has begun constructing a commercial-grade facility in Moses Lake for its SCC55 silicon-carbon powder. Group14’s joint-venture plant in Korea with battery maker SK is scheduled to open this year, according to Rick Luebbe, CEO and co-founder. Sila has raised more than $900 million, with Mercedes, ATL and Siemens (SIEGn.DE) among its corporate investors. Strong demand for silicon-rich anodes means “we’re under pressure to go faster and bigger,” Luebbe said.

☆ Google giggles at China tech’s shrinking act
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Pete Sweeney | Thomson Reuters | Asia Economics Editor Pete Sweeney Joined Reuters Breakingviews In Hong Kong In September Previously He Served As Reuters' Chief Correspondent For China Economy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, March 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) - As an $18 trillion economy home to 1.4 billion people, China is a natural font of statistical superlatives. The country’s internet giants, however, are dwarfed by American colossi like the $1.3 trillion Google owner Alphabet (GOOGL.O). Access to cheap capital helped founders like Alibaba’s Jack Ma quickly diversify and build sprawling empires with global ambitions. Meanwhile, the top eight U.S. tech names, led by Apple (AAPL.O), Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Alphabet, are worth $8 trillion today. The American tech giants already generate three times more revenue and nearly five times more free cash flow than their aspirant Chinese challengers, Refinitiv Eikon data shows.

☆ Stratasys rejects Nano Dimension's $1.1 bln offer for remaining stake
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

March 22 (Reuters) - Stratasys Ltd (SSYS.O) said on Wednesday its board had rejected smaller peer Nano Dimension Ltd's (2N5By.F) $1.1 billion offer to acquire the stake it does not already own in the Israeli 3D printer maker. Following a review, the board concluded that Nano's proposal substantially undervalued the company, Stratasys said. Nano Dimension currently owns about 14.5% of Stratasys's outstanding shares and is the largest shareholder in the company founded over 30 years ago. The company had disclosed a 12.12% stake in July last year, shortly after which Stratasys adopted a limited shareholder rights plan or "poison pill". Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

While Xiaomi remained focused on selling mobile phones under 10,000 rupees ($120), Indian consumers were willing to pay up for better looking models with richer features. According to Counterpoint, the market share of the sub-$120 phones in India fell to 26% in 2022 from 41% two years ago. And premium phones - priced above 30,000 ($360) - saw their share double to 11% in the same period. Xiaomi and Samsung both count India as a key growth market, with smartphones their top selling electronic device. And premium phones accounted for only 0%-1% of Xiaomi's total India phone shipments in the last two years, when Samsung's higher-end phones more than doubled their share to 13%, Counterpoint data showed.

☆ Elon Musk's dream of producing 20 million Teslas per year hangs on whether or not it can pull off a major shift in battery tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Asia Martin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tesla wants to make lower cost electric vehicles, as a key part of its plan to fend off challenger. Still, given Tesla's delivery of roughly 1.3 million vehicles last year, it clearly has a long way to go to hit Musk's goal. The growing portion of Tesla's LFP vehicles have, in part, been the result of a deal it struck with Chinese battery supplier CATL in 2020. Tesla and the rush for lithiumA lack of supply chain controls hinders efforts to produce low-cost EVs. The company started to take steps towards taking control of lithium supply into its own hands.

☆ China leads US in global competition for key emerging technology, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) said its study showed that, in some fields, all of the world's top 10 research institutions are based in China. The study, funded by the United States State Department, found the United States was often second-ranked, although it led global research in high-performance computing, quantum computing, small satellites and vaccines. "Western democracies are losing the global technological competition, including the race for scientific and research breakthroughs," the report said, urging greater research investment by governments. The report called for democratic nations to collaborate more often to create secure supply chains and "rapidly pursue a strategic critical technology step-up". The study recommended visa screening programs to limit illegal technology transfers and instead favour international collaboration with security allies.

☆ Parade — the inclusive underwear brand beloved by Gen Z and self-styled as 'the internet's favorite' — is coming to Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Inclusive underwear brand Parade is launching at 400 Target stores this week. The brand is popular with younger consumers, but wants to grow its reach away from its Gen Z core. Self-described as the "Internet's favorite brand," Parade has built itself up around its community of Gen Z nano influencers, who promote and offer feedback on new items. "Our ambition is to be the leading underwear brand for all people," cofounder and CEO Téllez told Business of Fashion. Insider reached out to both Target and Parade for further comment, but did not immediately hear back.

☆ Pay rates for sponsored TikTok posts have fallen as those on Instagram climb, according to data from 405 influencers. Here are 4 other key takeaways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Sydney Bradley | Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rates for sponsored content on Instagram, overall, exceed those on TikTok, shows a February report published by Hashtag Pay Me. While Instagram rates increased year over year from 2021 to 2022, TikTok pay rates appear to have declined, according to the startup's data. Hashtag Pay Me compared how much money influencers are getting paid on Instagram and TikTok. The average rates for Instagram are about 200% higher than for TikTok, for influencers with similar follower counts. Additionally, brands pay $150 to $900 more on average if they request ownership of the content, according to Hashtag Pay Me.

☆ Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360: Hands-on and how to preorder
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Mike Andronico | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Galaxy Book series has consistently impressed us with its range of slim, attractive and versatile designs, so it’s no surprise that Samsung isn’t reinventing the wheel for the Galaxy Book 3 range — though it is bringing a powerful new member to the family. This year’s lineup consists of the Galaxy Book 3 Pro, the convertible Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 and the debuting Galaxy Book 3 Ultra, the latter of which features the highest-end Intel and Nvidia chipsets for serious productivity and immersive PC gaming. Galaxy Book 3 price and preordersAll three Galaxy Book 3 models are available for preorder now, and will ship on Feb. 17. The 16-inch Book 3 Pro 360 starts at $1,900 in the same colors, while the 16-inch Book 3 Ultra will run you at least $2,400 and comes only in Graphite. Slim looks, big power and cross-device functionalityMike Andronico/CNNI spent the majority of my hands-on time with the Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, a mouthful of a laptop that improves on the Book 2 Pro 360 we really dug last year (seriously, Samsung needs to streamline these names).

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Jan 24 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has built a "significant" stake in Japanese automotive battery component supplier Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd (DNP) (7912.T), sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. A DNP spokesperson said the company had confirmed Elliott's investment late last year, but declined to comment on details. The Financial Times, which first reported the news, said Elliott now holds a stake just under 5% worth $300 million. Elliott declined to comment. It recently won a board seat at Pinterest Inc (PINS.N) when the company added Elliott portfolio manager Marc Steinberg as a director.

☆ Animal sanctuary rescues 'abandoned' pet pig that once belonged to Logan Paul
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Morgan Sung | Morgan Sung Is A Trends Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A California animal sanctuary is going viral after sharing how it saved an abandoned pig that it said once belonged to YouTuber Logan Paul. “From what we’ve been told, it’s believed she was purchased originally from a breeder by an influencer,” Gentle Barn said in the video’s caption. On Feb. 26, 2020, Paul tweeted an image of him and a pig. He wrote that he “was told she was a mini pig,” and included a photo with the fully grown pig. Teacup pigs, mini pigs, nano pigs and other “breeds” marketed as pet pigs “are a myth,” according to the Best Friends Animal Society.

☆ How many Instagram followers you need to start making money
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

But at what point — and with how many followers — can an influencer start making money? With a few thousand followers on Instagram these days, it's easy to ask yourself: When can I start making money doing this? For instance, Tess Barclay, a Toronto-based nano influencer who creates lifestyle content, started earning money with a few thousand Instagram followers in 2021. Meanwhile, may other influencers start making money by earning a commission from sales via affiliate marketing. While the doors have opened for many more creators on Instagram to start making a living, often they don't start making full-time incomes immediately (although a fair number of micro influencers with under 100,000 followers work full-time as influencers).

☆ How Instagram nano influencers make money with under 10,000 followers
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Nano" influencers are generally defined as having fewer than 10,000 followers on Instagram. Here's how several creators earn money as nano influencers on Instagram and other platforms. Baiden, a skincare influencer who had 4,000 Instagram followers and 8,000 TikTok followers when Insider interviewed her in May, earns money as a full-time content creator. We spoke with half a dozen nano influencers about how they make money. Here's a comprehensive list of Insider's coverage of how nano influencers are building businesses:How much money 7 nano influencers charge for brand deals on Instagram:Examples of real media kits and DMs that 6 nano influencers use to pitch brands:

Insider spoke with 7 "nano" influencers about how much they earn. While classifications may vary, nano influencers are generally defined as those with fewer than 10,000 followers on any given social-media platform. Because of their loyal audiences, nano influencers are becoming coveted partners for brands to advertise their products — and they are making money in the process. When they're first starting to partner with brands, nano influencers will often pitch their own sponsorships instead of relying on an agent or manager. This is not the only way nano influencers can make money.

☆ Man behind the iPod launches new cryptocurrency wallet
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Tony Fadell, a well-known Silicon Valley executive known as the father of the iPod, on Tuesday unveiled his latest project - a hardware wallet used to store cryptocurrency offline. Now Fadell has teamed up with Ledger, the French technology firm, to design a new offline cryptocurrency wallet. Previous models released by Ledger, such as the Nano S and Nano S, have been shaped like USB memory sticks. Fadell's new design, the Ledger Stax, is a credit-card sized device featuring a curved spine and electronic-ink display. The Ledger Stax will sell for $279 online from early 2023.

☆ How much money YouTubers get paid in a month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Creators who are part of YouTube's Partner Program can earn money from ads on their videos. Here's how much 16 YouTubers get paid each month from their videos. As part of YPP, creators can also earn money through subscriptions and channel memberships. Here's how much 16 different YouTubers make from their videos each month. How much nano influencers, who have less than 10,000 YouTube subscribers, get paid in a month:How much micro influencers, who have between 10,000 and 100,000 YouTube subscribers, get paid in a month:How much mega influencers, who have more than 100,000 YouTube subscribers, get paid in a month:

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