oxy-compsci · moon3948 · Feb 21, 2022 · Feb 28, 2022 · Mar 14, 2022 · May 10, 2022
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+* [Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Donald Trump after deal closes](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/10/elon-musk-says-he-would-lift-twitter-ban-on-donald-trump-after-deal-closes.html)
+
+  This article talks about Elon Musks's statement that he would lift the former president Donal Trump's Twitter ban.
+  The article quotes Elon Musk's statement that he thinks it was not correct to ban Donald Trump, and that it was a 
+  mistake because it "alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice.”
+  In early 2021, Twitter permanently suspended Trump from its platform after his supporters attack the U.S. Capitol,
+  a violence that took place right after the presidential election. However, Trump stated that he will not be going back
+  on Twitter after Musk's statement, even though the tension between him and Musk seems to be eased.
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+* [Roblox shares sink on disappointing revenue and wider-than-expected loss](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/10/roblox-rblx-earnings-q1-2022.html)
+
+  This article talks about the popular game, Roblox, going through a sink and an unexpected loss in revenue.
+  According to the article, Roblox lost 6 cents of earnings and around 5 million dollars of revenue in the first
+  quarter of 2022. The main reason for this, the article explains, is mainly because of the improvement of the 
+  pandemic's situation, where Roblox saw increase of users more than three times before the pandemic. The article 
+  ends with a Roblox offical's quote explaining that Roblox will compete for user's attention to gain share on both 
+  users and hours relative to otehr companies in the gaming and social media industry.
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+* [Apple finally kills the iPod touch, thus ending the iPod line for good](https://mashable.com/article/apple-discontinues-ipod-touch)
+
+  This article talks about Apple's termination of touch feature of its popular product in the past, iPod. 
+  In doing so, Apple has finally pulled the plug on the iPod product line, as the touchscreen-based variant,
+  which was basically a cheap iPhone without the phone part, was the only one being manufactured before the
+  announcement. Apple started selling iPods in 2001, and while the device may not have single-handedly killed 
+  physical CD sales, it could certainly be seen as the face of the MP3 movement. While it’s sad to see the iPod 
+  line cross the rainbow bridge, I think this decision will propel Apple to succeed more in the future.
+
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+* [Upgrade computers and other tech for your small business](https://mashable.com/ad/article/ygt-lenovo-small-business-tech)
+
+  This article sheds light on information regarding upgrading computers and other technologies for starting
+  small business. The article argues that getting the right tech for your team is serious business, whether 
+  you’re a solo act with a home office or a growing startup with leased workspace. Then, the article recommends
+  some of the both time and price efficient technology products for the readers to use. I think the information
+  that this article delivers to the reader is very important, since versality has become a key factor for tackling 
+  the modern workday and the unexpected bumps.
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+* [What the heck is UST and why is it causing crypto chaos?](https://mashable.com/article/ust-luna-what-is-happening)
+
+  This article talks about the cryptocurrency prices falling and some of the reasons associated with it.
+  It explains that the recent rapid decline is unusual, when the price suddenly dropped to $0.6 from $0.9.
+  Further, it explains why this trend is bad because something like this would cause chaos in the U.S. and 
+  the global economy, with prices of transportation suddenly increasing and causing other prices to grow 
+  even more, ultimately making it hard or impossible for many people to purchase essential goods such as food.
+  I think since Bitcoin's price is itself volatile and it's not doing well in the current macroeconomic climate, 
+  these price declines will happen more often in the close future.
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+* [Instagram jumps on the NFT bandwagon as the wheels spin off](https://mashable.com/article/meta-instagram-nfts)
+
+  This article talks Instagram joining the NFT market that would let users connect digital wallets to their Instagram accounts and share verified NFTs.
+  The article explains that Instagrm is beginning to test digital collectibles with a handful of U.S. creators and collectors who will be able to share 
+  NFTs on Instagram that they have created or bought. Further, Instagram will be initially supporting NFTs on the Ethereum and Polygon blockchains, 
+  and support Flow and Solana, both Crypto ecosystems, soon. I think Instagram's decision to hop into the NFT market
+  along with others will allow people to increase the usage of Instagram, as they share their digital collectibles with others.
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+* [Tech giants lost more than $1 trillion in value in the last three trading days](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/09/tech-giants-lost-over-1-trillion-in-value-in-last-three-trading-days.html)
+
+  This article talks about tech giants shedding over trillions of dollars in value in just three trading sessions.
+  The article starts off by mentioning the recent change in interest rate by the Federal Reserve, and the large
+  stock sold offs as a consequence. It states that investors now have less interest in what drove business during 
+  a strong bull market in recent years, and affected the giant tech companies to lose billions to trillions of value.
+  At the end of the article, the author lists how much each companies lost their values in dollars. After reading down 
+  the list, I could see how much this phenomenon affected these giant tech companies, and reassured that stock market
+  are of a significant effect to these companies.
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+* [Tech’s latest IPOs are getting demolished, with Robinhood, Rivian, UiPath down over 70% from offer price](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/09/techs-latest-ipos-fall-with-robinhood-rivian-uipath-down-over-70percent.html)
+
+  This article talks about the hammered tech stocks of companies that went through an IPO or direct listing, since the start
+  of 2022. It explains that of 53 tech-related companies tracked that went public last year through an IPO, all but three are
+  now trading below their offer price. Further, more than half have tumbled by at least fifty percent, including big companies 
+  such as Coinbase and Robinhood. The article mentions the soaring inflation and concerns of rising interst rates
+  that pushed investors out of the riskiest assets with the highest multiples as one of the possible explanations
+  for this phenomenon. As someone who is transitioning into the tech industry, this article helped me open my eyes to 
+  the current situations in the stock market for tech companies and be aware of the values of the stocks that these companies
+  give out to their employees.