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Vic Mensa has reached a plea deal in connection with his previously reported arrest over shrooms.A rep for the Loudoun Commonwealth’s Attorney in Virginia recently told TMZ that Mensa had pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of a schedule III controlled substance, a misdemeanor. Per the terms of the reported deal, Mensa won’t have to serve a 12-month sentence in jail and is instead being given an equivalent amount of time on probation. Among the other requirements are the completion of 25 hours of community…

The growing complexity of web infrastructure is a challenge that many organizations face today. When building and deploying web apps, IT teams must grapple with an array of choices, from selecting which back-end system to use to deciding which framework to code in. According to a recent survey from software developer Infragistics, more than a third (40%) of developers are facing increased customer demands while 39% are working with limited resources, including tight budgets. There’s no silver bullet. But Fred Plais…

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Crypto broker Voyager secures a $485M loan from FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda, including $200M credit and 15,000 bitcoins, worth around $285M — Crypto broker Voyager Digital Ltd said it secured loans from Alameda Research, the trading outfit from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried … Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: Crypto broker Voyager secures a $485M loan from FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda, including $200M credit and 15,000 bitcoins, worth around $285M …

Attracting some of world cricket's top stars with bumper salaries, the pioneering Indian Premier League attracts hundreds of millions of viewers and spawning copycat events worldwide. Mukesh Ambani created the Viacom18 joint venture with US giant Paramount Global and an investment group backed by Australian media…

Tesla has reportedly secured a multibillion-dollar deal with Samsung to get new cameras for its self-driving sensor suite. Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) program relies on cameras to get imagery to feed its neural nets. Unlike most other self-driving programs, the automaker doesn’t use radar and lidar. However, we recently reported on Tesla’s filing with the FCC to use a new radar. But for now, Tesla relies on cameras, specifically a suite of eight cameras in the current version of its Autopilot sensors. Now The…

Israel-based Vayyar Imaging has announced that it has finalized a USD 108 million Series E financing round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), bringing the company’s total funding to over USD 300 million. The new round includes first-time Vayyar backers GLy Capital Management and Atreides Management LP, alongside existing investors including KDT, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Ventures, More VC, Regal Four, and Claltech.…

SINGAPORE, 09 JUNE 2022 – Cake DeFi, the fastest-growing Singapore-based Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform, is delighted to announce that it has received a cryptocurrency license from the Registrar of Legal Entities of Lithuania. It authorizes the platform to conduct services for exchanging cryptocurrency and providing and administering cryptocurrency custodial wallets in Lithuania. This will facilitate Cake’s cryptocurrency registration and authorisation in other European Economic Area (EEA) member states and…

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: GM's Cruise secures a permit to charge fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco, which will operate from 10PM to 6AM on select streets — Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit of General Motors, has finally been given the green light to start charging fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco. Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: GM's Cruise secures a permit to charge fares for its driverless robotaxi service in San Francisco, which will operate…

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today held the lease sale for two offshore wind areas in Carolina Long Bay. Up to 16 prequalified bidders competed for lease rights for 110,091 acres off North Carolina’s and South Carolina’s shores. Assuming they are developed, they will result in at least 1.3 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy, enough to power nearly 500,000 homes.   Carolina Long Bay offshore wind auction results At 4:56 p.m. BOEM announced the provisional winners: BREAKING NEWS: With $315…

Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, on Thursday announced he has secured $7 billion in new funding commitments for his $44 billion Twitter takeover. Mr Musk received letters committing about $7.139 billion in equity from 18 investors, including A.M. Management & Consulting, AH Capital Management, L.L.C, Binance, Aliya Capital Partners LLC, BAMCO, Inc. (Baron), Brookfield, DFJ Growth IV, Partners, LLC, Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC, and Honeycomb Asset Management LP. Others include…