The week that was: the 5 IT and Media news to know [week 15]
Tesla’s CEO, billionaire Elon Musk offered to buy all of Twitter cash just a few days after it was known that he had bought more than 9% of the shares in the company. Twitter board’s answer was a so called “poison pill”: If Musk attempts to buy more than 15% of the shares, other investors can buy shares at a discounted price and thereby dilute the value of Musk´s stake.
Among the dead found after Russian forces have withdrawn from previous occupied areas in Ukraine are two Ukrainian journalists. At least seven other journalists have been killed covering the war, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported.
Google plans to invest USD 9.5 billion in US offices and data centres in 2022 despite the discussions about flexibility and remote working saying it will create at least 12,000 new full-time Google jobs by the end of the year.
Digital video continues to be one of the fastest growing advertising channels in the US, up 50.8% in 2021 compared to previous year. Overall, digital ad revenue increased 35.4% year-over-year—the highest growth since 2006, according to IAB´s analysis of the year.
Streaming video consumption is booming but close to half of the US audience (46%) feel overwhelmed by the growing number of services and platforms that has made it difficult to find the content they are looking for, measurement firm Nielsen says in a report
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Russia blocked independent newspaper The Moscow Times‘ Russian-language service after it published what authorities call a false report on riot police officers refusing to fight in Ukraine. English-language edition was not affected.
Google Search trends in 2022 show what people across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are looking for: social activities; health and wellbeing; economic challenges when inflation is increasing; travels and holidays.
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