Perplexity has offered Google an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid to acquire Chrome. Multiple investors have apparently agreed to finance the deal. Can't imagine Alphabet selling it. OpenAI expressed interest. Intriguing if you think about the Apple and Perplexity rumors. Could Apple soon own Chrome?!?

It’s hard to believe it’s been two years without you, Dad. Feels like both yesterday and forever ago at the same time. Love and miss you so very much ... yesterday, today and always. 🫶🫂💔🥹

Congratulations to the entire #Severance cast and team on 2️⃣7️⃣ #Emmy nominations! Dystopian workplace. Characters facing the convergence of their "innie" work selves and "outie" home selves. Ready for the next season! 👍💯 #Emmys #FutureOfWork cc @benstiller.redhour.com @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

"What's more important, electricity or petroleum? After WW2, oil was paid for by US dollars, so in essence oil had an ICO—oil became tokenized with money; oil became a security." ~ @billtai.bsky.social Interesting, as many people explore #tokenization, #RWAs and #Web3: bit.ly/Rewriting-Ca...

This evening's sky!

KNICKS! 🏀 #NBAPlayoffs #NewYorkForever @ny-knicks.bsky.social @nba.com @benstiller.redhour.com

#Config2025 revealed @figma.com's powerful platform updates with new #AI tools and team capabilities, including a bold shift to empower #DesignThinking, product development/MVPs and marketing. Key takeaways (including mine)? Check out this article: techbullion.com/4-takeaways-... @zoink.bsky.social

The evolution of #AI continues ... into hardware! OpenAI just acquired Jony Ive's AI device firm (io) for $6.4 billion, weeks after agreeing to buy coding startup @windsurfai.bsky.social for $3 billion. Will it make dollars and sense? Thanks for the update, @markgurman.bsky.social (@bloomberg.com).

Recent International Business Times interview: www.ibtimes.sg/bridging-dig... Shared perspectives on the evolution of payments, emerging tech and collaborative points with AI, blockchain, IoT, mobile and legacy in FinTech/Web3. Includes: @worldpay.bsky.social Stripe / Blubird / Coinbase / PayPal

The New York @ny-knicks.bsky.social are heading to the @nba.com Eastern Conference Finals after closing out the Boston Celtics in a franchise history record-breaker at MSG. Onto the Indiana Pacers! Highlight by the @empirestatebldng.bsky.social tonight. @benstiller.redhour.com @mcuban.bsky.social

Let's Go #Knicks!! #NewYorkForever!! cc @ny-knicks.bsky.social @benstiller.redhour.com

My morning office ... and a solid #CustomerExperience! Terrific and super nice flight crew. You and the team are shining, @martysg.com. - JetBlue ✈️ - Dunkin coffee ☕️ - @cnbc.com news with @carlquintanilla.bsky.social - Snacks 🥣 - WiFi & power for devices 🔌 🛜 - Starlink 📱 🛰️ access and messaging

Sending my best to all of the amazing WOWs—also known as moms—on #MothersDay. #HappyMothersDay and thank you!!

Today is not only #CincoDeMayo and #RevengeOfThe5th, but the end of an era as @microsoft.com officially ends Skype and transitions it to Teams. Founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström & Janus Friis, it was owned by eBay before MS. Thanks for the connectivity & memories. cc @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Okay, admit it: at least once in your life, you seriously tried to move an object by using "the force!" #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayTheForceBeWithYou #TheForce #StarWars #StarWarsDay @markhamillofficial.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Missing my #dad ... 💔🫂🫶

Data from the International Monetary Fund and Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed that if California were a country, its economy would be the 4th largest in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) reached $4.1 trillion in 2024, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillion. Largest? U.S., China & Germany.

The world mourns the passing of Pope Francis today. At his final Easter mass yesterday, he reinforced peace ... as well as the freedom of religion, thought and expression as it is not possible without these. He then wished all "Buona Pasqua" for the last time. RIP, sovereign pontiff. 🙏

Word-of-the-day: phosflink (fŏs'flĭngk). You've likely done this too: flicked a light switch on and off when the bulb burns out, as if somehow that will bring it back to life! 🤔💡😉 #WednesdayWisdom

Shots of the sky last night with the bright moon and this evening with some extraordinarily dramatic clouds ...

Ouch ... looks like #LiberationDay became more of a #LiquidationDay! 😱

VERY early morning and a busy day = much more #coffee today ... bring on the caffeinated #smile! ☕️😉

#OpeningDay #RepBX #Yankees ⚾️

👀🔐💰 Major M&A deal in the works? @wsj.com's Lauren Thomas learned that Google parent Alphabet is once again on the brink of acquiring #CyberSecurity unicorn Wiz for ... $30 BILLION! Will it happen? Stay tuned. cc @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social

#Severance: - Burt & Irving 👋 - Outie/innie Dylan civil war - Mark collaborates with Cobel - Milchick to Drummond—"Devour feculence!" - Bye, Miss Huang—who may give us a glimpse into young Cobel Looking forward to season 3 more than 2's finale! @benstiller.redhour.com @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

As the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve becomes a reality through executive order, #CyberSecurity must be part of the equation alongside AI and cryptocurrency—as the tokenization of real-world assets (#RWAs) grows in traditional finance and #Web3. #FinTech @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @mcuban.bsky.social

Best #Oscars I've seen in years. So many can be highlighted. Great job, Conan! Favorite moments? @benstiller.redhour.com. Adam Sandler dressed like us watching at home. Robert De Niro: 🎤. When Harry (Billy) met Sally (Meg)! To the many we lost, thanks for the memories. 🙏 @theacademyusa.bsky.social

Watching #Severance? What did you think of the latest episode? Really liked the flashback & background details on the history of Gemma & Mark. Intense; my mind is racing. @benstiller.redhour.com: whoever produces those opening animations is amazingly talented! #Oscars @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Hard to believe it's your second birthday without you here to celebrate, Dad ... love and miss you so very much. Think about you so many moments each day. Happy Birthday from afar!

Good 60-second summary of #QuantumMechanics by the @official-uom.bsky.social's @profbriancox.bsky.social on YouTube: youtu.be/5G3Gt8Yv9sA #Quantum #QuantumTheory

"Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption and secure access devices, and it’s money wasted; none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain." —Kevin Mitnick, KnowBe4 🤔 Education AND processes MUST accompany tech! #CyberSecurity #CiscoLiveEMEA @cisco.com

Not how I expected the #SuperBowl to go, but congratulations to the Philadelphia @Eagles ... even as a die-hard Giants fan! #SBLIX 🏆🏈 #SuperBowlLIX

According to @techcrunch.com's @mzeff.bsky.social, researchers at @stanforduniversity.bsky.social and the University of Washington were able to train an AI “reasoning” model for under $50; performs like OpenAI's o1 & #DeepSeekR1; code on @github.com. Is #AI's moat disappearing?!? 🤔 tcrn.ch/4hK31jj

Each year the #GrammyAwards remind me how powerful and emotional music is throughout our lives ... both in good and bad times. Thanks to all of those who bring these sounds, lyrics, moments and memories into our lives each day. "We are the world!" 🎶 🌏 #GRAMMYs #Grammys2025

Perhaps some "my generation" humor ... but here we go: the Rick Astley paradox. If you ask Rick Astley to borrow his copy of the Disney movie "Up," he cannot give it to you as he "will never give you Up." However, by doing this, he lets you down. Hence, the paradox. 🤔🤷‍♂️🎶

Maybe it's just me, but each time I think about the RFK nomination this scene from Indiana Jones comes to mind! 👇😱

3️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣‼️ 🥂 🍾 The #Bluesky momentum continues ... eXcellent, @pfrazee.com. 👍💯 cc @bsky.app @jay.bsky.team @rose.bsky.team @mcuban.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

This is a foundation for both society and humanity. #MondayMotivation

It might be easier to list who isn't planning to acquire TikTok's presence in the United States than who is at this point. 🤷‍♂️ Could be an Ultimate Fighting Championship between Mr. Beast and Kevin O'Leary or Aravind Srinivas from Perplexity AI vs Elon Musk vs Zuck!

#DesignThinking and prototyping in @figma.com as seen through the eyes of #Severance! cc @benstiller.redhour.com @appletvplus.bsky.social @zoink.bsky.social @stevenlevy.bsky.social @wired.com

'Execs at every level must be able to make $, but do so in a way that puts people first in a way they were never trained to do.' 👍 bit.ly/Bluesky-X-Wi... cc @wral.bsky.social @bsky.app @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com @karaswisher.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Finally a dose of #winter ... chilly and #SNOW! ❄️⛄️

Excellent! I've had two dozen people ask if I'll be speaking at #SXSW. Seeing Bluesky's @jay.bsky.team as the #SXSW2025 keynote would be awesome! Will you be there, @mcuban.bsky.social? @sandycarterfounder.bsky.social? cc @sxsw.com @bsky.app @pfrazee.com @rose.bsky.team @blubirdapp.bsky.social

"Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education." ~ #MartinLutherKingJr #MLKDay

... and so it begins—or ends! #TikTokBan "Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again ... Within the sound of silence ..." #TikTok #SupremeCourt #Trump #ByteDance cc @skylight.social @mcuban.bsky.social @sarahp.bsky.social @techcrunch.com @carlquintanilla.bsky.social

Wouldn't this potential merger between Perplexity & TikTok prompt others in the AI space to pursue alternative arrangements in the social media arena? Much TBD, but don't see this being the chosen path. @anthonyha.bsky.social @techcrunch.com @mcuban.bsky.social @skylight.social @sarahp.bsky.social

With #TikTokBan upheld by the Supreme Court for now, an #AtProto TikTok emerged: @skylight.social! See what @reedharmeyer.bsky.social & @buildwithtori.com did, @mcuban.bsky.social? 👇 @bsky.app @atproto.com @techcrunch.com @sarahp.bsky.social @carlquintanilla.bsky.social @pfrazee.com @jay.bsky.team

Good morning to all you lovely people making the skies blue! Today is all yours, step out into the world and make good trouble. I promise, you’ll feel better! Be safe on your journey. Another big thanks to @iangertler.bsky.social for this gif. Simply the best! 💙🙏

Good morning wonderful people! Today is yours, find good trouble. Be safe on your journey. Thanks @iangertler.bsky.social, I just love the new memes for my collection! 💙🙏🤘