Fintech firm Upgrade raises $40M Series D on a ~$1B post-money
Facebook says it will add labels for political ads shared by
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 690 which features 5G support (sub-6GHz variants only);
Israel-based fintech firm Pagaya raises $102M Series D led by GIC
Christie Smith, Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion, has left the
Dating app firm Match Group criticizes Apple’s 30 percent App Store
UK-based EV firm Arrival unveils an all-electric bus; the vehicle features
Seattle-based CRM software firm Outreach raises $50M Series F on a
Los Angeles-based security startup Open Raven raises $15M led by Kleiner
SoftBank plans to sell ~$20B worth of T-Mobile stock as soon
San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin files a lawsuit against DoorDash for
AT&T plans to close 250 retail stores and cut thousands of
Facebook announces a voting info campaign and plans to help register
Fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $13.8M Series A led by Deciens
Square names Darren Walker to its board; Walker serves as president
Apple pulls TikTok-clone Zynn from the iOS App Store; reasons for
Google announces a partnership with Parallels to add Windows apps support
Apple says it should not have approved email app Hey for
Google blocks right-wing websites The Federalist and ZeroHedge from its ads
Basecamp launches premium email service Hey; currently invite-only pending a broader
Bose shuts down its AR audio program, which included projects for
EU antitrust regulators to decide on Google's $2.1B acquisition of Fitbit
Boston Dynamics announces commercial availability of dog-like robot Spot; the machine
Lime closes its acquisition of Uber subsidiary Jump in Europe, weeks
New T-Mobile lays off hundreds of Sprint employees ~two months following
Bloomberg interviews 20 black leaders of tech companies, finds common experiences
Alphabet and Facebook respond to the House Judiciary Committee's request for
YouTube rebrands its FameBit influencer marketing program as YouTube BrandConnect; US
Germany launches contact-tracing app in a bid to mitigate the spread
Amazon launches Distance Assistant, an AI-powered employee monitoring system that ensures
Google updates Gmail for iOS and Android to support Meet calls
The European Commission launches two antitrust investigations regarding Apple; the first
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