Facebook names Maren Lau as head of operations for Latin America;

Epic Games files a lawsuit against YouTubers Brandon Lucas (aka Golden

Global cellular carrier Truphone raises ~$70M from Vollin Holdings and Minden

Retail chain Sears files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; the firm will

Germany-based fintech startup Penta raises €7M ($8.1M) Series A from Inception

Zomato, an India-based restaurant discovery and delivery service, raises $210M on

Go-Jek partners with Indonesian fuel company Pertamina to launch an on-demand

UK-based VC firm Stride.VC closes its first fund at £50M ($67.5M);

Google is set to launch its Shopping feature in India, reports

Steve Jurvetson is in talks to add Maryanna Saenko as a

Bahrain’s foreign minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa calls for a

Google is set to add external mic support for Pixel devices

Venmo introduces a one percent fee for fast bank deposits (minimum

SoftBank falls 7.3 percent on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; the company’s

Pilotworks, a provider of flexible kitchen spaces, shuts down; the company

Apple acquires music analytics service Asaii, reports Axios; terms undisclosed but

University of Washington researchers develop AI to predict problems during surgery;

US Senators John Cornyn and Mark Warner urge India to loosen

Digital education startup RedShelf raises $25M Series C led by an

Machine learning startup Perceptive Automata raises $16M Series A led by

Data-driven restaurant startup Kitchen United raises $10M Series A led by

Florida-based HVAC distributor Watsco ($6.1B market cap) acquires Canadian startup Alert

Google expands Google Translate support to all Assistant-optimized headphones and Android

The Pentagon reports Defense Department travel record cyber breach; the breach,

Onshape unveils 3D design collaboration system enabled by Magic Leap AR

Machine learning company Corti develops heart attack detection AI device; the

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