Japanese motor company Nidec acquires Omron’s vehicle electronics unit for ~$890M;
Automation platform LeapWork raises $10M Series A from DN Capital and
Food delivery firm Just Eat acquires PoS company Practi for £6.7M
EverlyWell, an Austin-based healthtech firm, raises $50M from Goodwater Capital, Next
Ecuador claims to have been the target of 40M cyber attack
SoftBank sells all $4.5B worth of newly-issued bonds on the first
New York-based healthtech firm Sword Health raises $8M led by Khosla
Apple hires Molly Thompson to serve as head of documentaries for
India institutes a nationwide ban against TikTok; the Ministry of Electronics
A study by UK-based consumer group Which? suggests Amazon is struggling
Facebook says it will discontinue its Messenger payments service in the
Online health firm Ro (formerly Roman) raises $85M Series B on
Logitech launches $250 Harmony Express, an Alexa-powered universal remote; works with
YouTube briefly added a knowledge card referencing the 9/11 terror attacks
Twitter chose to not immediately remove death threats against Rep Ilhan
T-Mobile is set to begin selling Google Pixel 3 and Pixel
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou says the company will start producing newer
Google teases a Pixel announcement for May 7; a page on
Hulu buys back AT&T’s 9.5 percent stake in the firm for
SpaceX says the center core of its Falcon Heavy rocket was
Kansas City-based wholesale auto marketplace BacklotCars raises $25M Series B led
Scooter rental company Skip accounted for 90 percent of all rides
Keeper (YC W19), a tax assistant for the self-employed, raises $1.65M
Alexandria-based Territory Foods, which delivers personalized, nutrition-focused meals, raises $4M Series
OpenAI's Five system defeats world champion
Airbnb closes its acquisition of hotel-booking company HotelTonight; the deal, reportedly
Foxconn to begin mass production of iPhones in India this year,
Southeast Asian nations are increasingly adopting China-like control over local internet
Volvo to expand its Slippery Road Alert and Hazard Light Alert
Lyft announces continuous criminal monitoring for drivers; the company already conducts
Hacker known as Gnosticplayers publishes an additional 65.5M stolen user records,
Starz apologizes for issuing DMCA take-down notices for tweets about leaked
New York-based Amenity Analytics, which provides an AI-powered text analytics platform
iOS v13 will include system-wide Dark Mode, support for apps with
Vimeo acquires AI-powered video creation company Magisto; terms undisclosed, but Globes
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