Israel-based Spotinst acquires fellow cloud optimization firm StratCloud; terms undisclosed, but

Austria-based marketing insights platform Adverity raises €11M ($12.4M) Series B led

Desktop Chrome is set to add a reader mode, reports ZDNet;

Facebook bans a dozen far-right groups and individuals based in the

Pinterest prices its IPO at $19 per share, valuing the company

China-based Qilu Transportation Development Group announces plans for a 16-mile facility

Huawei CMO Peter Zhou says the company plans to launch a

French fintech firm Bankin’ raises €20M ($22.6M) Series B from Omnes

China-based language learning platform VIPKid is struggling to raise $500M on

Amazon will close its Chinese marketplace by July 18; the firm

New York-based astrology app Co-Star (iOS) raises $5.2M seed led from

UK-based logistics firm Weengs raises £6.5M (~$8.5M) Series A led by

Nintendo will launch a smaller, lower-cost Nintendo Switch this fall, according

China-based cafe startup Luckin Coffee raises $150M Series B (second tranche)

WI governor Tony Evers (D) says he wants to renegotiate the

Facebook claims it “unintentionally uploaded” email contacts for 1.5M users; the

Facebook confirms it's developing an AI-powered voice assistant for Oculus, Portal,

Several journalists report screen issues with Samsung Galaxy Fold review units;

Salesforce ($120.3B market cap) acquires location platform MapAnything; terms undisclosed; the

Video conferencing software company Zoom prices its IPO at $36 per

Mercury, a bank focused on startups, launches with $6M seed from

Microsoft rejected an unnamed CA law agency's request to use the

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announces opposition to China Mobile's plan to

Facebook has been developing an AI-powered voice assistant since early 2018,

New York-based identity authentication company Payfone raises $24M led by TransUnion,

Twitter acqui-hires Highly, which enables a user to highlight text from

Esports organization Gen.G, which owns multiple professional teams, raises $46M from

Boston-based Owl Labs, which provides a smart video conferencing camera, raises

Uber in talks to raise $1B for its autonomous vehicles unit

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer Sila Nanotechnologies raises $170M Series E at a

This Week in Startups episode 921: Jason speaks with Confluent Co-Founder

MA-based quantum computing software and services company Zapata raises $21M Series

Apple is developing an app for locating various devices, including a

Stripe acquires Dublin-based Touchtech Payments, which works with banks to develop

Boston-based PathAI, which provides AI-powered tools and services for pathology, raises

IT support automation startup Moveworks emerges with $30M Series A from

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