Amazon SVP Dave Clark rebuts a segment on HBO’s “Last Week
India-based video streaming service MX Player is in talks with Tencent
UK-based fintech firm Currencycloud raises ~$40M Series E (first tranche), according
UK-based P2P lending firm Funding Circle lowers its 2019 growth forecast
Huawei says it will wait for guidance from the US Commerce
Sony partners with Daiwa Securities Group to establish a ~$185M VC
China-based ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing is in talks with SoftBank about
VC firm Susa Ventures closes two new funds - $90M flagship
Google open sources its robots.txt parsing and matching library; the system
Google has adjusted its algorithms to better handle searches in the
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC partners with Equinix on a $1B
SweetEscape, an Indonesia-based platform that lets users find and book photographers,
India-based Ola Electric (a spin-out from ride-hailing firm Ola) raises $250M
Amazon says it plans to create 1.8k permanent jobs in France
Researchers suggest there may be correlation between Russia’s online interference in
Sony’s pay-TV service PlayStation Vue raises prices by $5 per month
Samsung sends press invites for an event at the Barclays Center
Samsung CEO DJ Koh says the Galaxy Fold delay is “embarrassing”;
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo asks the US Department of Financial Services
Singapore-based data platform Atlan emerges from stealth, raises $2.5M pre-Series A
Tim Cook says a report by The Wall Street Journal, indicating
Facebook buildings evacuated after a mail facility security machine detected the
Amazon launches Skills Connections in general availability for app developers using
Medication and sleep assistance app Calm raises $27M Series B (extension)
VA updates its revenge porn law to cover artificial video and
Organize Together, a platform for activist and volunteer groups, scales back
LifeFilez, which provides a storage platform for critical personal documents, relocates
Subscription pet health company Fuzzy (iOS, Android) raises $8M Series A
EV company Lucid Motors hires former Tesla VP of Production Peter
Vancouver, WA-based industrial AR headset company RealWear raises $80M Series B
Women-focused multimedia brand Girlboss pivots to professional networking for women; the
Dating app operator Spark Networks closes $258M acquisition of Zoosk; will
Spotify ends beta program for direct artist uploads; launched in September
The Norwegian Road Federation announces that 48.4 percent of all new
Deceptive defense cybersecurity company TrapX raises $18M Series C led by
IPTV video services company MobiTV raises $50M from Oak Investment Partners,
Belong.Life, a social network for cancer patients and medical professionals, raises
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