Chinese e-commerce firms JD.com and Alibaba-owned Tmall have removed Juul e-cigarettes

CBS, Viacom, and WarnerMedia all say they will no longer carry

Podcasts app Pocket Casts makes its recently announced premium service free

Verizon will launch 5G services in New York City on Sept

Taiwan-based app firm Perfect announces a strategic partnership with Alibaba; terms

Groww (YC W18), an India-based online investment platform, raises $21.6M Series

Google shelved plans for a Pixel-branded watch shortly before it was

CA-based cannabis testing firm Cannalysis raises $22.6M from CanLab; Cannalysis analyzes

Google announces Google Pay for Business, a standalone app for SMEs

Huawei’s upcoming Mate 30 smartphone lineup will run an open source

Tesla’s Model 3 earns top marks for safety from non-profit Insurance

Google announces a new AI research center in Bangalore, India; known

The Indian government bans the import and sale of e-cigarettes, saying

Medium introduces Save to Medium, a Paper-like bookmarking feature that lets

Google partners with Vodafone-Idea to make Google Assistant available to users

Malaysia-based online car marketplace MyTukar raises $30M from Singaporean counterpart Carro;

Analytics firm Datadogs prices its IPO at $27 a share, set

Indonesia-based logistics firm Shipper (YC W19) raises $5M seed from Lightspeed

The Wall Street Journal profiles Adam Neumann, CEO of The We

AT&T is considering spinning off or selling its DirecTV unit, according

CA Gov Gavin Newsom signs bill AB-5 into law, establishing new

Precursor Ventures files to raise $10M for its first follow-on vehicle,

Identity and address verification company Trulioo raises ~$53M Series C led

MA-based e-grocery automation company Takeoff Technologies raises $25M Series C at

Microsoft partners with TX-based ISP Nextlink to bring broadband internet to

Toronto-based TouchBistro, which provides an iPad point-of-sale system for restaurants, raises

AI-powered professional networking startup Lunchclub raises $4M seed led by A16Z;

IBM to make a 53-qubit quantum computer available in the cloud

Esports tournament platform XY Gaming raises $2.5M seed led by Varga

DevOps and repository platform GitLab raises $268M Series E at a

Fair, which offers monthly subscription vehicle leases, secures $500M in loans

Indus.ai, which provides an AI-powered construction site management solution, raises $8M

GitHub acquires engineering analytics platform Semmle; terms undisclosed; GitHub will integrate

Parisian social media management platform AgoraPulse raises ~$18M from Hi Inov

Home media server company Plex partners with Lionsgate for the coming

Danish plant-based foods company Simple Feast raises $33M Series B led

Los Angeles-based PlayVS, an esports platform for high school teams, raises

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