SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell says the company is aiming

UK-based fintech firm StepLadder raises £1.5M (~$2M) from BBVA and Anthemis;

SoftBank plans to scale back on high-risk investments and focus more

SoftBank-owned chip architect ARM says it will continue to work with

Google says it’s using natural language processing (NLP) tools to improve

RED founder Jim Jannard says the company is shutting down its

UK-based edtech startup HowNow raises $3M seed led by Fuel Ventures;

Apple TV launches as an app for some Amazon Fire TV

Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile commit to supporting RCS messaging across

Jack Dorsey says Twitter will never participate in the Libra cryptocurrency;

Market analyst Jefferies downgrades SoftBank from a buy to a hold

China-based coworking firm Ucommune is planning a US IPO, according to

Facebook is set to officially announce its news tab feature today,

Sony is considering selling off its PlayStation Vue video streaming service,

Amazon ($880B market cap) Q3 mixed: $70B revenue, up 24 percent

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) write to Director

Team collaboration startup Taskade (YC S19) raises $5M seed from Grishin

SoftBank’s Vision Fund is preparing to take a writedown of $5B

SoftBank COO Marcelo Claure, the new executive chairman of WeWork, confirmed

Denver-based PlaceWise, which provides digital engagement solutions for shopping malls and

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Robotic process automation platform Tonkean raises $7.2M seed led by Foundation

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic to debut on the New York

Semiconductor company Micron Technology ($52B market cap) acquires FWDNXT, which produces

Subscription podcast startup Luminary names former HBO President and CRO Simon

MN-based fintech company Total Expert raises $52M Series C led by

Flexible car ownership company Fair.com announces it will lay off 40

Portugal-based facility management software company Infraspeak raises $3.3M; automates some building

AI-powered identity verification startup Incode raises $10M seed from undisclosed investors;

Berlin-based lending platform Myos raises $11M from Avala Capital, Mountain Partners,

New York City-based fintech startup Current raises $20M Series B from

Austin-based trucking logistics platform Shipwell raises $35M Series B led by

Subscription-based veterinary startup Modern Animal raises $13.5M seed led by Founders

New York City-based Triller, which uses AI to enable automatic creation

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