White House official Robert Blair says the US wants to work
The FTC will likely re-examine Google’s $1.1B acquisition of mapping app
CA’s Supreme Court says Apple violated store workers’ rights by making
MIT researchers say they have uncovered a number of exploits in
Jailed Samsung board chairman Lee Sang-hoon steps down; Lee was sentenced
Vox profiles backlash to popular Instagram accounts sharing sponsored content from
Roku CEO Anthony Wood says the company anticipates by 2024 half
Instagram is testing a feature for displaying a user’s latest posts,
Jordan-based games publisher Tamatem raises $3.5M led by Wamda Capital with
Soylent CEO Bryan Crowley steps down; reasons for the move unknown;
Sony is struggling to keep the price of the PlayStation 5
India-based social commerce startup Simsim raises $16M (seed, Series A, and
Facebook launches Hobbi (iOS), a photo and video sharing app for
Boston-based fintech firm Flywire raises $120M Series E on a valuation
YouTube TV is ending support for subscriptions managed via Apple’s App
The Verge profiles the work culture at AI startup Clinc, including
The Department of Justice indicts 36-year-old Larry Harmon from Akron, OH,
US federal prosecutors announce 16 new charges against Huawei and its
A federal judge orders a temporary block on the $10B JEDI
Foxconn’s Chinese factories will take a couple of months to return
Facebook releases an internal dataset to select academic researchers; the scheme
Alibaba says it will likely report a drop in e-commerce trade
Cyfirma, a Singapore-based cybersecurity firm, raises an undisclosed amount from Z3Partners;
Internet satellite firm Astranis (YC W18) raises $90M Series B (debt
The presidential campaign for Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg hires newly-formed social
Walmart is shutting down its members-only shopping business Jetblack and cutting
Online furniture company Wayfair cuts 550 jobs, equal to 3 percent
Fashion rental firm Rent the Runway hires Brian Donato as chief
Flip, a Germany-based enterprise messaging startup, raises €3.6M (~$4M) from LEA
Crypto fintech firm BlockFi raises $30M Series B led by Valar
Microsoft demonstrates its upcoming Surface Duo in a live-stream; the Android-based
China-based online travel platform Trip.com is in talks to raise a
India-based edtech firm Vedantu raises $24M Series C (second tranche) led
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