Google is testing voice-based authentication for payments made via Google Assistant;

Compass Group acquires UK-based food tech firm Feedr for ~$24M; the

Data analytics firm Palantir could go public within the next year,

Germany-based health recruitment platform Medwing raises €28M (~$30M) Series B led

Switzerland-based barcode scanner firm Scandit raises $80M Series C led by

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is reviewing Huawei’s participation

The New York Times profiles Booking.com CEO Glenn Fogel and his

China-based Tencent says it will invest ~$70B over the next five

Indonesia-based data analytics startup Bonza raises an undisclosed sum from East

Estonia-based ride-hailing firm Bolt raises €100M (~$109M) on a €1.7B (~$1.9B)

French quantum computing startup Alice&Bob raises $3.3M led by Elaia Partners

Realme announces 6.6-inch €500 (~$540) Realme X3 Superzoom; features a 120Hz

South Korean authorities question Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee as

TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin collectively generated the most in-app

Uber lays off 600 staff in India, equal to 25 percent

VR firm XRSpace announces $600 Mova, a standalone headset it says

Latvia is set to be among the first countries with a

Telegram withdraws its appeal relating to its GRAM crypto tokens; a

Virgin Orbit's first full test flight fails; the company flew a

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