Singapore-based e-scooter firm Neuron Mobility raises $12M Series A+ led by

France-based fintech firm October raises €258M (~$300M) from unnamed backers; the

India-based news app Inshorts (formerly News in Shorts) raises $35M from

E-commerce services firm VTEX raises $225M on a $1.7B post-money valuation

LG’s Wing smartphone, which features a rotating display, will launch Oct

Baidu’s Smart Living Group (SLG) raises an undisclosed amount on a

Seattle’s city council passes minimum pay legislation for ride-hailing drivers; the

Amazon launches Explore, a set of premium live-stream virtual experiences; lets

Jack Ma, founder and former chairman of Alibaba, will officially exit

China is considering an antitrust investigation into Google’s control of Android,

Twitter names Rinki Sethi as Chief Information Security Officer; Sethi joins

US Department of Justice (DoJ) is expected to file a lawsuit

Google extends Google Meet’s runtime caps for free users until March

Twitter expands its voice tweets feature for iOS (currently unavailable for

Axis Security, which enables secure remote access to company systems, raises

Arm launches new chip designs for autonomous automotive and industrial systems;

Sonos files another patent suit against Google, this one related to

Amazon recorded 14k serious injuries at its fulfillment centers last year,

Collective, which provides a back-office solution for solo business owners, raises

Vancouver-based Thinkific, which offers a platform for creating, marketing, and selling

NY-based smart intercom company ButterflyMX raises $35M Series C led by

PayCargo, which provides a cloud-based payment and financing platform for the

D-Wave launches Advantage, a business-focused quantum platform for the Leap cloud-computing

SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet business loans WA's Emergency Management Division user

TikTok launches an in-app elections guide, providing information on candidates, the

Shopping platform Allegro raises $2.3B in Warsaw's largest-ever IPO, which valued

Facebook announces Account Center, a centralized location for managing experiences across

European Commission to approve Google's $2.1B acquisition of Fitbit after Google

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