Snapchat announces a digital literacy program; the platform has added a

Nigeria-based fintech startup Cowrywise (YC S18) raises $3M pre-Series A led

GameStop surges 40 percent in early trading, reaching ~$490 per share;

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opens a formal investigation

WhatsApp adds biometric authentication when activating its desktop and web apps;

Indonesia-based B2B marketplace Ula raises $20M Series A led by Quona

Tim Cook says Apple has an active iPhone install base of

Didi Chuxing’s autonomous driving subsidiary raises $300M led by IDG Capital

Finland-based Rovio cancels its Hatch mobile game streaming service; the firm,

Apple was the top smartphone maker by global shipments in Q4

Apple says it will roll out new privacy notifications this spring;

Samsung ($501.7B market cap) FQ4 mixed: ~$55B revenue, up 3 percent

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will stop recommending political and civics groups

Discord suspends subreddit r/WallStreetBets (WSB) for violating its policies; Discord says

IAC-owned communication apps and services company Teltech acquires encrypted messaging startup

Tesla unveils a redesigned Model S with simplified interior, refreshed exterior,

Squarespace confidentially files for IPO; details undisclosed; General Atlantic last valued

Apple ($2.39T market cap) FQ1 beats: $111.44B revenue ($103.28B expected); $1.68

Facebook ($775B market cap) Q4 beats: $28.07B revenue ($26.44B expected); $3.88

Tesla ($819B market cap) Q4 mixed: $10.74B revenue ($10.4B expected); $0.80

Email delivery and analytics platform SparkPost raises $180M from LLR Partners,

SAP ($160B market cap) acquires Berlin-based business process automation company Signavio;

This Week in StartupsJason speaks with INSEAD Professor and author Erin

Google launches Safety Engineering Center at its European headquarters in Dublin;

Investment apps including Robinhood and WeBull have surged in App Store

AT&T takes $15.5B write-down on pay-TV business, resulting in a fourth-quarter

Robert Downey Jr's FootPrint Coalition, which invests in sustainability-related projects, launches

Online brokerages experience service disruptions as retail investors buy and hold

Poland-based e-commerce parcel locker company InPost debuts on the Euronext exchange,

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