The Israeli government announces a ~$60M plan to build its first

Canada-based robotic process automation startup Dooly discloses a $3.3M seed and

Parler withdraws its lawsuit against Amazon; AWS stopped providing service to

Samsung is considering multiple sites in the US for a $17B

Code in macOS Big Sur 11.3 beta indicates Apple may block

Epic Games acquires fellow video games company Tonic Games; terms undisclosed;

PE firm TPG acquires security service Thycotic; term undisclosed; Thycotic provides

Indonesia-based supply chain platform Advotics raises $2.7M led by East Ventures;

Germany-based VTOL firm Volocopter raises €200M (~$242M) Series D from Atlantia,

Adtech firm Applovin files for a US IPO; the company, which

GM-owned Cruise is in talks to acquire fellow driverless tech firm

Startup incubator Atomic closes its latest fund at $260M; solely backs

SpaceX has made inquiries about renaming Boca Chica, TX, to City

Facebook’s Oversight Board wants access to the company’s algorithm to understand

Microsoft announces end-to-end encryption for Teams; the company will introduce the

Twitter launches audio chatroom feature Spaces on Android (beta); the company

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa begins accepting applications for his Dear Moon

PayPal ($315.3B market cap) to acquire crypto custody company Curv, according

Real estate tech startup Doma, which uses machine intelligence to simplify

NY-based Oscar Health increases IPO price range from $32-$34 to $36-$38

Spotify to surpass Apple in podcast listeners this year, according to

Federal jury orders Intel to pay $2.18B in patent-infringement case, Intel

Instacart raises $265M at a $39B valuation, more than double its

The PlayStation Store will stop offering VOD purchases and rentals on

MIT Technology Review examines Apple's walled garden approach, argues it keeps

Microsoft launches Power Fx, an open-source low-code programming language for writing

Uber spins out robotic delivery unit Postmates X as Serve Robotics,

Microsoft unveils Mesh: a collaborative mixed reality platform that enables users

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