Google pledges $25M to tackle economic inequities facing girls and women;

WhatsApp is working on encrypted conversation backups, reports WABetaInfo; screenshots indicate

MA-based touch-free location security firm Evolv Technology to go public via

PE firm Symphony Technology Group acquires McAfee’s enterprise security division for

The Super Nintendo World theme park, located in Osaka, Japan, will

Hong Kong fintech firm WeLab raises $75M Series C (extension) led

UK-based food delivery firm Deliveroo discloses financial details ahead of its

The EU has approved Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of games company ZeniMax

British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) announces a plan to launch

China-based app company Meitu has spent ~$22.1M on ethereum and ~$17.9M

UK-based challenger bank Starling raises £272M (~$376M) Series D on a

Croatia-based EV tech Rimac Automobili raises €70M (~$83M) from Porsche; Porsche

The BBC profiles several YouTube personalities who have established niche alternatives

Fast Company profiles Jeff Bezos’ attempts to turn Amazon into a

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple will release a mixed reality headset

Shopify marketing platform Postscript raises $35M Series B led by Greylock;

Axios examines the state of delivery robots and relevant laws; FL,

Deliveroo to reserve $69M of shares for customers in London IPO;

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