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B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises $160M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 at a valuation of $1.5B, becoming the 18th Indian unicorn for the year (Digbijay Mishra/The Economic Times) TECH REVIEW
Digbijay Mishra / The Economic Times : B2B commerce and financing startup Of…
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Vietnam-based VNLife, the parent company of VNPay, which helps banks provide mobile payment apps and other digital services, raises $250M at a valuation of $1B+ (Nikkei Asia) TECH REVIEW
Nikkei Asia : Vietnam-based VNLife, the parent company of VNPay, which helps…
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Educational publisher Pearson says it is switching to a subscription model for all of its 1,500 titles, available for $14.99/month through its new Pearson+ app (Financial Times) TECH REVIEW
Financial Times : Educational publisher Pearson says it is switching to a su…
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The Justice Department says 27 US Attorney offices had at least one employee's Microsoft email account breached by Russian hackers from May 7 to Dec. 27, 2020 (Associated Press) TECH REVIEW
Associated Press : The Justice Department says 27 US Attorney offices had at…
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Wyze Labs, which makes devices like smart security cameras, robot vacuums, and smartwatches, raises $110M Series B led by Marcy Venture Partners (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire) TECH REVIEW
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire : Wyze Labs, which makes devices like smart securi…
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Google contract workers in Pittsburgh have ratified a three-year deal with their employer HCL, for higher wages and more, nearly two years after unionizing (Brian Heater/TechCrunch) TECH REVIEW
Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google contract workers in Pittsburgh have ratif…
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US sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans
US sets new Cuba sanctions as Biden meets Cuban-Americans The Biden adminis…
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Bipartisan spending bill would force reports on Chinese labor practices, Keystone cancellation impact and more
Bipartisan spending bill would force reports on Chinese labor practices, Keyst…
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A look at Intel's dismal 2020, which saw the delay of its 7nm architecture, Apple's switch to Arm-based chips, and the departure of Jim Keller and other execs (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge) TECH REVIEW
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge : A look at Intel's dismal 2020, which saw …
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Telegram's latest update adds group video calls of up to 1,000 users with 30 simultaneous broadcasts, video messages, screen sharing during video calls, more (Telegram) TECH REVIEW
Telegram : Telegram's latest update adds group video calls of up to 1,00…
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Modern Animal, a pet care service offering 24/7 telemedicine and a more "intelligent" labor model for veterinarians, raises $40M Series B led by Founders Fund (Igor Bosilkovski/Forbes) TECH REVIEW
Igor Bosilkovski / Forbes : Modern Animal, a pet care service offering 24/7 …
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Disney mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for salaried and non-union hourly employees
Disney mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for salaried and non-union hourly emplo…
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How US sanctions forced Chinese companies to develop key tech themselves, aligning the companies' incentives with China's goal of economic self-sufficiency (Dan Wang/Foreign Affairs) TECH REVIEW
Dan Wang / Foreign Affairs : How US sanctions forced Chinese companies to de…
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As Southeast Asian governments introduce "fake news" laws to fight COVID-19 misinformation, conspiracists thrive on Telegram and other non-public platforms (Peter Guest/Rest of World) TECH REVIEW
Peter Guest / Rest of World : As Southeast Asian governments introduce “fake…
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Deliveroo says it plans to pull out of Spain, citing limited market share; Spain unveiled a "rider law" in March to reclassify couriers as employees (Jasper Jolly/The Guardian) TECH REVIEW
Jasper Jolly / The Guardian : Deliveroo says it plans to pull out of Spain, …
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[Thread] Facebook's future prospects remain strong as the secular rise of digital advertising blunts any headwinds from regulators, Apple, critics, and others (Eric Seufert/@eric_seufert) TECH REVIEW
Eric Seufert / @eric_seufert : [Thread] Facebook's future prospects remai…
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China's top court issues new guidelines that hotels, airports, and other commercial venues must get consent from customers to use facial recognition from Aug. 1 (Eva Dou/Washington Post) TECH REVIEW
Eva Dou / Washington Post : China's top court issues new guidelines that…
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Safari's extremely slow pace in adopting popular features and fixing showstopping bugs, and refusal to engage with contentious API proposals, is harming the web (Tim Perry/HTTP Toolkit) TECH REVIEW
Tim Perry / HTTP Toolkit : Safari's extremely slow pace in adopting popu…
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Walmart says corporate staff, management must be vaccinated by October
Walmart says corporate staff, management must be vaccinated by October Walm…
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House Dems make last-ditch effort to extend eviction moratorium
House Dems make last-ditch effort to extend eviction moratorium House Democ…
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Two-star general warns US military: 'China is on the march'
Two-star general warns US military: 'China is on the march' Retired…
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Bipartisan infrastructure plan is the ‘Trojan horse’ for massive tax increases: Marc Short
Bipartisan infrastructure plan is the ‘Trojan horse’ for massive tax increases…
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Germany to allow institutional funds, which currently manage a total of ~$2.1T, to hold up to 20% of their holdings in Bitcoin and other crypto assets (Stephan Kahl/Bloomberg) TECH REVIEW
Stephan Kahl / Bloomberg : Germany to allow institutional funds, which curre…
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A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, as the company confirms it fired WoW lead for misconduct last year and hires "union-busting" law firm (Nick Statt/Protocol) TECH REVIEW
Nick Statt / Protocol : A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard s…
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Profile of Israeli surveillance startup Paragon, funded with $5-10M from US-based Battery, which sources say allows police to hack encrypted messaging apps (Thomas Brewster/Forbes) TECH REVIEW
Thomas Brewster / Forbes : Profile of Israeli surveillance startup Paragon, …
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Researchers detail a never-before-seen attack against Iran's train system and transport ministry from a new threat actor using a reusable wiper called Meteor (Jonathan Greig/ZDNet) TECH REVIEW
Jonathan Greig / ZDNet : Researchers detail a never-before-seen attack again…
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Robinhood IPO gives founders Tenev, Bhatt a net worth of $4.6B combined
Robinhood IPO gives founders Tenev, Bhatt a net worth of $4.6B combined Rob…
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Canada proposes the creation of a digital safety commissioner role to oversee violations of new harmful online content rules and issue penalties to platforms (Kieran Leavitt/Toronto Star) TECH REVIEW
Kieran Leavitt / Toronto Star : Canada proposes the creation of a digital sa…
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Amazon beats on earnings, falls short on sales estimates
Amazon beats on earnings, falls short on sales estimates Amazon beat analys…
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Most expensive cities for construction in 2021: report
Most expensive cities for construction in 2021: report The coronavirus pand…
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Interactive Brokers CEO welcomes Robinhood to big leagues
Interactive Brokers CEO welcomes Robinhood to big leagues Robinhood is the …
