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UK's CMA launches an inquiry into Facebook's acquisition of Kustomer, investigating whether the deal violates the UK's Enterprise Act 2002 (Jaime Llinares Taboada/MarketWatch)
Jaime Llinares Taboada / MarketWatch: UK’s CMA launches an inquiry into Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer, investigating whether the deal violates…
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A look at the debate over Spotify's Discovery Mode, whereby artists are prioritized for reduced royalties, a key way for Spotify to improve margins (Anna Nicolaou/Financial Times)
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: A look at the debate over Spotify’s Discovery Mode, whereby artists are prioritized for reduced…
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Apple removes Unjected, a social app for "unvaxxed friendly", citing COVID-19 misinfo; Unjected removed social feed from its Android app after a Google warning (Jackie Davalos/Bloomberg)
Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg: Apple removes Unjected, a social app for “unvaxxed friendly”, citing COVID-19 misinfo; Unjected removed social feed…
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Analysis: since August 2020, 100+ warships from 16+ countries have had GPS-based location data faked to make it look like they crossed into disputed territory (Mark Harris/Wired)
Mark Harris / Wired: Analysis: since August 2020, 100+ warships from 16+ countries have had GPS-based location data faked to…
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Australia-based IntelligenceBank, a marketing software provider for brands, raises $37M from Five Elms Capital to help speed up its expansion in the US (Paul Smith/Australian Financial Review)
Paul Smith / Australian Financial Review: Australia-based IntelligenceBank, a marketing software provider for brands, raises $37M from Five Elms Capital…
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Riskified, an Israeli e-commerce fraud protection company, began trading on the NYSE on Thursday after raising $363M in its IPO, at a valuation of $3.3B (Shiri Habib-Valdhorn/Globes Online)
Shiri Habib-Valdhorn / Globes Online: Riskified, an Israeli e-commerce fraud protection company, began trading on the NYSE on Thursday after…
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Digital bank Monzo reveals a loss of £130M on £66M revenue for the year ended Feb. and says UK FCA is investigating it over potential money laundering breaches (Nicholas Megaw/Financial Times)
Nicholas Megaw / Financial Times: Digital bank Monzo reveals a loss of £130M on £66M revenue for the year ended…
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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)
Digbijay Mishra / The Economic Times: B2B commerce and financing startup OfBusiness raises $160M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2…
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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)
Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: Wyze Labs, which makes devices like smart security cameras, robot vacuums, and smartwatches, raises $110M Series…
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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)
Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Google contract workers in Pittsburgh have ratified a three-year deal with their employer HCL, for higher…
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