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July 28, 2019, 1:25 AM

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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
DOJ approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger; Dish will acquire Boost Mobile, Virgin Mobile, Sprint's prepaid business, and “certain” spectrum assets as part of the deal  —  After over a year of waiting in regulatory limbo  —  The United States Justice Department has approved …
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Profile of Oliver Schusser, who spent 15 years at Apple building iTunes' worldwide operations from the ground up and took charge of Apple Music 15 months ago  —  “You hear Tim talk a lot about humanity — how we're at the crossroads between the liberal arts and technology," says Oliver Schusser.
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:
Benchling, which provides software for managing biotech research, raises $34.5M Series C led by Menlo Ventures  —  In a field where the laboratory notebook is still considered the state of the art, it's no wonder a company like Benchling, which provides software for managing life sciences research was able to nab $34.5 million.
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Uri Berkovitz / Globes Online:
Israel-based vCita, which is developing a business management app and CRM system for very small businesses, raises $15M  —  The Israeli company has developed a business management app and CRM system for very small businesses.  —  Israeli business management app developer for small businesses vCita …
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Spectral MD, a Dallas-based startup developing an AI-powered burn and wound imaging system, raises $27M in research funding from the US Department of Health  —  Spectral MD, a Dallas, Texas-based startup developing an AI-powered burn and wound imaging system, today announced that it's secured $27 million …

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