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| Leah Nylen / Politico: |
AGs from 36 states and DC file an antitrust suit against Google, targeting Play Store's practice of making devs use its billing system and charging a commission — The lawsuit filed in California federal court is the third by state attorneys general to target the company for alleged antitrust violations.
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| Wilson White / The Keyword: |
Google says antitrust suit by 37 AGs targeting Google Play is “meritless” as it ignores Android's openness to allow competing app stores and sideloading of apps — We built Android to create more choices in mobile technology. Today, anyone, including our competitors …
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| New York Times: |
Book excerpt shows the deteriorating relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, who some Facebook executives feel misjudged key political events — The company they built is wildly successful. But her Washington wisdom didn't hold up, and neither did their close working relationship.| Zack Seward / CoinDesk: |
Crypto financial services company Circle says it is going public via a SPAC merger at a $4.5B valuation — The deal values Circle at $4.5 billion. — Circle is going public in a deal that values the crypto financial services firm at $4.5 billion, the firm said Thursday.
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A Dutch security researcher group says it had notified Kaseya in April about one of the flaws that was exploited in the devastating ransomware attack last week — President Biden is meeting officials to discuss recent attacks, including latest affecting hundreds of organizations around the world
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| Isabelle Lee / Insider: |
Visa is partnering with 50+ crypto firms, including Coinbase, to allow users to convert and spend crypto, says $1B+ was spent via crypto-linked Visa cards in H1 — - Visa is partnering with over 50 crypto companies to allow clients to spend digital currencies.
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| Bonnie Kristian / The Week: |
Trump's lawsuits that claim Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube violated his First Amendment rights are just PR and fundraising tools, and likely legally doomed — One member of this class action is not like the others — Former President Donald Trump announced himself on Wednesday …
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| Fu Ting / Associated Press: |
WeChat has abruptly deleted dozens of accounts of LGBTQ+ student groups and NGOs across China, citing rules violations without providing further details — BANGKOK (AP) — China's most popular social media service has deleted accounts on LGBT topics run by university students and nongovernment groups …
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| Nishant Sharma / BloombergQuint: |
Zomato prices shares at $0.96-$1.02 for its IPO in India that opens on July 14, is seeking to raise $1.3B at valuation of about $8B — Zomato Ltd. is seeking a valuation of up to Rs 60,000 crore as the food ordering and delivery platform looks to raise capital for expansion.| Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal: |
Robinhood's IPO filing shows 81% of Q1 revenue came from payment for order flow, an oft-scrutinized practice that could potentially be banned by the SEC — The practice provided 81% of the online brokerage's first-quarter revenue — Robinhood Markets Inc. is on a collision course …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian social commerce startup DealShare raises $144M Series D led by Tiger Global at a $455M post-money valuation — High-profile investors are doubling down on their bets to explore the future of social commerce in India. DealShare said on Thursday it has raised $144 million …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Clearco, which provides non-dilutive, revenue-based financing to internet startups, raises $215M Series C extension from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 — Clearco, which provides non-dilutive, revenue-based financing to internet startups, has raised $215 million in a Series C extension from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
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| Bloomberg: |
Twitter says it will “fully comply” with India's new IT rules, has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, and will name a grievance officer by July 11 — Twitter Inc. pledged to “fully comply” with India's new internet regulations, caving in a dispute with the government …
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Report: India has over a thousand funded startups and ten unicorns in the SaaS sector, generating as much as $3B in annual subscription revenues — - The number of SaaS unicorns could increase 10-fold in India — Industry group forecasts strong growth for SaaS market| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Dutch challenger bank Bunq raises $228M Series A led by Pollen Street Capital at a $1.9B valuation; Series A is the largest ever for a European fintech company — Amsterdam-based challenger bank Bunq has been self-funded by its founder and CEO Ali Niknam for several years.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Google is acquiring a cashless payment company, pring, in Japan for between $180M-$270M and hoping to offer fintech services in the country next year — US tech major's acquisition of cashless payment startup heralds more competition — TOKYO — Google is making a foray …
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| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Filing: Xiaomi will raise around $1.2B via a debt issuance; the money could go toward Xiaomi's international push as well as new areas like electric vehicles — - Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi will raise around $1.2 billion via debt issuance. — The money could go toward Xiaomi's international push … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Indian startup Teachmint, which lets teachers create their own virtual classes using its mobile app and video infrastructure, raises $20M led by Learn Capital — As most Indian edtech startups work on broadening their catalog with live and recorded courses for students …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Intellimize, which uses AI to optimize websites to help marketers drive conversions, raises $30M Series B led by Cobalt Capital — Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. — Intellimize, a startup aiming to help marketers drive conversions … | Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: |
Analysis of global venture funding for H1 2021: $288B invested, an all-time high and up by $110B on H2 2020, with most going to late-stage companies — Global venture capital funding in the first half of 2021 shattered records as more than $288 billion was invested worldwide, Crunchbase numbers show.
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