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Amateur digital sleuths have joined massive crowdsourcing efforts on social media to track violent Capitol rioters, passing the evidence to authorities — The digital sleuths take to their computers in the moments when they can peel away from their real-world responsibilities — jobs …
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Tech giants are bracing for tougher regulation under Biden's administration, as Democrats' calls for regulation have become more urgent after Capitol attacks — The Democratic Party's calls for regulation have grown more urgent in the days since Biden won the presidency …
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| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Samsung Electronics heir Jay Y. Lee was sentenced to 30 months in prison over bribery charges; Lee still faces a second prosecution related to succession — - Lee sentenced to two and a half years in jail after court case — Samsung succession scandal has rocked South Korea for years
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| Nandita Mathur / Livemint: |
Hyperlocal delivery startup Dunzo raises $12M led by Google, completing its $40M Series E round, after raising $28M in September — - Over the last six months, Dunzo claims to have supported over 300 neighbourhoods across eight cities, delivering essential goods to users within 29 minutes on average.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
K Health, a AI-powered telemedical pediatric service, raises $132M Series E led by GGV Capital and Valor Equity Partners, bringing its total raised to $271M+ — New York City-based K Health today closed a $132 million series E funding round led by GGV Capital and Valor Equity Partners …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Twitter has partnered with Dailyhunt to bring Moments to the Indian news app to showcase curated tweets pertaining to news and other events in India — Five years after its launch, Twitter Moments is growing beyond the American social networking platform. — On Monday, Twitter …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Citrix acquires SaaS collaborative work management service Wrike for $2.25B in cash — Citrix has confirmed reports from earlier this week that it is buying enterprise-focused work management platform Wrike, in an all-cash deal worth $2.25 billion. — Founded in 2006, San Jose-based Wrike …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based HR management platform, has raised $15M Series C, led by Salesforce Ventures in one of its rare investments in India — Darwinbox, which operates a cloud-based human resource management platform, has raised $15 million in a new financing round … | David Cohen / Adweek: |
Content discovery platform Taboola rolls out Stories in beta, letting publishers add the format directly to their websites or mobile articles — Content can be added directly to publishers' websites or mobile articles — Content discovery platform Taboola became the latest platform … | Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
France-based mobile-first insurance startup LeoCare raises €15M Series A from investors including Felix Capital, Ventech, and Daphni — French startup LeoCare has raised a €15 million funding round. Felix Capital, Ventech and Daphni are participating in today's funding round.
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| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
Social media algorithms amplify the reach of incendiary, misinformation-filled conspiracy theories, and users have no control over them — What you see in your feeds isn't up to you. What's at stake is no longer just missing a birthday. It's your sanity—and world peace.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK-based Bloom & Wild, an online florist that delivers flowers sourced directly from growers, raises $102M Series D led by General Catalyst for expansion in EU — Bloom & Wild, a London-based startup that takes an updated and online approach to the very traditional business of ordering … Sponsor Posts
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