Biden’s $2T infrastructure proposal allocates $50B for creating a technology directorate at the NSF and $50B for funding semiconductor manufacturing and R&D (Emily Birnbaum/Protocol)
Sources: Pinterest is currently in ongoing talks to acquire VSCO — The discussions between the digital pin board company and the app that inspired the “VSCO girls” trend are ongoing. …
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New Delhi-based Rooter, a game streaming and e-sports service with 8.5M MAUs, raises a $25M Series A led by Lightbox, March Gaming, and Duane Park Ventures (Gaurav Laghate/The Economic Times)
Gaurav Laghate / The Economic Times: New Delhi-based Rooter, a game streaming and e-sports service with 8.5M MAUs, raises a $25M Series A led by Lightbox, March Gaming, and Duane Park…
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Profile of Tencent, China’s most valuable company at ~$900B, with a powerful ecosystem including WeChat, and local and overseas startup investments worth ~$259B (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Profile of Tencent, China’s most valuable company at ~$900B, with a powerful ecosystem including WeChat, and local and overseas startup investments worth ~$259B — The tech giant…
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Deliveroo says it has raised $180M in new funding from existing investors led by Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management at a $7B+ valuation (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Deliveroo says it has raised $180M in new funding from existing investors led by Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management at a $7B+ valuation — Private…
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Boston-based Valo Health, which analyzes clinical data to identify molecules and predict their chances for use in drugs, raises $300M Series B (Daniel McCoy/Wichita Business Journal)
Daniel McCoy / Wichita Business Journal: Boston-based Valo Health, which analyzes clinical data to identify molecules and predict their chances for use in drugs, raises $300M Series B — A Boston-based…
Read more » Zoom Q4: revenue of $882M, up 369% YoY, vs. $812M est., 467K+ customers with 10+ employees, projected Q1 revenue of $900M-$905M, vs. $829M est.; stock jumps 11% (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
Jordan Novet / CNBC: Zoom Q4: revenue of $882M, up 369% YoY, vs. $812M est., 467K+ customers with 10+ employees, projected Q1 revenue of $900M-$905M, vs. $829M est.; stock jumps 11% …
Read more » Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection (Kaveh Waddell/Consumer Reports)
Understanding the five major aspects of HRM — Employees are not just part of your organization, they are your organization. To keep your business running smoothly, employees have to be…
Read more » ESET: at least ten, mostly state-backed hacking groups are exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities on thousands of servers in over 115 countries (Patrick Howell O’Neill/MIT Technology …)
Patrick Howell O’Neill / MIT Technology Review: ESET: at least ten, mostly state-backed hacking groups are exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities on thousands of servers in over 115 countries — Days before…
Read more » Under pressure, Deliveroo, Uber, and others in Europe are looking to reach labor agreements that offer some benefits without making workers full employees (Adam Clark/Wall Street Journal)
Bitcoin crosses $30K to reach an all-time high, after growing almost 50% in December — Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, topped $30,000 for the first time, just weeks after passing…
Read more » Adobe ends support for Flash today and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1 (T.C. Sottek/The Verge)
T.C. Sottek / The Verge: Adobe ends support for Flash today and will start blocking Flash content from January 12; major browsers will block Flash content from Jan. 1 — It’s…
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