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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 — A new social app designed as a community for the unvaccinated is testing Google and Apple Inc.'s policies concerning …
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How Apple became an “antifragile” company, by building a diverse portfolio of products and performing even stronger during the pandemic than it did before — For over two decades, “APPLE IS DOOMED” was a common refrain in Internet discussions. Originally, it was meant in a literal sense …
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Rey, which uses VR-based tools powered by OxfordVR to provide on-demand mental health care services, raises $26M Series A, three months after launching — Technology can, and should, play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the burgeoning demand for mental health services and limited supply … | Molly Wood / The Atlantic: |
Microsoft is avoiding antitrust scrutiny by rebranding itself as nice and boring, even as it reverts to some of the behaviors that led to prosecution the '90s — How has Microsoft escaped the scrutiny of reinvigorated antitrust regulators? — About the author: Molly Wood is the host …
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Medical imaging startup Exo, which aims to commercialize its AI-powered point-of-care workflow software and handheld ultrasound device, raises $220M Series C — Exo, pronounced “echo,” raised a fresh cash infusion of $220 million in Series C financing aimed at commercializing … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
SolCyber, which offers endpoint detection and response services, comes out of stealth with $20M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — SolCyber, a managed security service provider, today emerged from stealth …
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Mercury, which offers banking services to startups, raises $120M Series B, including a $5M allotment for crowdfunding, led by Coatue at a $1.62B valuation — Mercury, a company which offers software and banking services for scaling startups, announced raising a $120 million Series B led by Coatue, according to a company blog post.| Vishal Singh / Silicon Canals: |
FRISS, which provides automated fraud and risk detection technology for property and casualty insurance companies, raises $65M Series B led by Accel-KKR — Dutch and US-based FRISS is a cybersecurity company that focuses completely on automated fraud and risk detection for P&C insurance companies across the world.
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Many viewers are experiencing the Olympics primarily through TikTok, with some of the most-watched videos coming not from NBC but from athletes themselves — The Olympics through the lens of TikTok look widely different than TV — When NBC's “Today Show” told viewers that gymnast Simone Biles … | Jaime Llinares Taboada / MarketWatch: |
UK's CMA launches an inquiry into Facebook's acquisition of Kustomer, investigating whether the deal violates the UK's Enterprise Act 2002 — The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Friday that it has started a merger investigation into the acquisition by Facebook Inc. of Kustomer Inc.
| Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: |
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 — Executives complain new Discovery Mode is ‘payola’ but one Texas frontman sees it as the future — The Josh Abbott Band …
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Cyolo, which is developing zero trust security tech to enable users to securely access their organization's apps, servers, and files, raises $21M Series A — All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. — Cyolo, a startup developing a platform …
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