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The linchpin in Microsoft's Netflix deal was Xandr, the ad tech firm it recently acquired from AT&T that's helping fuel Microsoft's online advertising ambitions — Tech company, embracing underdog role, reignites its ambitions in online advertising — Microsoft Corp. MSFT 1.04%▲ … | Financial Times: |
Chinese grocery delivery firm Missfresh, which had raised $1B+ in VC funding from Tiger, Goldman, others, falls in market cap on Nasdaq from $3B in 2021 to $88M — Chinese grocery delivery group valued at $3bn a year ago is now worth just $88mn — Tiger Global-backed grocery delivery start …
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Despite China's scrutiny of online credit, smaller services have spread; iResearch: the microlending penetration rate grew from 0.4% in 2014 to 69.2% in 2021 — Trams and cast-iron postboxes speak to the history of the city, while delicacies such as fishballs and egg waffles are street food essentials …
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Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon and some other startups offering cryptocurrencies backed by carbon-offset credits have slowed product rollouts amid the crypto crash — Investors rushed to startups offering cryptocurrencies backed by carbon-offset credits, then the markets tanked| Nathan Grayson / Washington Post: |
A look at YouTube's strategy, started in 2019, of signing Twitch streamers with a network of creators that can simulate community and build its own game culture — Listen — Gift Article — Where once the departure of Twitch stars for YouTube Gaming elicited shock and awe …
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Tracxn: ~$8.5B in VC funding was raised by Indian education startups from 2014 to 2021, with about half of that in 2021 alone, as they vie for US marketshare — Grab for market share takes on extra urgency as valuation woes and job cuts bite — AKITO TANAKA, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent … | Karen Hao / Wall Street Journal: |
Researchers say Alibaba's cloud platform that hosted Shanghai's now-leaked police database used outdated systems that didn't offer the ability to set a password — Cybersecurity companies say Alibaba's cloud platform that hosted Shanghai's police database used outdated systems that didn't offer ability to set a password
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Sydney-based Hivery, whose software helps retailers select the right mix of products to stock on store shelves, has raised a $30M Series B led by Tiger Global — Hivery, a startup that bills itself as an “optimization platform” for retailers, today announced that it raised $30 million …
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| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
After Apple notified Thai activists and human rights supporters in November they had been hacked, Citizen Lab confirms 30+ have been hacked by NSO's Pegasus — Listen — Gift Article — More than 30 Thai activists and supporters have been hacked with NSO Group's potent Pegasus spyware …
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Report: in emails sent to three creators, Coinbase says it is “temporarily shutting down” its US affiliate program on July 19 and plans to relaunch it in 2023 — According to a Business Insider article, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will “temporarily shut down” its US affiliate-marketing programme on July 19.
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Seattle-based Phaidra, whose AI software automates building controls for industrial facilities like power plants, raised a $25M Series A led by Starshot Capital — Industrial production is one of the dirtiest corners of the corporate world. A startup from former Google engineers thinks … | Sabah Gurmat / Rest of World: |
An app for India's largest public employment program is jeopardizing the livelihood of 82M+ due to technical glitches, an English-only UI, and poor connectivity — Poor connectivity and an English-only interface make the app unusable for many who rely on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
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