Techmeme: Interactive storytelling app Whatifi launches on iOS with $10M led by a16z and participation of former Netflix CFO David Wells, Max Levchin, and others (Natalie Jarvey/Hollywood Reporter)

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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Interactive storytelling app Whatifi launches on iOS with $10M led by a16z and participation of former Netflix CFO David Wells, Max Levchin, and others — Andreessen Horowitz and former Netflix CFO David Wells are among the startup's investors. — Jaanus Juss has been staging interactive plays …

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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:

Domino Data Lab, which develops enterprise data science management software, raises $43M led by Highland Capital Partners, bringing its total raised to $128M — Domino Data Lab, a startup developing a platform focused on enterprises with large data science teams, today announced that it raised $43 million in equity financing.

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Tom Krazit / Protocol:

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Tony Romm / Washington Post:

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Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

IBM Cloud says it has resolved issues that resulted in a major outage, impacting customers including Techmeme — The IBM Cloud is currently suffering a major outage, and with that, multiple services that are hosted on the platform are also down, including everybody's favorite tech news aggregator, Techmeme.

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Louise Matsakis / Wired:

Newly released TikTok clone Zynn was removed from the Play Store after reports indicate it was filled with multiple stolen videos from other platforms — Multiple influencers told WIRED that their videos had been copied from other platforms and reposted to Zynn without permission.

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Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg:

Source: Mobile World Congress organizer to cut 20% of its workforce, after the cancelation of the event in February; LinkedIn says MWC has around 1,000 staff — The mobile technology industry's trade body is cutting about a fifth of its workforce after being forced to cancel a conference …

David Shepardson / Reuters:

In letter, four GOP senators ask the FCC to review Section 230 and “clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute” — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …

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Danny Crichton / TechCrunch:

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Jon Porter / The Verge:

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Corinne Reichert / CNET:

In letter, 35 House Democrats demand FBI, DEA, CBP, and National Guard to stop spying on protesters with tech such as drones, facial recognition, and Stingrays — A letter signed by 35 Democratic members of the House of Representatives and published Tuesday has asked several federal agencies …

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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

NS8, a fraud prevention service designed to protect online transactions, raises $123M led by Lightspeed Venture Partners — NS8, a fraud prevention platform designed to protect online transactions, has raised $123 million in a round of funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from AXA Venture Partners.

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DigiTimes:

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Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:

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