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January 19, 2022, 6:30 PM
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Sources: in recent weeks, CEO Bobby Kotick suggested Activision Blizzard make an acquisition, including of trade publications like Kotaku and PC Gamer — After a lawsuit and a Journal report, the company's stock was falling, board members were getting anxious—and the tech giant was ready to take a gamble
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Subscriptions launches as an alpha, initially letting 10 US creators offer their followers paid access to exclusive Instagram Live videos and Stories — Instagram is giving creators more ways to make money with today's launch of Instagram Subscriptions.
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| CNBC: |
Apple and Google warn of harmful consequences to user privacy and security from two proposed Senate antitrust bills scheduled to be considered this week — - Apple warned in a letter on Tuesday that antitrust bills being considered in the Senate would increase the risk of security breaches to iPhone users.
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| Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
Password management service 1Password raises a $620M Series C led by Iconiq Growth at a $6.8B valuation and says it now has 100K+ paying customers — Password management platform 1Password has closed a massive $620 million Series C funding round that raises the company's valuation to $6.8 billion.
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1Password Blog, BetaKit, Crunchbase News, ZDNet, CNBC, Dark Reading, Channel Futures, Michael Tsai, siliconangle.com, VentureBeat, Benzinga, and iPhone in Canada Blog
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Opera unveils Crypto Browser Project, a beta browser for Windows, Mac, and Android, with a crypto wallet, access to crypto/NFT exchanges, dApps, and more — Opera has launched its Web3 “Crypto Browser” into beta with features like a built-in crypto wallet, easy access to cryptocurrency/NFT exchanges …
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Opera Crypto, PCWorld, ZDNet, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @robinwauters, @sameer_singh17, @cointelegraph, and @andretelevise
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
AT&T begins its 5G rollout in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Jacksonville, Orlando, and South Florida, after delaying it near airports — The company is lighting up towers in just eight locations amidst pushback from airlines — AT&T is lighting up its expanded 5G service … | Wall Street Journal: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Crypto.com confirms it suffered a cybersecurity breach, says it reimbursed the ~400 affected customer accounts, and plans to share more in the coming days — Crypto.com has not received any “outreach” from regulators following a cybersecurity breach earlier this week of about 400 customer accounts …
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The Block, CoinDesk, Protocol, The Verge, and Cointelegraph
| Andrew Asmakov / Decrypt: |
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Tweets: @peckshield, @kris_hk, @anthony, @cryptocom, @bloomberglive, @briannawu, and @cryptocom
| Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal: |
Biden signs a memorandum expanding the NSA's role in protecting sensitive government networks, and mandating cybersecurity practices at DoD and spy agencies — White House order mandates cybersecurity practices at Defense Department, spy agencies, contractors
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The White House, The Record, FedScoop, ZDNet, Slashdot, Federal Computer Week, Midday Macro, The Hill, and C4ISRNET
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Filmhub, which lets filmmakers distribute their work to over 100 streaming channels, including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, raises a $6.8M seed led by a16z — As the streaming market grows, so has the demand for content. But even though it's now easier than ever for filmmakers to create … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says it will transition organizations using G Suite legacy free edition to an upgraded Google Workspace paid subscription starting on July 1 — In 2020, G Suite became Google Workspace as part of a mass reorganization of the company's apps for the “future of work.”
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China denies reports that it plans to require large internet companies with 100M+ users or $1.58B+ in revenue to obtain an approval before making investments — China's cyberspace regulator has drafted new guidelines that will require the country's large internet companies to obtain …
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| Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch: |
Australian user research software startup Dovetail raises a $63M Series A led by Accel at a $700M+ valuation, says it tripled its revenue and customers in 2021 — Australian user research software company Dovetail announced today that it has closed a $63 million Series A led by Accel.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Clari, which helps companies generate more predictable revenue through big data insights, raises a $225M Series F led by Blackstone at a $2.6B valuation — Clari, a so-called “revenue operations” platform designed to help companies generate more predictable revenue through big data insights …
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Handshake, a diversity-focused recruitment network aimed at college students, raises a $200M Series F at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.5B in May 2021 — Handshake, a job network for recent college graduates, reached a valuation of $3.5 billion after a new round of financing.
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Tweets: @joinhandshake, @msquinn, @jonstull, @garrettlord, @mamoonha, and @katie_roof. Thanks:@mayajvarma
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Autograph, an agency co-founded by Tom Brady that helps celebrities get involved with NFTs, raises a $170M Series B co-led by a16z and Kleiner Perkins — Autograph, an NFT agency co-founded by athlete Tom Brady with a particularly deep bench of star power, has banked new funding …
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PR Newswire, Decrypt, Bloomberg, The Block, Reuters, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, and dot.LA
Tweets: @lazerow, @katie_haun, and @lucasmtny
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Parallel Systems, which builds autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, comes out of stealth, with a $49.55M Series A, bringing its total funding to $53.15M — Parallel Systems, a company founded by three former SpaceX engineers to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
South Africa-based mobile games publisher Carry1st raises a $20M Series A extension led by a16z, the firm's first investment in an Africa-headquartered startup — Carry1st has raised $20 million in funding from marquee investors for its mobile game publishing platform targeted at unlocking demand in the African market.
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The Block, Quartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Forbes, Cointelegraph, Stuff, TechCrunch, Hollywood Reporter, and Bloomberg
| Hannah Lang / Reuters: |
Revolut launches commission-free stock trading in the US, letting users trade shares of 1,100+ securities listed on the NYSE and the Nasdaq — Britain-based digital banking app Revolut launched commission-free stock trading in the United States on Wednesday, a move that will see it compete … | Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Ambient.ai, which uses AI to process live video footage from security cameras and alert users of breaches, raises $52M led by a16z — Security — as in “hey you, you can't go in there” — quickly becomes a complex, arguably impossible job once you get past a few buildings and cameras.
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siliconangle.com and VentureBeat
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tel Aviv-based Personetics, which helps incumbent banks compete with neobanks by personalizing their customer offerings, raises $85M led by Thoma Bravo — Big banks are under a lot of pressure to modernize their services to meet demands of consumers who now view things like mobile apps …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
POAP, or Proof Of Attendance Protocol, which issues NFTs as “mementos” to attendees of real-world events, raises a $10M seed led by Archetype and Sapphire Sport — If blockchains are immutable records of our digital history, what kinds of history do we want to inscribe on them?
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Gale Healthcare, which matches nurses with available work shifts at hospitals or clinics, raises $60M from FTV Capital and says 40K nurses use its service — If there was ever a rubber-meets road moment for six-year-old app Gale Healthcare Solutions, it's probably right now.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Lattice, which builds workforce people management tools including for performance reviews and tracking career goals, raises a $175M Series F at a $3B valuation — Lattice, a platform that helps with workforce people management — the ability to carry out performance reviews, employee feedback …
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PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, San Francisco Business Journal, and VentureBeat
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