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March 21, 2022, 9:30 AM

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New York Times:
Brazil's Supreme Court reverses its decision to ban Telegram, which it had ordered on Friday, after Telegram suddenly worked to comply with the court's orders  —  Brazil's Supreme Court blocked Telegram on Friday.  The messaging app then responded with measures to fight misinformation, and the court quickly lifted its ban.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
A look at the fallout between Bob Chapek and Bob Iger as Disney restructures for a world where streaming dominates and legacy distribution models fade away  —  Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney  —  April 12, 2020.  That's the day former Disney CEO Bob Iger's relationship …
CBS San Francisco:
A former Apple employee faces federal charges for allegedly defrauding the company out of $10M+, taking kickbacks, stealing parts, evading taxes, and more  —  CUPERTINO (CBS SF) - A former Apple employee is facing federal charges after he allegedly defrauded the tech giant out of millions …
Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy Anaplan for $10.7B or $66/share, after the maker of cloud-based business planning software closed at $50.59 on Friday  —  Anaplan shareholders are to receive $66 a share in cash  —  Private-equity firm Thoma Bravo LP has struck a deal to buy Anaplan Inc. for $10.7 billion …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Now that Apple is making monitors again, the company should develop a mesh network version of the AirPort Extreme to compete with Google and Amazon routers  —  Apple's new monitor isn't getting off to a particularly strong start, but I still think the company should do more to bolster its Mac lineup …
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:
Ramp, which helps companies automate expense reporting, raises $200M in equity and $550M in debt at an $8.1B post-money valuation led by Founders Fund  —  Businesses of a certain size have to contend with challenges around T&E (travel and expenses), an abbreviation for a category of expenses …
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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:
Cascade, which offers a single tool to centralize project management, KPIs, and outcome tracking, raises a $29M Series A led by Telescope Partners  —  Cascade, a strategy execution platform used by companies such as Johnson & Johnson, American Express, and AstraZeneca, has raised $29 million in a series A round of funding.
Nathan Baschez / Every:
How Substack is trying to balance the constraints of its own ideology of putting authors and readers first with its commitment to growth via its new mobile app  —  In the Spring of 2018 I got invited by the CEO of Substack to come to Toronto for a couple days to hang out with the whole team …

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