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Hear from the CTOs of Peloton and DoorDash on how to build a service marketplace

Peloton and DoorDash probably don’t seem to have much in common, but the connected fitness platform and food delivery app have both built massive service businesses that are touching millions. W

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With former Misfit founder Sonny Vu at the helm, Arevo raises $25 million for its 3D printing tech

Sonny Vu, the former founder and chief executive of the wearable technology company, Misfit, has had a busy summer since he was named the new chief executive of 3D printing technology company, Arevo.

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In a sign of digital health’s rise, Livongo and Teladoc Health agree to $18.5 billion merger

In a sign of the growing importance and value of digital healthcare in the world of medicine, two of the industry’s publicly traded companies have agreed to a whopping $18.5 billion merger.The u

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Commentary: U.S. politicians' anti-China paranoia preposterous

Some politicians in the United States have intensified efforts to slander the Communist Party of China (CPC), fabricating lies that the CPC is meddling in U.S. electio

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PlayVS founder Delane Parnell is coming to Disrupt 2020

Gaming has always been one of the world’s most massive niches, but as game-streaming and eSports have drifted to the forefront of mainstream culture, it’s clear that there’s plenty o

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API platform Postman delivers $150M Series C on $2B valuation

APIs provide a way to build connections to a set of disparate applications and data sources, and can help simplify a lot of the complex integration issues companies face. Postman has built an enterpri

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API platform Postman delivers $150M Series B on $2B valuation

APIs provide a way to build connections to a set of disparate applications and data sources, and can help simplify a lot of the complex integration issues companies face. Postman has built an enterpri

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E-commerce giant JD.com starts stock offering of its secondary listing

China's second-largest e-commerce company JD.com started stock offering of its secondary IPO in Hong Kong on Monday, with a price of no more than 236 HK dollars (30.45 U.S. dollars) per share.JD.

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What the last 2 months of fundraising tells us about the future

For many startups looking to secure funds, the fundraising marketplace has been a bit of a roller coaster. While there are signs that should make founders feel very optimistic (more on that here), it’

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Early Monzo employee Simon Balmain is joining Sphere, the group chat app founded by ex-Yahoo Nick D’Aloisio

If you have ever attended (or tuned into) one of Monzo’s many community events, you are likely familiar with the work of Simon Balmain. An early employee of the challenger bank, he has played a

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France Slaps Record €1.1 Billion Fine on Apple For Anti-Competitive Practices

France's competition authority has ruled that the tech giant abused its economic dominance over independent retailers in France and that its actions barred them from co

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Force Ghost Sanders

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (L, rear) holds his first presidential campaign rally in Brooklyn College, New York, the United States, March 2, 2019. /Xinhua Editor's note: Timothy Ulrich is a po

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Investors move from coronavirus woes to Biden wins as markets rally on Super Tuesday results

While the aftermath of Super Tuesday has left the Democratic party riven between its more liberal and moderate wings, investors viewed last night’s results as a win for business and markets.Shak

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Chinese running at home attracts 250,000 views

00:33 How "spectacular" does a live running broadcast have to attract 250,000 views?Pan Shancu, a marathon runner from Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang Province, China, achieved it w

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Layoffs hit another Softbank co as $3.2B Flexport cuts 50

Fearing weak fundraising options in the wake of the WeWork implosion, late stage startups are tightening their belts. The latest is another Softbank-funded company, joining Zume Pizza (80% of staff la

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Court rules Mike Rothenberg must fork over more than $31 million to settle SEC allegations

Mike Rothenberg, the once high-flying VC bent on bringing the party to Silicon Valley, must now pay a whopping $31.4 million to settle a California federal court ruling in favor of Security and Excha

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China's 2019 box office gross hits a whopping $9.2B

China's whopping $9.2 billion box office revenue in 2019 officially set a new annual domestic record. The 2018 record was broken as early as Dec. 13, 2019 when the total box office gross revenue e