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Robinhood buys Say Technologies for $140M to improve shareholder-company relations

U.S. consumer investing and trading service Robinhood announced this morning that it will acquire Say Technologies in a $140 million cash deal.Say Technologies is a venture-backed startup, having rais

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Niantic acquires 3D scanning app Scaniverse

Niantic continues to push forward in its quest to build a 3D map of the world.This morning the company announced that it has acquired Scaniverse, an iPhone/iPad app for scanning objects and environmen

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OwnBackup reels in $240M Series E on $3.35B valuation, up from $1.4B in January

OwnBackup, the late stage startup that helps companies in the Salesforce ecosystem back up their data, announced a $240 million Series E today at a $3.35 billion valuation. The latter is up from $1.4

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Everyone wants to fund the next Coinbase

In celebration of Coinbase’s earnings report today, investors poured a mountain of cash into one of the company’s global competitors.I’m kidding, of course, but today really is Coinb

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FireHydrant announces $23M Series B to grow disaster management platform

No matter how carefully you set up your systems, sooner or later something fundamental breaks. How you react during those times and how quickly you respond to the crisis is what people remember after

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Twitter now in compliance with India’s new IT rules, government says

Twitter is now complying with India’s new IT rules, New Delhi told a court Tuesday, in a move that is expected to ease months-long tension between the American social media network and the government

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Canada reopens its border to American visitors

02:32 Canada has reopened its border to non-essential travel from the United States for the first time since the start of the pandemic.Visitors who are fully vaccinated and have a negat

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5 ways AI can help mitigate the global shipping crisis

With the fourth quarter now upon us, every industry faces a challenge in managing a holiday production calendar that will deliver the goods. The key for startups looking to defend the quarter from dis

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UN humanitarian chief concerned by worsening situation in Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths. /Getty Images United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitari

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Siga secures $8.1M Series B to prevent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

Siga OT Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity startup that helps organizations secure their operations by monitoring the raw electric signals of critical industrial assets, has raised $8.1 million in Se

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Apple says it will refuse government demands to use child safety system for surveillance

The company has faced significant criticism after announcing a CSAM-detection system which involved automatically scanning iPhone pictures before they're uploaded to iCloud.

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U.S. failed to fight COVID-19 pandemic: Chinese think tanks

02:37 Three Chinese think tanks published a joint research report on Monday criticizing the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Chongyang Institute for Financial

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Two months after its Series A, Pintu gets $35M in new funding led by Lightspeed

Just two months after its last funding announcement, Indonesian crypto assets platform Pintu has closed a $35 million Series A+. The new round was led by Lightspeed Ventures, with participation from r

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Saudi Aramco Q2 profits bounce back to pre-pandemic levels

Energy giant Saudi Aramco's second quarter profits for 2021 have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels due to higher oil prices, nearly quadrupling compared to the same p

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Brazil works to find fossils and crackdown on smuggling

03:22 Brazil’s Cariri region is among the world​'s top spots for fossil research where well-preserved fossils are found in many places. But officials are also dealing with illegal traff

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Tokyo Olympics: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge retains men's marathon gold

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Olympics men's marathon final in Sapporo, Japan, August 8, 2021. /CFP Eliud Kipchoge became the third man to win consecutive mar

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European roundup: Man City stunned, PSG win French season opener

Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel lifts the FA Community Shield following their win over Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London, England, August 7, 2021. /CFP Jack Grealish's Manchester