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How publishers are using tech, including AI-generated voices for audiobooks, Google Lens AR, and Amazon's novella app Kindle Vella, to entice young readers
Rocket Lawyer, which offers online legal documents and virtual attorney meetings to businesses and individuals, raises $223M led by Vista Credit Partners
Scale AI, which helps companies manage data for AI applications, raises $325M at a $7.3B valuation, up from a $3.5B valuation in December 2020
Australian online design service Canva has raised $71M, valuing the company at $15B, up from its $6B valuation last June
ACLU discloses that it shares personally identifiable info of its website users and donors with platforms like Facebook, Google, and others, for ad targeting
OpenSea, a marketplace for NFTs, raises $23M Series A led by a16z crypto, says $95M in digital merchandise was sold on the service in Feb., up from $8M in Jan.
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Eco, a personal finance app that offers yields of 2.5% to 5% and cash-backs for shopping at Amazon, Uber, and Doordash, raises $26M led by a16z crypto
TikTok has been hit with a volley of complaints from Europe's consumer protection watchdogs over "misleading" privacy practices and "ambiguous" terms
Check, a startup building software tools for digitizing business payrolls, raises $35M led by Stripe, bringing its total raised to $44M
Crypto startup Anchorage says it has received a federal bank charter, making it easier for big banks to use Anchorage to offer cryptocurrencies to customers
Modern Treasury, which develops software to help integrate direct banking services with online services, raises $38M led by Altimeter Capital
Ripple CEO says the SEC will file a suit against the company over the alleged sale of unlicensed securities, calls it a parting shot by the Trump administration
Coinbase says it has confidentially filed for an IPO
Vise, which automates tasks for independent investment advisors while creating custom portfolios for clients, raises $45M Series B led by Sequoia Capital
DC-based FiscalNote, which makes software to help companies navigate government regulations and laws, raises $160M, bringing its total raised to $347M
Mursion, which offers VR training to practice human skills, such as emotional intelligence, in the workplace, announces $20M Series B led by Leeds Illuminate
Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt steps down as co-CEO, leaving Vlad Tenev as sole CEO ahead of a rumored IPO
Apple announces Barbara Whye as its new head of inclusion and diversity starting in early 2021; Whye will arrive from a similar role at Intel
The Facebook ad boycott ended months ago. But some big companies continue the fight
Zoom adds support for end-to-end encryption, but when it's enabled several features like cloud recording, telephone dial-in, and 1:1 private chat will not work
76% of American CEOs say they may shrink office space
Startup IonQ unveils its next-gen quantum computing system, which it claims sets a new record of 4M+ for quantum volume, a common industry metric
Cloudflare’s privacy crusade continues with a challenge to Google Analytics
Former Amazon exec and her family settle with SEC over insider trading scheme that led to profits of $1.4M, agrees to penalties of $1M+ and to pay back profits
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