France fines Google $120M and Amazon $42M for dropping tracking cookies without consent
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Gmail is broken right now, one day after a massive outage
BoxCast, a startup aiming to make it easy to livestream any event with its video encoder devices and subscription streaming plan, raises $20M Series A
AWS launches CloudShell, a fully featured web-based shell, based on Amazon Linux 2, for command-line access to AWS
Public, a social-focused free stock trading service, raises $65M Series C led by Accel
Parsec, which has built streaming tech for remote work and cloud gaming, raises $25M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz
Boston-based Tive, which helps companies track sensitive shipments like food or medicine in real time, raises $12M Series A led by RRE Ventures
Google Photos expands Memories, adding new collage designs and 3D Cinematic photos that simulate depth in a scene by adding a smooth panning effect
Iceland’s Controlant, with $50M backing, emerges as key player in Cold Chain for COVID-19 vaccine
Zenoti, which makes spa and salon management SaaS, has raised $160M Series D at a $1B+ valuation led by Advent International
Facebook launches Collab, a TikTok-inspired music making app, on iOS in the US, after announcing a beta version in May
German Bionic raises $20M Series A co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and MIG AG for its exoskeleton tech targeted at industrial applications
Apple releases iOS 14.3 and macOS Big Sur 11.1 and launches its app privacy labels across all of its App Stores
Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs and other services go down simultaneously in multiple countries
Google says Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs, and other Google services are suffering a worldwide outage for a majority of users on Monday
Arthur.ai, which develops a monitoring tool to ensure the accuracy of machine learning models doesn't slip over time, raises $15M Series A led by Index Ventures
Cisco is acquiring Slovakia-based Slido, which lets people moderate Q&A sessions and set up polls in virtual conferences and live events; Slido has 7M users
Sweden-based MTG acquires Hutch Games, a London-based game studio behind popular mobile racing games such as Rebel Racing and F1 Manager, for up to $375M
Text inside Twitter's app code suggests that live broadcasting app Periscope may get shut down
Sweden-based Tink, which offers an API to access services from ~3,400 banks and financial services, raises €85M at a €680M valuation
Gorillas, a Germany-based grocery delivery startup that claims a 10-minute delivery time average, raises $44M Series A led by Coatue
Twitter says it has acquired screen-sharing social app Squad whose team will join Twitter, and it will shut down the app tomorrow
Uber's CEO sent a letter to all 50 US governors asking them to prioritize giving drivers and delivery workers the vaccine as essential workers
UserLeap, which builds tools to give product managers more qualitative data, raises $16M Series A led by Accel
Spotify says it has reset an undisclosed number of user passwords after fixing a bug in its systems that exposed users' account data to its business partners
Facebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts
India cabinet approves setting up a ‘massive network’ of public Wi-Fi hotspots
Facebook hit with antitrust probe for tying Oculus use to Facebook accounts
Facebook launches Shopping in Instagram Reels, rolling out globally starting today, letting businesses and creators tag products when they create Reels
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