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Indonesia-based PasarPolis, an insurance marketplace aimed at those who have never purchased policies before, raises $54M Series B from LeapFrog and others
Transposit, which builds automated runbooks for faster disaster recovery, raises $35M Series B led by Altimeter Capital, bringing its total raised to $50.4M
South Korea-based Toss Lab, maker of enterprise collaboration platform JANDI, raises $13M Series B led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, bringing total raised to $20M+
VoIP provider Dialpad has acquired video conferencing startup Highfive, which had raised $77.4M from Lightspeed Venture Partners, a16z, and others
Amazon Music partners with Twitch to let artists livestream to the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android
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Amazon says Alexa can now handle paying for gas at over 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations in the US, via Echo Auto and other Alexa-enabled mobility devices
Stockholm-headquartered Bambuser, which has pivoted to making tools for live video shopping, raises $45M
Data compliance startup InCountry, which helps SaaS companies store data locally, raises $18M in an extension to its Series A at a valuation of over $150M
Walmart unveils its new membership service Walmart+, launching Sept. 15 for $98 per year, will offer free, unlimited same-day delivery, fuel discounts, and more
Reinvent Technology Partners, a new SPAC formed by Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, have filed for a $600M IPO
OfferUp says it has combined marketplaces with letgo, its former top rival, following OfferUp's acquisition of it earlier this year
Facebook isn’t happy about Apple’s upcoming ad tracking restrictions
Elon Musk demonstrates Neuralink’s tech live using pigs with surgically-implanted brain monitoring devices
Facebook is testing linking users' accounts to their news subscriptions, to let them read articles without hitting the paywall or having to log-in again
Elon Musk confirms Tesla was target of foiled ransomware attack – TechCrunch
Google revamps Assistant's Snapshot feature for iOS and Android, adding personalized recommendations powered by existing user data
Restream, a service that helps creators stream to around 30 platforms simultaneously, raises $50M Series A co-led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners
CDN provider Fastly to acquire security monitoring and management company Signal Sciences for $775M
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Habi, a Colombia-based residential real estate marketplace with automated pricing tech, raises $10M Series A to fuel Latin American expansion
Self-charging, thousand-year battery startup NDB aces key tests and lands first beta customers – TechCrunch
Xiaomi reports Q2 revenue of ~$7.77B, up 3.1% YoY, and net income of ~$650M, up 128.9% YoY, despite production difficulties in India
Facebook updates Messenger Rooms, its group video calling tool, with a simplified UI for creating and discovering rooms, new customization options, and more
Google announces updates for its Nest Hub aimed at hotels, including adding wake-up calls along with weather and local information
An overview of 94 companies that launched at Y Combinator's Summer 2020 Demo Day 2; the Summer 2020 batch of companies was YC's first fully remote startup batch
Self-charging, thousand-year battery startup NDB aces key tests and lands first beta customers
Amazon is rolling out a new AR shopping tool, Room Decorator, that lets users see multiple pieces of furniture and other home décor in their own space
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Facebook is testing a Shop section in its app in the US, while Instagram expands Live Shopping to more sellers in the US
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