COURT FILINGS: APPLE IS ASKING VALVE TO PROVIDE EXTENSIVE SALES DATA FOR ABOUT 600 GAMES ON STEAM, AS PART OF EPIC LAWSUIT; VALVE HAS REJECTED THE DEMAND (RICH STANTON/PC GAMER)
Court filings: Apple is asking Valve to provide extensive sales data for about 600 games on Steam, as part of Epic lawsuit; Valve has rejected the demand — These lawyers…
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IN LETTER TO EMPLOYEES, BEZOS SAYS HIS TRANSITION IS NOT A RETIREMENT AND HE’LL USE HIS TIME TO FOCUS ON THE DAY 1 FUND, BEZOS EARTH FUND, BLUE ORIGIN, AND WAPO (ABOUTAMAZON.COM)
In letter to employees, Bezos says his transition is not a retirement and he’ll use his time to focus on the Day 1 Fund, Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, and…
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SPAIN-BASED WALLAPOP, AN ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS MARKETPLACE FOR USED ITEMS AND CRAFTS, RAISES $191M AT AN $840M VALUATION LED BY KORELYA CAPITAL (INGRID LUNDEN/TECHCRUNCH)
Spain-based Wallapop, an online classifieds marketplace for used items and crafts, raises $191M at an $840M valuation led by Korelya Capital — Through all of the last year’s lockdowns, venue…
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HR SOFTWARE COMPANY WORKDAY ACQUIRES PEAKON, WHICH PROVIDES SAAS TOOLS FOR EMPLOYEE RETENTION, IN A $700M ALL-CASH DEAL (PAUL SAWERS/VENTUREBEAT)
HR software company Workday acquires Peakon, which provides SaaS tools for employee retention, in a $700M all-cash deal — Enterprise cloud software giant Workday has announced plans to acquire data-driven…
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BLUE DOT, WHICH HELPS COMPANIES MANAGE THEIR TAX ACCOUNTING, RAISES $32M LED BY IBEX INVESTORS AND LUTETIA TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS (INGRID LUNDEN/TECHCRUNCH)
Blue dot, which helps companies manage their tax accounting, raises $32M led by Ibex Investors and Lutetia Technology Partners — Artificial intelligence has become a fundamental cornerstone of how a…
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SAMSUNG CONFIRMS GALAXY S21 SERIES AND FUTURE DEVICES WILL NOT SUPPORT MST FOR SAMSUNG PAY, WHICH ENABLED IT TO BE USED WITH LEGACY MAGNETIC STRIP TERMINALS (RYNE HAGER/ANDROID POLICE)
Samsung confirms Galaxy S21 series and future devices will not support MST for Samsung Pay, which enabled it to be used with legacy magnetic strip terminals — – GALAXY S21-…
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AHEAD OF EU RECOMMENDATIONS ON PLATFORM WORKERS, UBER CEO SAYS IT IS READY TO IMPROVE SOCIAL PROTECTIONS FOR GIG WORKERS BUT NEW LEGISLATION IS NEEDED (NATALIA DROZDIAK/BLOOMBERG)
Ahead of EU recommendations on platform workers, Uber CEO says it is ready to improve social protections for gig workers but new legislation is needed — – EU looks to…
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JACK DORSEY HAS LISTED HIS ORIGINAL TWEET, “JUST SETTING UP MY TWTTR”, AS AN NFT ON AUCTION SITE VALUABLES (JAY PETERS/THE VERGE)
ack Dorsey has listed his original tweet, “just setting up my twttr”, as an NFT on auction site Valuables — Apparently you can actually sell your tweets as NFT — …
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SPLASHTOP, A REMOTE ACCESS AND SUPPORT SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES, RAISES $50M LED BY SAPPHIRE VENTURES AT A $1B VALUATION (PAUL SAWERS/VENTUREBEAT)
Splashtop, a remote access and support service for businesses, raises $50M led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1B valuation — Splashtop, a remote access and support platform for businesses, has…
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CLEO, A PARENTING SUPPORT APP FOR WORKING PARENTS OFFERED THROUGH EMPLOYERS, RAISES $40M SERIES C, BRINGING ITS TOTAL RAISED TO $83M (MARIJA BUTKOVIC/FORBES)
Cleo, a parenting support app for working parents offered through employers, raises $40M Series C, bringing its total raised to $83M — One of the key problems affecting women and…
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