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Meituan Founder Told by Chinese Authorities to Keep Low Profile After Controversial Poem

Jun 18, 2021 · 12:38am PDT
The founder of the online food delivery and travel app was called in by Chinese officials after posting online an ancient poem seen by many as critical of the government.
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Google to Use AMD Chips in Speedy New Cloud Service

Jun 17, 2021 · 2:02pm PDT
Google Cloud hasn't been able to make up much ground on Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud market, but a new AMD chip help change that.
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OfferUp Hires New CEO From Booking

Jun 17, 2021 · 12:47pm PDT
OfferUp said Todd Dunlap, a former executive at Booking Holdings and Microsoft, will become the used goods marketplace’s new CEO.
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Waymo’s SF Collision Clouds Fresh Fundraising

Jun 17, 2021 · 12:20pm PDT
Hours after announcing that it raised fresh capital from existing investors, one of the AV company’s vehicles hit a person on a motorized scooter.
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Elad Gil Leads Anduril’s Latest Fundraise Valuing Company at $4.6 Billion

Jun 17, 2021 · 12:14pm PDT
The round shows the rising influence of solo VC investors.
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23andMe Goes Public Via Richard Branson’s SPAC

Jun 17, 2021 · 11:03am PDT
The genetic testing firm has begun trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol 'ME'.
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Chartered Helicopter Service Blade Used Fictitious Spokesperson

Jun 17, 2021 · 10:39am PDT
Blade’s stock price wasn’t affected by the revelation of the company’s deception.
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Fintech Wise to Go Public Via Direct Listing in London

Jun 17, 2021 · 8:30am PDT
Money transfer company Wise will go public through a direct listing in London, in a boost for the U.K. stock exchange.
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ByteDance Tells Employees 2020 Revenue More Than Doubled

Jun 17, 2021 · 3:13am PDT
This is the first time that closely held ByteDance has shared detailed financial results with its employees.
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China Launches Antitrust Probe Into Didi Chuxing Ahead of IPO

Jun 17, 2021 · 1:53am PDT
A big question is whether such an investigation could result in any changes to Didi's IPO, which bankers say could value the company at $70 billion.
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OnlyFans Seeks Billion-Dollar Valuation

Jun 16, 2021 · 2:53pm PDT
The subscription-based social media service has hired an advisor to help identify interested investors.
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Amazon Blames Social Media Groups for Fake Reviews

Jun 16, 2021 · 2:47pm PDT
Amazon posted a lengthy blog on Wednesday about a problem that has plagued the internet retailer for ages: fraudulent reviews. 
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Oracle Shares Dip 5% Amid Data Center Buildout Plans

Jun 16, 2021 · 1:36pm PDT
Oracle's cloud business hasn't yet been big enough to require major capital expenditure on data centers, but that is changing.
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DuckDuckGo Investor Roster Includes Big Tech Critics

Jun 16, 2021 · 1:24pm PDT
The privacy-focused search engine raised $100 million late last year, including funds from tech leaders critical of ad-driven business models.
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Confluent Aims for $8 Billion-Plus Valuation in IPO

Jun 16, 2021 · 12:33pm PDT
The startup, which is building a business around the open-source data processing software Apache Kafka, revealed slowing sales growth last month.
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Waymo Raises $2.5 Billion Amid AV Industry Consolidation

Jun 16, 2021 · 8:59am PDT
Waymo has raised another round of investments, led by parent Alphabet.
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Alibaba’s Tsai: Jack Ma ‘Lying Low’ Focusing on Hobbies, Philanthropy

Jun 16, 2021 · 3:27am PDT
Ma has largely disappeared from public view since Alibaba and Ant Group came under intense scrutiny from China's regulators late last year.
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Alibaba Falls Victim to Data-Scraping Leak

Jun 16, 2021 · 2:37am PDT
The leak comes as China's government is taking steps to tighten its control over the data collected by internet companies.
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South Korean Videogame Maker Behind PUBG Seeks $5 Billion in IPO

Jun 16, 2021 · 2:08am PDT
The IPO would be a boon to investors such as Chinese internet giant Tencent, which owns a roughly 16% stake in the company.
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Sonos Brings Criticism of Google and Amazon to Senate

Jun 15, 2021 · 4:54pm PDT
Lawmakers accused the companies of using their scale as an unfair advantage when it comes to in-home technology.