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‘LinkedIn for gamers’ Efuse raises $6m
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "Social media platform Efuse raised $6 million in a funding round led by the Ohio Innovation Fund. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Efuse...
A race to reverse engineer Clubhouse raises security concerns
TechCrunch reports: "As live audio chat app Clubhouse ascends in popularity around the world, concerns about its data practices also grow."
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Social networks are finally competitive again
The Verge reports: "Lately, the consumer internet — that set of products devoted to building and monetizing large networks of people — has started...
Ex-MoviePass Chair’s Zash to Acquire Singapore Video-Sharing Network Lomotif
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Zash Global Media and Entertainment, co-founded by former MoviePass chairman Ted Farnsworth, has struck a definitive agreement to acquire a...
Reddit ups Series E round by another $116 million
TechCrunch reports: "Reddit, which announced a $250 million Series E earlier this month, has added over $116 million to the financing event, upping the...
Facebook VP defends company’s actions in Australia news spat
CNET reports: "Facebook's vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, published a blog post on Wednesday defending the social network's actions in its standoff...
Inside Twitter’s growing interest in Google Cloud
VentureBeat reports: "Twitter earlier this month announced it would be expanding its partnership with Google, moving more data and workloads from its servers to...
Celebrity video platform Memmo raises $10M
TechCrunch reports: "Memmo.me, a startup allowing users to pay celebrities for personalized video messages, is announcing that it has raised $10 million in Series...
DraftKings Shares Climb After Company Posts Strong Q4 Results, Lifts 2021...
Deadline reports: "Despite shakiness in the overall sports economy, with declining TV ratings and event revenue due to Covid-19, DraftKings is wagering on the...
Instagram Expands Live Video to Meet Covid Demand for Content
Bloomberg reports: "Facebook Inc., Instagram’s parent, debuted a new feature on Monday called Live Rooms, which will allow as many as four people to...
