PlaySimple makes it rain

From PlaySimple's acquisition to Licious's new fundraise and Robinhood's IPO, here's a quick look at the top tech news today.

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China cyberspace administration launches security probe into Didi

Didi said it plans to conduct a comprehensive examination of cybersecurity risks and will fully cooperate with the relevant government authority.

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ETtech Deals Digest: Veg, Non-Veg

In this week’s ETtech Deals Digest: Online meat vendor Licious raises $19 million in a Series F round; Green grocer Fraazo receives $15 million in a Series A round.

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Reliance Jio deal can earn Google Cloud $1 billion in revenue

While the financial details of the Reliance Jio-Google Cloud deal haven’t been disclosed, analysts peg it similar to Google's deal with Deutsche Bank, which has been one of the largest so far.

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Ola CEO test rides electric scooter in Bengaluru ahead of launch

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal posted a video of him astride an Ola electric scooter for a Sunday coffee run in Bengaluru, indicating that the two-wheeler’s launch is imminent.

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Urban Company appoints Neha Mathur as HR Senior VP

Neha Mathur brings to Urban Company 18 years of experience gathered by working at a cross section of global companies—from Uber Technologies to Coca-Cola.

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Sweden's MTG acquires Indian games developer PlaySimple for $360 million

Early backers of the startup including Elevation Capital (previously SAIF Partners) and Chiratae Ventures, who had invested about $4 million in 2016, will be exiting the firm as part of the transaction

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