Monday, 4 October 2021

Govt weighs single policy for all social media firms

The government’s initiative is being led by a growing perception that internal policies of social media companies--most of which are headquartered in the US--are 'arbitrary' and is leading to 'online harm' and 'discrimination' for users.

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Esper gets $60 million in funding led by Insight Partners

The investment brings the total capital raised by the Bengaluru and Seattle-based company to $100 million, with the Series C round coming a little over four months after the company closed a $30 million round led by Scale Venture Partners.

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Facebook again asks judge to dismiss US lawsuit to force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

The social media giant asked that the lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice, which would make it harder for the agency to amend the lawsuit.

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GlobalBees acquires women's health brand andMe

This acquisition comes within a month of the Thrasio-style aggregator acquiring The Better Home, a sustainable home care products maker.

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US decides not to open formal probe of Tesla battery fires

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday denied the 2019 petition, which alleged that over-the-internet software updates cut battery range in response to battery fires across the globe.

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Blue Origin confirms Star Trek's William Shatner will fly to space

The company also announced the identity of the remaining passenger, Audrey Powers, the company's vice president of mission and flight operations.

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Exclusive: New investors in talks to join PharmEasy’s pre-IPO funding round

The company has also finalised a secondary transaction of around $100 million in which some existing investors, such as Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani's venture fund Fundamentum, Eight Roads Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners will make a partial exit.

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