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Krystal Hu / Reuters : Israel-based ironSource, provider of user acquisition tech for app devs, went public in the US on Tuesday via a SPAC merger that raised $2.15B at $11B valuation   —  Israeli mobile adtech firm ironSource went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday after closing its merger … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jwygUi via IFTTT

Krystal Hu / Reuters : Israel-based ironSource, provider of user acquisition tech for app devs, went public in the US on Tuesday via a SPAC merger that raised $2.15B at $11B valuation   —  Israeli mobile adtech firm ironSource went public on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday after closing its merger … source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p53#a210630p53

David Ingram / NBC News : A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Stop Social Media Censorship Act from going into effect, which was scheduled for Thursday   —  A federal judge Wednesday put on hold a first-of-its-kind law in Florida that authorized the state to penalize social media companies … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3w6Thr5 via IFTTT

David Ingram / NBC News : A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Stop Social Media Censorship Act from going into effect, which was scheduled for Thursday   —  A federal judge Wednesday put on hold a first-of-its-kind law in Florida that authorized the state to penalize social media companies … source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p52#a210630p52

Megan Graham / CNBC : Content recommendation company Taboola closed down 2% in its first day of trading after going public via merger with a SPAC   —  - Digital ad company Taboola began trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday following its merger with ION Acquisition Corp. 1, a special acquisition corporation. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p51#a210630p51

Megan Graham / CNBC : Integral Ad Science, which helps keep digital ads non-fraudulent and “brand safe”, closes up 14% in its debut after its IPO, valuing the company at ~$3.3B   —  - Ad tech company Integral Ad Science began trading on Wednesday under the ticker “IAS.”  — IAS pegs itself as a “verification company” for digital ads. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p50#a210630p50

Megan Graham / CNBC : Content recommendation company Taboola closed down 2% in its first day of trading after going public via merger with a SPAC   —  - Digital ad company Taboola began trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday following its merger with ION Acquisition Corp. 1, a special acquisition corporation. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3dvHigt via IFTTT

Megan Graham / CNBC : Integral Ad Science, which helps keep digital ads non-fraudulent and “brand safe”, closes up 14% in its debut after its IPO, valuing the company at ~$3.3B   —  - Ad tech company Integral Ad Science began trading on Wednesday under the ticker “IAS.”  — IAS pegs itself as a “verification company” for digital ads. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3AicadS via IFTTT

Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online : Shares of Xometry, a marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, closed up nearly 99% at $87.39 in trading debut, after raising $303.6M in its US IPO   —  Shares of Xometry, which is looking to digitize on-demand manufacturing, nearly doubled in the company's market debut. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Thrxmq via IFTTT

Luisa Beltran / Barron's Online : Shares of Xometry, a marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, closed up nearly 99% at $87.39 in trading debut, after raising $303.6M in its US IPO   —  Shares of Xometry, which is looking to digitize on-demand manufacturing, nearly doubled in the company's market debut. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p49#a210630p49

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC : Adam Mosseri says Instagram plans to test video more broadly, calls TikTok and YouTube competitors, and says Instagram is “no longer a photo-sharing app”   —  - Facebook's head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p48#a210630p48

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC : Adam Mosseri says Instagram plans to test video more broadly, calls TikTok and YouTube competitors, and says Instagram is “no longer a photo-sharing app”   —  - Facebook's head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3x4CGp8 via IFTTT

Pia Singh / CNBC : Shares of LegalZoom, which helps customers create legal documents online, close up ~35% at $37.85 in trading debut, giving LegalZoom a market cap of $7.35B   —  - LegalZoom made its market debut Wednesday, with shares opening 31% above their offer price in the company's second attempt at going public. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3Aeul4i via IFTTT

Pia Singh / CNBC : Shares of LegalZoom, which helps customers create legal documents online, close up ~35% at $37.85 in trading debut, giving LegalZoom a market cap of $7.35B   —  - LegalZoom made its market debut Wednesday, with shares opening 31% above their offer price in the company's second attempt at going public. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p47#a210630p47

Riley de León / CNBC : SentinelOne closed up 21% at $42.50 per share in its debut, valuing the company at $10B+; SentinelOne had the highest valued cybersecurity IPO in history   —  - Cybersecurity company SentinelOne made its market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and is now trading under the ticker symbol “S.” source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p46#a210630p46

Riley de León / CNBC : SentinelOne closed up 21% at $42.50 per share in its debut, valuing the company at $10B+; SentinelOne had the highest valued cybersecurity IPO in history   —  - Cybersecurity company SentinelOne made its market debut Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and is now trading under the ticker symbol “S.” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3qAJusj via IFTTT

Bloomberg : Twitter and Facebook are fighting new Indian rules they say curtail privacy and free speech; the regulations include potential jail terms for executives   —  - Government wants the power to decide acceptable speech online  — Twitter's under scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p45#a210630p45

BuzzFeed News : Clearview AI data shows GAO's recent report on government use of facial recognition overlooked usage by five agencies, including IRS, TSA, and US Capitol Police   —  In a government accountability report about facial recognition, five federal agencies said they didn't use Clearview AI. source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p44#a210630p44

Victoria Song / Gizmodo : Hands-on with Apple's watchOS 8 public beta: a welcome focus on helping users reduce stress induced by gadgets with a rebranded Mindfulness app, Focus, and more   —  When Apple previewed the features coming to watchOS 8, the next-gen software upgrade seemed iterative—great for overall performance … source http://www.techmeme.com/210630/p43#a210630p43

Bloomberg : Twitter and Facebook are fighting new Indian rules they say curtail privacy and free speech; the regulations include potential jail terms for executives   —  - Government wants the power to decide acceptable speech online  — Twitter's under scrutiny in one of its fastest-growing markets from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3x9V0gK via IFTTT

BuzzFeed News : Clearview AI data shows GAO's recent report on government use of facial recognition overlooked usage by five agencies, including IRS, TSA, and US Capitol Police   —  In a government accountability report about facial recognition, five federal agencies said they didn't use Clearview AI. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3jwrttA via IFTTT

Victoria Song / Gizmodo : Hands-on with Apple's watchOS 8 public beta: a welcome focus on helping users reduce stress induced by gadgets with a rebranded Mindfulness app, Focus, and more   —  When Apple previewed the features coming to watchOS 8, the next-gen software upgrade seemed iterative—great for overall performance … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3qOudEt via IFTTT

BBC : Tim Berners-Lee sells an NFT for $5.4M that represents time-stamped files of the source code for the world wide web and other items, via a Sotheby's auction   —  The original source code for the world wide web has been sold as a non-fungible token, making $5.4m (£3.9m). from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3AhdPAD via IFTTT

When Tchelet Segev ’18, MEng ’18, graduated from MIT with degrees in civil and environmental engineering, she had her sights set on becoming the first female UN secretary-general. She has since added other dream jobs to her wish list. “I applied to be an astronaut with NASA—I would drop everything to be an astronaut,” she says, laughing.  That Segev’s interests span the globe (and beyond) is unsurprising given her international upbringing in Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, and the US. The summer after graduation she completed three projects through the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and MIT D-Lab, addressing environmental and health issues in Italy, South Africa, and Puerto Rico. But in her current job, as a project engineer for the United States Forest Service, she has also gained new appreciation for domestic challenges. For her first Forest Service assignment, Segev managed restoration efforts after the 30,000-acre Powerhouse Fire in California. In a...

Frank Pompei  is founder and CEO of Exergen, a maker of scanners, thermometers, and sensors. He credits his MIT education with equipping him to build a successful company, mindful of the possibilities created by his financial aid package. “My parents could never have sent me to MIT on their wages as factory workers,” he says.  Thriving at MIT and beyond . “I remember the academics as challenging but always interesting and, in some ways, fun,” says Frank. “Inventing came easily for me, and MIT prepared me well.” Today, he holds more than 70 US patents, and Exergen’s signature temporal thermometer is powered by an infrared scanner he developed and patented after years of experimentation and study. “With 5,000 years of history touching the forehead as a rough gauge of body temperature,” he explains, “many attempted and failed to make a medically accurate device to measure body temperature there.” When the pandemic led to a surge in demand for accurate, noninvasive thermometers, ...

Lim Chong Keat, MArch ’57, has created a towering legacy in Southeast Asia, in more ways than one. He’s responsible for modernist landmarks such as the Komtar Tower in Penang (once Malaysia’s tallest skyscraper) and the Singapore Conference Hall—which for half a century has hosted cultural and political events, serving as home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and later to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra. His design for Jurong Town Hall, which now houses Singapore’s Trade Association Hub, is angular and sleek, a fitting design for a key engine of the country’s modern economy. The Conference Hall and Town Hall, completed in 1965 and 1974, respectively, are among the first modern buildings to be designated by the Singapore Heritage Board as national monuments. For Lim, 91, this is particularly gratifying because “these projects were major civic buildings won by open architectural competition,” he notes. In fact, his firm won the Conference Hall contract through the first such competit...

Tarush Bhalla / Livemint : Quizizz, which helps teachers create gamified quizzes and interactive lessons that generate instant student feedback, raises $31.5M Series B led by Tiger Global   —  Education startup Quizizz has raised $31.5 million as a part of its ongoing Series B round led by US investment firm Tiger Global Management … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3x9epyd via IFTTT

Tarush Bhalla / Livemint : Quizizz, which helps teachers create gamified quizzes and interactive lessons that generate instant student feedback, raises $31.5M Series B led by Tiger Global   —  Education startup Quizizz has raised $31.5 million as a part of its ongoing Series B round led by US investment firm Tiger Global Management … source http://www.techmeme.com/210629/p45#a210629p45