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Emma Betuel / TechCrunch : Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital   —  Activ Surgical, a Boston-based digital surgery company, announced a $45 million Series B round on Thursday.  The round comes during a critical year for Activ Surgical. source http://www.techmeme.com/211001/p1#a211001p1

Emma Betuel / TechCrunch : Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital   —  Activ Surgical, a Boston-based digital surgery company, announced a $45 million Series B round on Thursday.  The round comes during a critical year for Activ Surgical. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3kVJOR2 via IFTTT

The Economic Times : CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India's largest ever, led by Sequoia   —  CredAvenue has raised $90 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of $410 million. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3CZOiw5 via IFTTT

The Economic Times : CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India's largest ever, led by Sequoia   —  CredAvenue has raised $90 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of $410 million. source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p47#a210930p47

Emma Court / Bloomberg : TrialSpark, which wants to leverage its clinical trials management software into drug discovery, closed $156M Series C at a $1B+ valuation earlier this year   —  - TrialSpark expands from clinical trials into developing drugs  — Company raised $156 million, is valued at more than $1 billion from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3usrF0k via IFTTT

Emma Court / Bloomberg : TrialSpark, which wants to leverage its clinical trials management software into drug discovery, closed $156M Series C at a $1B+ valuation earlier this year   —  - TrialSpark expands from clinical trials into developing drugs  — Company raised $156 million, is valued at more than $1 billion source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p46#a210930p46

Dalvin Brown / Washington Post : MiamiCoin, a crypto partnership with CityCoins unveiled in August that automatically allocates 30% of newly minted coins to the city, has made $7.1M for Miami   —  The South Florida city is the first municipality to accept cryptocurrency contributions through CityCoins, which the mayor says may one day take the place of taxes source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p45#a210930p45

Dalvin Brown / Washington Post : MiamiCoin, a crypto partnership with CityCoins unveiled in August that automatically allocates 30% of newly minted coins to the city, has made $7.1M for Miami   —  The South Florida city is the first municipality to accept cryptocurrency contributions through CityCoins, which the mayor says may one day take the place of taxes from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uqCRux via IFTTT

Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks   —  On June 14th, 2021, Apple's remote work advocacy group sent an anonymous email to Tim Cook.  —  “We all agree that we are here at Apple … source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p44#a210930p44

Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : A look at the rise of employee dissent at Apple, including pushback against returning to the office, fighting for pay equity, and increasing leaks   —  On June 14th, 2021, Apple's remote work advocacy group sent an anonymous email to Tim Cook.  —  “We all agree that we are here at Apple … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3ioZT06 via IFTTT

Jordan Novet / CNBC : Zoom says it no longer plans to acquire cloud-based call center software maker Five9, following the FCC's review of the $14.7B deal on national security grounds   —  - Zoom's attempted acquisition of cloud contact center software maker failed to win sufficient approval from Five9 shareholders. source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p43#a210930p43

Kim Lyons / The Verge : Retailer Neiman Marcus says it notified 4.6M customers that their personal info, including credit card numbers, may have been exposed in a May 2020 data breach   —  The retailer told 4.6 million customers their personal information including names and credit card data may have been affected source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p42#a210930p42

Jordan Novet / CNBC : Zoom says it no longer plans to acquire cloud-based call center software maker Five9, following the FCC's review of the $14.7B deal on national security grounds   —  - Zoom's attempted acquisition of cloud contact center software maker failed to win sufficient approval from Five9 shareholders. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uubTlu via IFTTT

Kim Lyons / The Verge : Retailer Neiman Marcus says it notified 4.6M customers that their personal info, including credit card numbers, may have been exposed in a May 2020 data breach   —  The retailer told 4.6 million customers their personal information including names and credit card data may have been affected from Techmeme https://ift.tt/39VoFAm via IFTTT

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios : LinkedIn blocks the profiles of several US journalists on its Chinese platform, citing “prohibited content” without specifying what it was   —  LinkedIn blocked the profiles of several U.S. journalists from the company's China-based platform this week, citing “prohibited content.” source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p41#a210930p41

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios : LinkedIn blocks the profiles of several US journalists on its Chinese platform, citing “prohibited content” without specifying what it was   —  LinkedIn blocked the profiles of several U.S. journalists from the company's China-based platform this week, citing “prohibited content.” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3mdK4dB via IFTTT

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z   —  Blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin this morning announced a $23 million investment in Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts. source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p40#a210930p40

Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts being spun out by blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin, raises $23M led by a16z   —  Blockchain cybersecurity startup OpenZeppelin this morning announced a $23 million investment in Forta, a security service aimed at smart contracts. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3ouyiy6 via IFTTT

William Gallagher / AppleInsider : USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion   —  The group responsible for the USB-C protocol has issued new certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping that customers will read the labels. source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p39#a210930p39

William Gallagher / AppleInsider : USB Implementers Forum issues new USB-C certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping to solve customer confusion   —  The group responsible for the USB-C protocol has issued new certified logos that show if a cable or port supports 60W or 240W, hoping that customers will read the labels. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3A185cK via IFTTT

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly   —  Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3imGBrX via IFTTT

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch : Senators grilled Facebook exec Antigone Davis at a hearing about Instagram's impact on teens and were frustrated by her reticence to answer questions directly   —  Last night, Facebook published two annotated slide decks in an attempt to contextualize the documents that the Wall Street Journal published … source http://www.techmeme.com/210930/p38#a210930p38

Aislinn Keely / The Block : TikTok launches Top Moments, an NFT collection featuring six “culturally significant TikTok videos” from creators including Lil Nas X   —  TikTok is launching a non-fungible token (NFT) collection that will see its top content creators partner with top NFT creators. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3CXWey4 via IFTTT

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac : Apple has quietly begun allowing users to rate and review its built-in iPhone and iPad apps in the App Store with iOS 15   —  For the longest time, the App Store did not allow users to rate or review Apple's built-in iPhone and iPad apps, like Mail, Music, News, Stocks and Calculator. source http://www.techmeme.com/210929/p41#a210929p41

Wall Street Journal : WSJ publishes six internal Facebook documents it used for its report about Instagram's negative impact on teen girls, after Facebook published two of the docs   —  The Senate holds a hearing Thursday about the social network's impact, prompted by The Wall Street Journal's coverage source http://www.techmeme.com/210929/p40#a210929p40