Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:Baidu announces it has formed a strategic partnership with Chinese automaker Geely to create a standalone electric vehicle company — – Chinese internet giant Baidu has formed a strategic partnership with automaker Geely to create a standalone electric vehicle company.
Steve Lohr / New York Times:Tim Berners-Lee’s Inrupt, which helps people control their data, has raised ~$20M to date and is piloting projects with UK’s National Health Service and others — Tim Berners-Lee wants to put people in control of their personal data. He has technology and a start-up pursuing that goal.
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Rachel Kraus / Mashable:After Parler’s ban, a social app called Parlor, which connects users following similar topics, got at least as high as #2 in the Play Store and iOS App Store — Online spaces in which one can freely talk of overthrowing the government in the name of Q and white supremacy are getting…
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Bloomberg:China’s most popular workout app Keep raises $360M Series F led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund with Tencent among investors, as sources value it at ~$2B post funding — – The workout app owner gets $360 million in new funding round — Tencent, Hillhouse are also among investors in latest round
Wall Street Journal:Sources: Stripe will no longer process payments for Trump’s campaign website and fundraising efforts, after violations of policies against encouraging violence — Financial-technology company’s move follows last week’s riot at the Capitol — Stripe Inc. will no longer process payments …