Big Tech AI infrastructure tie-ups set for deeper scrutiny, says EU antitrust chief

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February 20, 2024 · 14 min · 2925 words · James Lin

Bluestein Ventures raises $45M for third food tech fund

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February 20, 2024 · 4 min · 773 words · Kristen Scott

Flipkart has weighed acquiring Reliance-backed instant delivery startup Dunzo

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February 20, 2024 · 4 min · 806 words · Patricia Johnson

Florida man buys Cake’s remaining US inventory of electric motorbikes

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February 20, 2024 · 5 min · 866 words · Karen Mclaughlin

Geospatial technology startup Nuview acquires Astraea to accelerate plans ‘years faster’ than imagined

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February 20, 2024 · 3 min · 575 words · Nicholas Rogers

House punts on AI with directionless new task force

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February 20, 2024 · 4 min · 796 words · Jeffrey Compton

MariaDB’s potential take-private deal is an indictment of 2021’s SPAC mania

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February 20, 2024 · 5 min · 937 words · Kathy Macdonald

Meati Foods puts CFO Phil Graves at the helm as it cuts 13% of its workforce

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February 20, 2024 · 4 min · 800 words · Nicole Rodriguez

Nigerian digital bank FairMoney in talks to buy Umba in $20M all-stock deal, sources say

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February 20, 2024 · 6 min · 1162 words · Molly Silva

Planity raises $48 million because even hair salons need their own SaaS product

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February 20, 2024 · 5 min · 1055 words · Mary Vega

Signal now lets you keep your phone number private with the launch of usernames

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February 20, 2024 · 4 min · 748 words · Gabrielle Rhodes

Singapore-based fintech Xalts acquires digital trade platform Contour Network

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February 20, 2024 · 3 min · 629 words · Andrea Baker

Tencent’s gaming cash cow Honor of Kings sets sights on MENA

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February 20, 2024 · 3 min · 541 words · Dorothy Newman