Rakuten TV, the Japanese e-commerce giant’s effort to take on Netflix and Amazon in the world…
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Google removed 2.3B bad ads, 1.5M bad apps and 28M bad pages, plans new Policy Manager this year
Google is a tech powerhouse in many categories, including advertising. Today, as part of its efforts…
Newsela raises $50M to expand a content repository for K-12 learning that replaces traditional textbooks
As schools continue to look for new ways to cut costs while at the same time…
Acko, a digital insurance provider in India, raises another $65M at a $300M valuation
Acko — a startup out of India that has taken on the country’s antiquated insurance industry with…
Spotify files a complaint against Apple with the European Commission over “Apple tax” and restrictive rules
Spotify is taking its gloves off in what has up to now been a subtle tug-of-war…
Drivezy, India’s vehicle sharing startup, is raising $100M+ at a $400M valuation, eyes US expansion
Drivezy — the startup out of India that wants to turn private car usage on its…
Investing app Stash raises $65M, launches banking and ‘stock-back’ rewards with Green Dot
Stash, the fintech startup and app that aims to introduce new people to the world of…
PayPal now lets US users instantly transfer funds to bank accounts in seconds
PayPal, a longtime alternative to directly using payment cards, cash and bank transfers to make payments…
PayPal to invest $750M, and Dragoneer $100M into MercadoLibre, Argentina’s e-commerce powerhouse
It’s not only SoftBank that’s eyeing up the opportunity to tap into the quickly expanding market…
F5 acquires NGINX for $670M to move into open-source, multi-cloud services
Multi-cloud architecture is a huge trend in enterprise, and today F5 made a big move to…