Sources: TikTok has chosen a buyer for its US, New Zealand, and Australian businesses, expected to be for $20B-$30B, and could announce as soon as Tuesday — (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) — TikTok has chosen a bidder for its U.S., New Zealand and Australian businesses …
Employees at equity management service Carta, most of them women, say they were belittled, excluded from meetings, and punished if they voiced their concerns — Current and former workers at Carta, a hot Silicon Valley fintech company, said they were belittled, excluded and punished if they spoke up.
Dealroom: VC investment in farm automation startups is up 40% year-to-date, amid a shortage of agricultural workers during the pandemic — Shortage of agricultural workers behind 40 per cent rise in funding for sector start-ups — The coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of agricultural workers …
Eruditus, which partners with top-tier universities to offer courses globally, raises $113M Series D from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and others — Eruditus partners with top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, India, and China to bring professional education to a global audience.
Netflix says it is offering free access to select original content to non-subscribers, on Android and web, with a 30-second skippable ad for Netflix — Available on Android and computer browsers globally. — Snapchat — HIGHLIGHTS — Netflix is offering limited free access …
Mexican cartel hitmen seem to have adopted the use of bomb-laden drones in assassinations, following the tactic's proliferation on Iraqi and Syrian battlefields — Mexico's drug cartels are notoriously well armed and equipped, with some possessing very heavy weaponry, including armored gun trucks sporting heavy machine guns.
New York-based healthcare analytics company Aetion raises $82M Series B — The healthcare analytics company said it had raised the extension funding from three new investors and would use it to accelerate development of its real-world evidence technology. — A data analytics firm focused …