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Two-year-old Zeekr raises $750M at $13B valuation Feb 14, 2023

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At a time when venture capital funding is slowing in China, EV is one of the few sectors that are still keeping investors excited.

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Dockhunt is a new way to discover Mac apps by looking at other people’s docks Feb 13, 2023

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App Store might suggest you a useful app from time to time, but you can’t rely on that to discover new apps. P

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Otonomo, the mobility data business valued at $1.4B in 2021 SPAC IPO, acquired by Urgent.ly as market cap dips to $70M Feb 13, 2023

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Otonomo, connected automotive company that has seen its stock price plummet since going public in 2021, has announced that it is coming together with Urgent.ly, a roadside assistance tech provider, in a reverse merger.

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Reddit says hackers accessed internal data following employee phishing attack Feb 10, 2023

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Reddit has confirmed hackers accessed internal documents and source code following a “highly-targeted” phishing attack.

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DJI’s Mini 2 SE ultraportable drone takes to the skies Feb 10, 2023

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It’s a couple of years since DJI first launched its Mavic Mini, and last year it brought the Mini 3 Pro. It’s utterly confusing why the current drone is called the Mini 2 SE, but in any case, it’s the newest flying creature in the hovering menagerie that is the DJI line-up.

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DoorDash introduces new safety features for riders including reduced notifications Feb 09, 2023

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Delivery company DoorDash is introducing new features for riders including reduced notifications, a request for customers to not text them while they are on a trip, and messaging promoting one-tap replies.

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IBM acquires GraphQL startup StepZen to step up its game in API management Feb 09, 2023

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GraphQL, developed internally at Facebook to help developers with API management before getting rolled out as an open-source query language in 2015, has gained traction as an alternative (or complement) to REST and other tools.

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Russian ‘WhisperGate’ hackers are using new data-stealing malware to target Ukraine Feb 08, 2023

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Security researchers say they have recently observed a Russian hacking crew, who were behind the destructive WhisperGate malware cyberattacks, targeting Ukrainian entities with a new information-stealing malware.

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Zenly co-founder returns with new social app company, Amo Feb 08, 2023

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Last year, Snap shut down Zenly, a popular social mapping app it acquired for over $200 million in 2017, despite the fact that Zenly still had 40 million active users and growing.

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WhatsApp lets users put voice notes as status updates Feb 07, 2023

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WhatsApp Status, the feature that was introduced in 2017 as the company’s take on Snapchat Stories, has received a number of updates to make it more attractive and appealing to users.

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