June 12, 20210CommentsTencent-backed Kanzhun, owner of Chinese online recruitment platform Boss Zhipin, closed up 96% in its trading debut, after raising $912M in its US IPO (Bloomberg)
June 11, 20210CommentsInvestor Michael Brown, newly elected to chair the powerful lobbying group NVCA, shares his agenda
June 11, 20210CommentsThe DOJ’s opaque subpoena of Apple during the Russia probe highlights the tension tech companies face in obliging law enforcement and protecting users’ privacy (New York Times)
June 11, 20210CommentsFacebook unveils TextStyleBrush, an AI project that can copy the style of text in a photo using just a single word and can edit and replace text in images (About Facebook)
June 11, 20210CommentsDaily Crunch: Toptal sues rival Andela for allegedly making ‘a perfect clone’ of its freelancer marketplace
June 11, 20210CommentsFederal judge grants a preliminary injunction that prohibits New York from enforcing a law requiring ISPs offer low-cost broadband plans to low-income families (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
June 11, 20210CommentsLarry Page’s air taxi company Kitty Hawk buys drone software company 3D Robotics, whose co-founder and ex-Wired editor Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk COO (Jeremy Bogaisky/Forbes)
June 11, 20210CommentsFacebook buys BigBox VR, the maker of VR battle royale title POPULATION: ONE, in its fifth VR game development studio acquisition (Ian Hamilton/UploadVR)
June 11, 20210CommentsExtra Crunch roundup: EU insurtech, 30 years of ‘Crossing the Chasm,’ embedded finance’s endgame
