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Mega Millions Jackpot Jumps to $380 Million for October 4

The Mega Millions jackpot keeps rolling along! No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Friday night – the white balls 16, 26, 37, 40 and 51, plus the gold Mega Ball 6 – so the big prize rolls to an estimated $380 million ($198.4 million cash) for the next drawing on Tuesday, October 4. There […]

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Intuit Opens New Canadian Headquarters

TORONTO — Intuit, the financial technology platform behind TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, has announced the official opening of its new Canadian headquarters in Toronto’s downtown core. Located in ‘The Well’ at Front Street West and Spadina Avenue, the new space is Intuit’s first global site that has implemented the company’s workplace of the future design. “We’ve identified the […]

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Meta Removes Coordinated Propaganda Efforts by China and Russia

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said it took down two covert influence operations — from China and Russia — that were violating the company’s policy against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB). Meta shared this information with peers at tech companies, security researchers, governments and law enforcement so they too can take appropriate action. At the […]

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Amazon to Offer Prime Sale on October 11-12

Amazon is offering another Prime Early Access Sale, a new two-day global shopping event exclusive to Prime members. The event begins October 11 at 12 a.m. PDT and runs through October 12 in 15 countries: Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the UK, and the U.S. Amazon […]

Venture Capital

ServiceUp Scores $14.5 Million Series A

LOS GATOS — ServiceUp, an autotech startup that provides an unique end-to-end full-service car repair experience, has secured its Series A funding of $14.5 million. Global investment firm Tiger Global led the round, along with participation from Hearst Ventures and Chaos Ventures. Founded in early 2021, the South Bay startup connects consumers, via the ServiceUp app, to a ServiceUp […]

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Kumo Lands $18 Million Series B Led by Sequoia

SAN FRANCISCO — Kumo, a graph machine learning-centered AI platform that allows anyone in an organization to harness the power of data to make faster, simpler, and smarter predictions,  has raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital. This latest round also includes participation and/or advisorship from existing and new investors including […]

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Meta Making it Easier to Switch Accounts on Facebook and Instagram

Meta is introducing new features that will make it easier for people on Facebook and Instagram to access, create and navigate between multiple accounts and profiles. The company says it knows that many people use more than one of its apps to pursue different interests, reach a broader audience or share different aspects of who […]

Venture Capital

Bessemer Venture Partners Raises $4.6 Billion in Two Funds

SAN FRANCISCO — Bessemer Venture Partners says it has closed $4.6 billion in new capital across two funds—$3.85 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, BVP XII, and $780 million for its inaugural BVP Forge fund. These two new funds allow the firm to back entrepreneurs and management teams across all stages of growth, regardless of […]

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Roku Names Three Senior Executives

SAN JOSE – Roku, Inc. announced that three senior executives have been named as presidents of the company’s media, devices, and consumer experience business areas. Media industry veteran Charlie Collier will be joining Roku as President, Roku Media, effective in late October, based in New York. Under Collier’s leadership, Roku Media will reinforce Roku’s commitment […]

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Docusign Signs Google President as New CEO

SAN FRANCISCO — DocuSign has named Allan Thygesen as its new Chief Executive Officer. Allan will begin leadership of the company and a role on DocuSign’s Board of Directors, effective October 10th. Mary Agnes “Maggie” Wilderotter will conclude her role as interim CEO with this appointment and will help Allan with a smooth transition. She will continue […]

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YouTube Pays Music Industry $6 Billion Over Past Year

YouTube says it has paid the music industry $6 billion in ad revenue sharing and subscriptions for the 12 months between July 2021 and June 2022. This is a $2 billion increase from the $4 billion contribution announced in 2021. The announcement was made by Lyor Cohen, Global Head of Music for YouTube. YouTube, owned by […]

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Doordash to Deliver From Dick’s Sporting Goods

DoorDash has inked a partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods, the nation’s leading sporting goods chain, to offer on-demand delivery from more than 700 stores across 47 states, including Washington D.C. DICK’S Sporting Goods is DoorDash’s first sporting goods and apparel retail partner for on-demand delivery. DICK’S Sporting Goods is available on the DoorDash marketplace to […]