Twitter to pay $809.5m to settle class-action securities fraud lawsuit
The lawsuit filed in 2016 alleges Twitter of committing securities fraud by not disclosing to investors the stagnant…
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Indian jobs platform Apna raises $100m in Series C at $1.1bn valuation
16 Sep 21Currently, operating in 28 cities, the company will use the proceeds to pursue pan-India expansion by the year-end
Epic Games to appeal judgement in antitrust case against Apple
13 Sep 21A judge in a district court in California ordered the video game developer to pay damages to Apple…
Microsoft acquires American ed-tech company TakeLessons
13 Sep 21Through TakeLessons’ online platform, people can avail paid online and in-person classes on a range of subjects
Irish data watchdog imposes €225m GDPR fine on WhatsApp
03 Sep 21The Facebook subsidiary said that it plans to appeal the ruling as it disagrees with the decision and…
Apple to let reader apps developers have in-app link to external website
02 Sep 21The announced update will come into effect globally in early 2022 to all reader apps on the App…
Yandex to buy out Uber’s stakes in foodtech, delivery and SDG businesses
01 Sep 21The Russian group will pay $1bn to Uber to take full ownership of Yandex.Eats, Yandex.Lavka, Yandex.Delivery and Yandex…
Apple acquires classical music streaming platform Primephonic
31 Aug 21Primephonic will be taken offline shortly and instead its classical user interface will be combined with more added…
Zoom reports 70% increase in Q2 net income to $317m
31 Aug 21The video conferencing platform posted its first billion-dollar revenue quarter following a 54% increase year over year
Apparel retailer Gap acquires 3D virtual fitting room provider Drapr
27 Aug 21Drapr’s platform allows customers to find the best clothing size and fit that matches their personal style and…