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Facebook says it has removed a network of accounts from Russia linked to a UK marketing firm that pushed anti-vaccine content using Planet of the Apes memes (Elizabeth Culliford/Reuters)

Facebook says it has removed a network of accounts from...

Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:Facebook says it has removed a network of accounts...

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Sources: FTC is reviewing Uber's partnership with delivery startup Gopuff on anti-competitive grounds, as well as its purchase of alcohol delivery firm Drizly (The Information)

Sources: FTC is reviewing Uber's partnership with delivery...

The Information:Sources: FTC is reviewing Uber's partnership with delivery startup...

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NortonLifeLock says that it will merge with Avast in a cash and stock deal worth between $8.1B and $8.6B (Tiernan Ray/ZDNet)

NortonLifeLock says that it will merge with Avast in a...

Tiernan Ray / ZDNet:NortonLifeLock says that it will merge with Avast in a cash...

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Reify Health, which makes cloud-based tools for clinical trial research, raises $220M Series C led by Coatue Management at a $2.2B valuation (Kyle LaHucik/FierceBiotech)

Reify Health, which makes cloud-based tools for clinical...

Kyle LaHucik / FierceBiotech:Reify Health, which makes cloud-based tools for clinical...

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Pave, whose software analyzes HR data to help companies close pay and equity gaps, raises $46M Series B led by YC Continuity at a $400M post-money valuation (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Pave, whose software analyzes HR data to help companies...

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Pave, whose software analyzes HR data to help companies...

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Nanox, which digitizes traditional X-rays, has agreed to acquire Zebra Medical Vision, which makes AI-based tools for radiologists, in a deal valued up to $200M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Nanox, which digitizes traditional X-rays, has agreed to...

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Nanox, which digitizes traditional X-rays, has agreed...

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Court docs: Apple settles its 2019 lawsuit against Corellium over Corellium's "virtualized" iPhone business; Corellium says it still sells virtual iOS devices (Reed Albergotti/Washington Post)

Court docs: Apple settles its 2019 lawsuit against Corellium...

Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:Court docs: Apple settles its 2019 lawsuit against...

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Doximity, a networking service for doctors, reports Q1 revenue of $72.7M, up 100% YoY, and net income of $26.3M in its first earnings report as a public company (Ari Levy/CNBC)

Doximity, a networking service for doctors, reports Q1...

Ari Levy / CNBC:Doximity, a networking service for doctors, reports Q1 revenue of...

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Seoul-based Deepbrain AI, maker of customer-facing AI-powered virtual avatars, raises $44M Series B led by Korea Development Bank at a valuation of $180M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Seoul-based Deepbrain AI, maker of customer-facing AI-powered...

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:Seoul-based Deepbrain AI, maker of customer-facing AI-powered...

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Zomato reports revenue of $113.4M, up ~3x YoY, and a net loss of $48M for the quarter that ended in June, in its first quarterly earnings report since its IPO (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Zomato reports revenue of $113.4M, up ~3x YoY, and a net...

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:Zomato reports revenue of $113.4M, up ~3x YoY, and a net...

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China's recent rape scandals are a #MeToo victory, activists say — even if the government won't admit it

China's recent rape scandals are a #MeToo victory, activists...

Two explosive rape allegations have rocked China in recent weeks, turning a spotlight...

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Cuomo's fall serves as warning for other governors under Covid spotlight

Cuomo's fall serves as warning for other governors under...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fall from grace -- unthinkable a year ago -- serves...

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Chinese court sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for spying

Chinese court sentences Canadian Michael Spavor to 11 years...

A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in...

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Hear Andrew Cuomo explain his resignation

Hear Andrew Cuomo explain his resignation

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces he will step down as governor of New York in late August...

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Messi joins PSG on two-year deal

Messi joins PSG on two-year deal

Lionel Messi has completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain after signing a two-year...