As sanctions derail Huawei's traditional business, it is turning to areas less dependent on foreign chips, such as cloud services and software for smart cars (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
As sanctions derail Huawei's traditional business, it is turning to areas less dependent on foreign chips, such as cloud services and software for smart cars  —  When Meng Wanzhou returned home to China at the weekend, the presumed heiress of technology group Huawei pledged to harness …

Andela, which trains African programmers to work remotely for US companies, raises $200M Series E led by Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5B valuation (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch:
Andela, which trains African programmers to work remotely for US companies, raises $200M Series E led by Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5B valuation  —  Andela, a fully remote company that helps tech companies build remote engineering teams (initially from Africa but now a global market) …

Filings: General Catalyst is aiming to raise up to $300M for a fund to buy sales contracts from tech startups, one of the first and largest funds to do so (Miles Kruppa/Financial Times)

Miles Kruppa / Financial Times:
Filings: General Catalyst is aiming to raise up to $300M for a fund to buy sales contracts from tech startups, one of the first and largest funds to do so  —  One of Silicon Valley's largest venture capitalists gets into financial engineering  —  General Catalyst, one of the largest US venture capital firms …

Bangalore-based Vedantu, which offers an online tutoring service, raises $100M led by ABC World Asia at a $1B valuation, up from $600M last year (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times:
Bangalore-based Vedantu, which offers an online tutoring service, raises $100M led by ABC World Asia at a $1B valuation, up from $600M last year  —  Bengaluru: Edtech startup Vedantu has raised $100 million in a new funding round led by Temasek-backed impact investing fund ABC World Asia.

Samsung fined $47 million for price fixing in Netherlands

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WeChat blocks China Evergrande messaging groups, some users say

Tencent Holdings' WeChat platform has blocked at least eight instant messaging groups used by people in China owed money by cash-strapped property giant China Evergrande Group, group members said on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/3umhE4M

iPad mini 2021 Users Report of 'Jelly Scroll' Issue, Apple Says It's Normal

iPad mini 2021 was unveiled at Apple's California streaming event in mid-September. Early adopters have reported a slightly uneven scroll issue when using the device in portrait mode. It is also... https://ift.tt/3ujhwmI

iPhone 13 Pro Max Wins Best Smartphone Display Award From DisplayMate

iPhone 13 Pro Max has won the best smartphone display award from display testing firm DisplayMate. The firm said that the display of the latest iPhone flagship delivers close to textbook perfect... https://ift.tt/3ijPOkO

YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT

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China to Bring Algorithm Governance Rules Over Next 3 Years

China's cyberspace watchdog says it will set up governance rules for algorithms in the next three years, as Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the algorithms technology companies use to attract... https://ift.tt/3F0wNO8

Hubble Telescope Suggests Wind Speed Increase in Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Data gathered by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope suggests an increase in the wind speed in Jupiter's Great Red Spot. https://ift.tt/3zTegPU

Totango, which offers subscription tools to track and improve customer engagement, raises $100M Series D led by Great Hill Partners (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)

Christine Hall / TechCrunch:
Totango, which offers subscription tools to track and improve customer engagement, raises $100M Series D led by Great Hill Partners  —  Totango, a company that helps SaaS companies track customer engagement to find and fix user flow errors and friction, announced Wednesday that it has raised $100 million …

Russia arrests Ilya Sachkov, the CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of treason and will hold him in custody for two months (Reuters)

Reuters:
Russia arrests Ilya Sachkov, the CEO of cybersecurity company Group-IB, on suspicion of treason and will hold him in custody for two months  —  Russia has arrested Ilya Sachkov, the chief executive of top Russian cybersecurity company Group IB, on suspicion of state treason and will hold …

China is increasingly using "anti-suit" injunctions, which prevent foreign companies from suing globally over patents, to protect Huawei, Xiaomi, and others (Josh Zumbrun/Wall Street Journal)

Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
China is increasingly using “anti-suit” injunctions, which prevent foreign companies from suing globally over patents, to protect Huawei, Xiaomi, and others  —  A Delaware firm preparing to sue a Chinese smartphone maker for patent infringement was beaten to the punch with anti-suit injunction

Xiaomi Beard Trimmer 2, Mi Power Bank Hypersonic Launched: All the Details

Xiaomi Beard Trimmer 2 has been launched in India and the Mi Power Bank Hypersonic is now available in open sale. The Xiaomi Beard Trimmer 2 has an IPX7 rating for water resistance, LED battery... https://ift.tt/39Ky5OS