Apple's head of user privacy says sideloading is actually "eliminating choice" and would negate technical and policy defenses (Michael Grothaus/Fast Company)

Michael Grothaus / Fast Company:
Apple's head of user privacy says sideloading is actually “eliminating choice” and would negate technical and policy defenses  —  Recently there have been growing calls for Apple to allow third-party app stores for the iOS and iPadOS platforms, which would enable a process known as …

Sprinklr, which builds tools to help brands interact with customers online, raises $266M in US IPO at about a $4B valuation (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)

Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Sprinklr, which builds tools to help brands interact with customers online, raises $266M in US IPO at about a $4B valuation  —  - New York-based company valued at $4 billion after pricing IPO  — Sprinklr prices shares at $16, below marketed range of $18-$20

Self-driving truck startup Embark says it is going public via SPAC merger at a ~$5.2B valuation (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)

Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
Self-driving truck startup Embark says it is going public via SPAC merger at a ~$5.2B valuation  —  Embark is the latest self-driving truck firm to tap public markets in recent months, joining Plus and TuSimple  —  Embark Trucks Inc. is merging with a special-purpose acquisition company …

Israeli startup Mitiga, which helps companies manage cloud security, raises $25M Series A led by ClearSky Security, Atlantic Bridge, and DNX (Carly Page/TechCrunch)

Carly Page / TechCrunch:
Israeli startup Mitiga, which helps companies manage cloud security, raises $25M Series A led by ClearSky Security, Atlantic Bridge, and DNX  —  Israeli cloud security startup Mitiga has raised $25 million in a Series A round of funding as it moves to “completely change” the traditional incident response market.

Google Meet's New Education-Focussed Features Previewed: All Details

Google Meet is getting a bunch of new features in the coming months, and the most notable ones include public live streaming to YouTube, hand-raising improvements and live translated captions. There... https://ift.tt/3vTlpOe

Oppo Could Be Working on Mystery Phone With Snapdragon 768G SoC

Oppo may be working on a smartphone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G SoC, 120Hz refresh rate, 4,500mAh battery, and more. A tipster shared on Weibo that this phone may come in 12GB + 256GB storage... https://ift.tt/3gMrpUP