Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Indian startup LeadSquared, which offers sales automation tools, has raised a $153M Series C led by WestBridge Capital at a $1B post-money valuation (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian startup LeadSquared, which offers sales automation tools, has raised a $153M Series C led by WestBridge Capital at a $1B post-money valuation  —  LeadSquared, a SaaS startup that is helping sales teams become more efficient with its CRM platform, is the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn.



A profile of French antitrust chief Benoît Cœuré, who took over in January, as his agency details its decision over Google paying publishers for content (Mark Scott/Politico)

Mark Scott / Politico:
A profile of French antitrust chief Benoît Cœuré, who took over in January, as his agency details its decision over Google paying publishers for content  —  In a world of blockbuster antitrust enforcers, Benoît Cœuré is an anti-hero.



Delhi HC restrains rogue websites from using Amazon trademark and logo

The high court restrained rogue websites, its Facebook page by the name of 'Amazon Franchise' their owners and all others acting on their behalf or anyone from using the mark 'Amazon', 'Amazon.in' or any deceptive variants which is similar to the plaintiffs' Amazon marks, in any manner, amounting to infringement of its trademarks, till the next date of hearing. https://ift.tt/MNZrL51

Monday, June 20, 2022

JD.com reports revenue from its June 18 shopping festival rose 10.3% to $56.6B, the slowest growth since 2017, as China's lockdowns dampen consumer demand (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
JD.com reports revenue from its June 18 shopping festival rose 10.3% to $56.6B, the slowest growth since 2017, as China's lockdowns dampen consumer demand  —  Consumers hit the brakes in latest indication of damaged sentiment from macroeconomic headwinds and lengthy lockdowns



How to change your Snapchat password

Snapchat is a fast and fun social media platform that allows users to share snaps and videos with friends and family. The social media app was launched in 2011 and released its Stories feature in 2013. Snapchat also gives users the ability to record live videos, locate friends on a map, experience Augmented Reality (AR), maintain streaks with friends and a lot more. https://ift.tt/9F7gHNz

After pausing withdrawals last week, Celsius asks for more time to stabilize its liquidity and operations and halts Twitter Spaces and AMAs (Celsius Blog)

Celsius Blog:
After pausing withdrawals last week, Celsius asks for more time to stabilize its liquidity and operations and halts Twitter Spaces and AMAs  —  It has been one week since we paused withdrawals, Swap, and transfers.  We want our community to know that our objective continues to be stabilizing our liquidity and operations.



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...