Leap, which offers online resources like visa assistance to help Indians study abroad, raised $75M led by Owl Ventures at a nearly $1B valuation (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Leap, which offers online resources like visa assistance to help Indians study abroad, raised $75M led by Owl Ventures at a nearly $1B valuation  —  Outleap Technologies Pvt., a startup that helps Indians study abroad, raised $75 million at a valuation of almost $1 billion as demand for overseas learning returns following the pandemic.

How to answer calls on iPhone without touching the screen

Apple has left no stone unturned in terms of providing a smooth experience to its users. It has provided a rich set of features and regular updates that bring new customisation to its devices. Do you know that you can answer calls on your iPhone without touching the screen? It becomes a little frustrating when you have to answer phone calls while eating, driving, or when the phone is far away from your reach. https://ift.tt/H1FMYWg

Tether plans to launch a stablecoin pegged to the British pound in July, dubbed GBPT, initially available on Ethereum, its fifth fiat-pegged stablecoin (Yogita Khatri/The Block)

Yogita Khatri / The Block:
Tether plans to launch a stablecoin pegged to the British pound in July, dubbed GBPT, initially available on Ethereum, its fifth fiat-pegged stablecoin  —  - Tether has launched a new stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the British pound.  — It will be initially available on Ethereum.

Internal memo: two of Amazon's top Black executives, SVP of logistics warehouses Alicia Boler Davis and VP of transportation services Dave Bozeman, are leaving (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Internal memo: two of Amazon's top Black executives, SVP of logistics warehouses Alicia Boler Davis and VP of transportation services Dave Bozeman, are leaving  —  Two of Amazon.com Inc.'s top Black executives are leaving amid a management shakeup as Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy puts …

Accel announces a $4B global, late-stage fund, after announcing $3B across funds for early- and growth-stage startups in June 2021 (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
Accel announces a $4B global, late-stage fund, after announcing $3B across funds for early- and growth-stage startups in June 2021  —  Accel, the 39-year-old venture firm, just pulled a major power move.  It announced, via a simple blog post, that it has just closed a new, global …

Filings: Tencent reduced its stake in edtech firm Koolearn to 1.6% from 9%; Koolearn's HK shares had surged 684% in just nine trading sessions through June 16 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Filings: Tencent reduced its stake in edtech firm Koolearn to 1.6% from 9%; Koolearn's HK shares had surged 684% in just nine trading sessions through June 16  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd. slashed its stake in a Chinese education technology firm that staged an eye-watering rally in the past two weeks …