Month: October 2021

Animated short film ‘Blush’ premieres on Apple TV+

What you need to know “Blush” has premiered on Apple TV+. The animated short film follows “a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival.” Apple TV+ is debuting its new short film. “Blush” is now streaming on Apple TV+. The new animated short film will follow “a stranded horticulturist-astronaut’s chances for survival” after he crashes on a

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Investigation finds 45 criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data, obtained via a geofence warrant, to place suspects inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riots (Mark Harris/Wired)

Mark Harris / Wired: Investigation finds 45 criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data, obtained via a geofence warrant, to place suspects inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riots  —  A WIRED investigation has found 45 federal criminal cases that cite Google geolocation data to place suspects inside the US Capitol during the January 6 riot.

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Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital (Emma Betuel/TechCrunch)

Emma Betuel / TechCrunch: Activ Surgical, which makes hardware-agnostic software for minimally invasive surgical systems, raises $45M Series B led by Cota Capital  —  Activ Surgical, a Boston-based digital surgery company, announced a $45 million Series B round on Thursday.  The round comes during a critical year for Activ Surgical.

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MaestroQA, whose ML-powered software finds customer service interactions that should be reviewed by a manager, raises $25M Series A led by Base10 Partners (Rebecca Szkutak/Forbes)

Rebecca Szkutak / Forbes: MaestroQA, whose ML-powered software finds customer service interactions that should be reviewed by a manager, raises $25M Series A led by Base10 Partners  —  Customer service outlets are one of the most direct ways people give companies feedback, yet the channels to do so are increasingly less personal.

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CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India’s largest ever, led by Sequoia (The Economic Times)

The Economic Times: CredAvenue, an online marketplace for companies seeking loans, financial institutions, and investors, raises $90M Series A, India’s largest ever, led by Sequoia  —  CredAvenue has raised $90 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital, at a valuation of $410 million.

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YouTube TV and NBCUniversal agree to ‘short’ extension to avoid channels disappearing

Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Following a public standoff earlier this week, YouTube TV and NBCUniversal have agreed to a “short” extension over the streaming service carrying several of the broadcaster’s channels. That means that at least for now, YouTube TV will continue to carry more than a dozen major NBCUniversal-owned

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