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    • Second Measure, which analyzes credit card transactions for consumer behavior insights, raises $20M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Goldman Sachs (Lucinda Shen/Fortune)

    Lucinda Shen / Fortune: Second Measure, which analyzes credit card transactions for consumer behavior insights, raises $20M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Goldman Sachs  —  In a time when the internet seems to have information on just about everything, getting data earlier than most can be the edge needed for a winning

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    • Google says rejected app submissions to Google Play rose in 2018 by 55%+ YoY, as tighter policies and more extensive automated protections rolled out (Andrew Ahn/Android Developers Blog)

    Andrew Ahn / Android Developers Blog: Google says rejected app submissions to Google Play rose in 2018 by 55%+ YoY, as tighter policies and more extensive automated protections rolled out  —  Google Play is committed to providing a secure and safe platform for billions of Android users on their journey discovering and experiencing the apps

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    • After Khashoggi's murder, Saudi Arabia and SoftBank seem unlikely to lose out on many deals; sources say a $500M Softbank-led investment in Flexport is underway (Axios)

    Axios: After Khashoggi’s murder, Saudi Arabia and SoftBank seem unlikely to lose out on many deals; sources say a $500M Softbank-led investment in Flexport is underway  —  Let’s call it: Neither SoftBank nor Saudi Arabia will face any significant U.S. investment losses over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. After Khashoggi's murder, Saudi Arabia and

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    • In filing to CA's DMV, Apple says its test drivers disengaged its self driving vehicles' autonomous mode about once per mile, compared to Waymo's ~11,017 miles (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

    Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: In filing to CA’s DMV, Apple says its test drivers disengaged its self driving vehicles’ autonomous mode about once per mile, compared to Waymo’s ~11,017 miles  —  – California disengagement report suggests company is lagging  — Tech giant has worked on the technology for about three years In filing to CA's

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    • Affinity raises $26.5M Series B led by Advance Venture Partners and Sway Ventures for its AI-enhanced CRM platform (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

    Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Affinity raises $26.5M Series B led by Advance Venture Partners and Sway Ventures for its AI-enhanced CRM platform  —  Relationships are a tricky thing — and particularly fraught in the enterprise world, where the right connection or second-degree contact can make the difference in a high-stakes deal. Affinity raises .5M Series

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    • Google says it will spend $13B this year on expanding data centers and offices across the US, doubling its workforce in Virginia (Kate Fazzini/CNBC)

    Kate Fazzini / CNBC: Google says it will spend $13B this year on expanding data centers and offices across the US, doubling its workforce in Virginia  —  – Google doubled capital spending in 2018, but CFO Ruth Porat said that should “moderate” this year.  — The company said it’s expanding its presence … Google says

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    • CB Insights predicts 50 startups that might eventually become unicorns, many of them niche software startups focused on farming, banking, and life sciences (Erin Griffith/New York Times)

    Erin Griffith / New York Times: CB Insights predicts 50 startups that might eventually become unicorns, many of them niche software startups focused on farming, banking, and life sciences  —  Uber and Airbnb were part of an early generation of tech start-ups that quickly reached $1 billion in value.  The up-and-coming generation is looking very

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    • Seed investing cooled after 2015 as Series A and B investing failed to match its growth, but is here to stay given its necessary delineation from traditional VC (Mark Suster/Both Sides of the Table)

    Mark Suster / Both Sides of the Table: Seed investing cooled after 2015 as Series A and B investing failed to match its growth, but is here to stay given its necessary delineation from traditional VC  —  Seed investments are down by any measure (funds, deals, dollars) over the past 3 years in deals <

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    • AI will soon decide what we eat

    Machine learning is disrupting the food industry. From how farmers determine which seeds to plant, to what toppings your local mom and pop pizza-joint serves, there’s an AI-powered solution at work that’s revolutionizing what and how we eat. After about 200,000 years of managing our own basic nutritional needs — poorly, in most cases —

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    • SEC charges Gene Levoff, Apple's ex-VP of Corporate Law, with insider trading, alleging he traded on earnings info in 2015 and 2016; Levoff was fired in Sept. (Sara Salinas/CNBC)

    Sara Salinas / CNBC: SEC charges Gene Levoff, Apple’s ex-VP of Corporate Law, with insider trading, alleging he traded on earnings info in 2015 and 2016; Levoff was fired in Sept.  —  – Gene Levoff, senior director of corporate law and corporate secretary until September, “traded on material nonpublic information … SEC charges Gene Levoff,

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    New Kickstarter gadget lets your partner know when you’re horny — and no one needs that

    {$inline_image}Just in time for Valentine’s Day, technology has officially reached every corner of our lives. Not only can you use it to predict your death, but you can now use it to tell your partner you’re feeling horny. Introducing LoveSync, a new gadget on Kickstarter which has already crowdfunded €6,270 from over 150 backers in its first

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