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Tink, a Sweden-based platform offering open banking APIs, raises €56M round led by Insight Venture Partners to expand to more European markets (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Tink, a Sweden-based platform offering open banking APIs, raises €56M round led by Insight Venture Partners to expand to more European markets  —  Tink, the European open banking platform headquartered in Sweden, has deposited €56 million in new funding.  Leading the round is U.S.-based Insight Venture Partners. Tink, a Sweden-based platform

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Match Group: Q4 total revenue was $457M, up 21% YoY, vs. $449M est., as Tinder's total average subscribers grew to 4.35M, up 1.2M YoY; stock up 10%+ after hours (Olivia Carville/Bloomberg)

Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: Match Group: Q4 total revenue was $457M, up 21% YoY, vs. $449M est., as Tinder’s total average subscribers grew to 4.35M, up 1.2M YoY; stock up 10%+ after hours  —  The international dating scene is swiping right on Tinder, helping spark a 17 percent surge in total average subscribers … Match

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Starting Feb. 28, Facebook's "Why am I seeing this?" button on ads will show when a user's info was uploaded for ad targeting and if it was by a brand or agency (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Starting Feb. 28, Facebook’s “Why am I seeing this?” button on ads will show when a user’s info was uploaded for ad targeting and if it was by a brand or agency  —  Facebook’s crack down on non-consensual ad targeting last year will finally produce results. Starting Feb. 28, Facebook's "Why

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Investigation: some iPhone apps use Glassbox's analytics SDK to record user interactions without permission, and recordings sometimes don't mask sensitive data (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Investigation: some iPhone apps use Glassbox’s analytics SDK to record user interactions without permission, and recordings sometimes don’t mask sensitive data  —  And there’s no way a user would know  —  Many major companies, like Air Canada, Hollister and Expedia, are recording every tap and swipe you make on their iPhone

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Smartphones and voice-assisted devices create opportunities for modern customer experiences

Anyone who uses a smartphone can attest to the incredible power of real-time, in-the-moment discovery that leads to decisions and outcomes. But, now in an age of voice-assisted devices, we are further empowered to command information or purchase on-demand. “OK Google, Alexa, Hey Siri, what are the best bluetooth headphones for me?” Or, “Please reorder

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Leaked documents show around 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer location data for at least five years (Joseph Cox/Motherboard)

Joseph Cox / Motherboard: Leaked documents show around 250 bounty hunters and related businesses had access to AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint customer location data for at least five years  —  In January, Motherboard revealed that AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint were selling their customers’ real-time location data … Leaked documents show around 250 bounty hunters and

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This YC-backed college alternative doesn’t want your tuition checks (unless you land a high-paying job)

Before the cap even lands after graduation, American students are met with a stark realization: they owe someone, somewhere, a lot of money. Worse, their degree offers few assurances. While colleges have proven great at cashing tuition checks, many fall well short of serviceable in terms of job placement. Austen Allred imagines an education without

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A look at Pigeonly, InmateAid, and Flikshop, built by ex-convicts, and how they act as social networks to connect those in prison with friends and family (Olivia Carville/Bloomberg)

Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: A look at Pigeonly, InmateAid, and Flikshop, built by ex-convicts, and how they act as social networks to connect those in prison with friends and family  —  Laura Whitten, 35, woke up, rolled over and grabbed her phone, snapping a selfie in bed beside her dog. A look at Pigeonly, InmateAid,

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