First rioter tried for US Capitol attack gets probation instead of prison time
Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images A federal judge sentenced a Capitol rioter to probation, not prison time, after she made an …
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As clinical guidelines shift, heart disease screening startup pulls in $43M Series B – TechCrunch
Cleerly Coronary, a company that uses A.I powered imaging to analyze heart scans, announced a $43 million Series B funding …
Lego plans to sell bricks from recycled bottles in two years
Toy giant Lego is aiming to put bricks made from recycled drinks bottles on shelves within two years. Lego makes …
Iceland’s Frumtak Ventures raises its third, $57M, fund focusing on post-seed and Series A – TechCrunch
Frumtak Ventures, one of the few VCs in Iceland, has raised its third fund, Frumtak III. The $57 million (ISK …
Pro-democracy Hong Kong tabloid to shut after 26 years following police raid, arrests
Reuters Videos Flash protest in Yangon supports anti-junta militia Myanmar security forces backed by armoured vehicles clashed on Tuesday in …
Aircall raises $120 million for its cloud-based phone system – TechCrunch
Aircall has raised a $120 million Series D round led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Following today’s funding round, the …
Millions become millionaires during Covid pandemic
Rises in house prices were a big factor in people’s wealth increases More than five million people became millionaires across …
These Forge cofounders just raised $5 million to work on a new, still-stealth investing startup – TechCrunch
Sohail Prasad and Samvit Ramadurgam are cofounders who met during Y Combinator’s 2012 summer batch and went on to cofound …
Festivals face devastating consequences without insurance scheme, MPs warn
Download Festival was run as a limited-capacity pilot event last weekend Festivals and freelancers in the cultural sector face “devastating …
Viva Republica, developer of Korean financial super app Toss, raises $410M at a $7.4B valuation – TechCrunch
Viva Republica, the Seoul-based fintech company behind Toss, a super app with more than 40 financial services, announced today it …