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Social stock trading services Public raises $65M Series C

TechCrunch

Less than a year after it raised a $15 million Series B, Public , a social-focused free stock trading service, has raised a $65 million Series C. While competing services to Public also sport zero-cost trading, Public’s model hinges on a social focus (TechCrunch covered an element of Public’s social platform here , for example).

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OpenSponsorship lands new capital to bring brands, athletes together

TechCrunch

Ishveen Anand grew up in England playing sports all of her life, including during her time at Oxford. She wanted to do something sporty for a career and “fell in love” with sponsorship marketing. The round is led by Philadelphia 76ers owner David Blitzer, who is joined by Eric Stern and executives from WWE and Excel Sports Management.

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Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

TechCrunch

Draftea , which calls itself the first daily fantasy sports company in Spanish-speaking Latin America , is taking fantasy football (not fútbol) to the region in a new partnership with the National Football League (NFL) and the NFL Player’s Association, a labor union representing the league’s athletes.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

The UK Streaming Wars report shows that viewers are now increasingly open to ad-supported video options, so the onus is on the digital advertising industry to help marketers meet consumer needs with an enjoyable experience.” The global eSports market revenue is expected to touch $1.6B

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From crypto trading and home workouts to EV batteries and microLED displays, CES’ Taiwan startups cover a wide range of tech

TechCrunch

In a press conference on Sunday, MOST’s head, Wu Tsung-tsong, said the pavilion’s goal is to help startups expand into more markets and find international investors. It has collected hundreds of thousands of driver images to train its AI system’s deep neural net for analyzing driver behavior.

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The UK’s National Cyber Strategy 2022 – An Evolution

Palo Alto Networks

The focus is no longer solely about security, but more on how to harness cyber power for economic and social advantage, elevating the cyber domain from purely a security issue to a “whole of society” concern. This did not happen to the necessary degree, and according to Robert Hannigan , the former head of GCHQ, market forces had failed.

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Is innovation a privilege?

Capgemini

Having less of a financial safety net might ensure that underprivileged entrepreneurs are first to go bust in turbulent financial waters, whilst, as we have seen, they are less able to access private equity investment. It is important as well to be aware early on of cultural, social norms, or individual barriers that might inhibit adoption.