Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Next-day package delivery startup Veho raises a $125M Series A led by General Catalyst at a $1B valuation and plans to reach 50 US markets by the end of 2022 — Veho, a startup applying technology to next-day package delivery, aims to solve the last mile of delivery — how packages get from fulfillment centers to the customer’s door.
Author: Sophia
Kif Leswing / CNBC: Uber will add a temporary $.45-$.55 surcharge per trip for US and Canada riders, and $.35-$.45 for Uber Eats due to higher gas prices; fees will go to drivers — – Uber is adding a surcharge on fares and deliveries in the U.S. and Canada in response to surging gas prices, the company said on Friday.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt: Twitch’s takedown of the May 14 mass murder livestream seems to run afoul of Texas’ social media law, as an amendment for terrorism content exceptions failed — As you’ve no doubt heard, on Saturday there was yet another horrific shooting, this one in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding more.
Financial Times: Chainalysis: Users spent nearly $41B on NFTs in 2021, with small transactions of under $10K accounting for more than 75% of the market — Breakout year in which buyers spent almost as much on digital collectibles as traditional art — At the beginning of 2021, only a niche group …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: Amid harassment fallout, Blizzard says it will pause plans for next year’s BlizzCon event to focus its energy on supporting its teams and game development — Feb. show nixxed in favor of “supporting our teams and progressing development…” — Following an online-only BlizzCon earlier this year …
Jennifer Conrad / Wired: A look at crowdsourced juries in China, like Meituan’s “kangaroo jury” made up of volunteers who adjudicate disputes between buyers and sellers on its platform — No garlic on the oysters? Soup stained a blanket? Panels of users hear the complaints and can order refunds or removal of critical reviews.
Osato Avan-Nomayo / The Block: Millions of dollars worth of NFTs were stolen after Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Instagram and Discord were hacked and a malicious “mint” link was promoted — Quick Take — Bored Ape Yacht Club’s official Instagram account was hacked. — A hacker stole 91 NFTs from users …
Jeff John Roberts / Decrypt: Royal, which wants to help musicians create and sell NFTs, share royalties with fans, and more, raises $55M, following a $16M seed in August — Top celebrities and musicians have joined a $55 million fundraise in the up-and-coming NFT music platform Royal.
Steven Burke / CRN: ThreatLocker, which provides zero trust endpoint security for enterprises, raises a $100M Series C led by General Atlantic, and says it has over 23,000 clients — “I’m confident we are going to hit unicorn valuation this year,’ says ThreatLocker co-founder and CEO Danny Jenkins.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: SaaS Labs, which offers business automation tools for sales and support teams at SMBs, raises a $42M Series B, and acquires CallPage and Atolia — SaaS Labs has raised $42 million in a new financing round, less than three months after closing its previous funding, and acquired two startups …