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Indian firm MFine receives $48 million in investment.

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1 month ago

December 21, 2022

MFine, an Indian digital health business, has secured $48 million in Series C investment. Its online platform lets users access testing, physicians, and other services. MFine, a company founded in 2017, claims it used the funds to create innovative treatments for people with acute and chronic illnesses. In India, the site has been utilised by over three million individuals, and over 6,000 physicians have joined up.

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Sources:On Monday, Facebook will reveal a range of music products, such as a Clubhouse-like app, a podcast discovery service integrated with Spotify, and more. (Vox, Peter Kafka)

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2 weeks ago

January 12, 2023

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Sources:On Monday, Facebook will reveal a range of music products, such as a Clubhouse-like app, a podcast discovery service integrated with Spotify, and more. (Vox, Peter Kafka)

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Several audio products, including a Clubhouse-like app, a podcast finding service integrated with Spotify, and more, will be unveiled by Facebook on Monday, according to sources. On Monday, there will be announcements, although some things won’t be available for some time. — Facebook wants you to start communicating with others on the site.

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ByteDance’s founder Zhang Yiming steps down as Executive Chairman

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3 weeks ago

January 5, 2023

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The founder of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has stepped down as chairman after announcing last May he was resigning as CEO and moving into a strategy role. New CEO Liang Rubo has taken over as chairman of the company’s board. The news comes shortly after the company announced a major organisational reshuffle at ByteDance to create six separate business units.

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Uber and Lyft will share data on banned drivers to protect passengers

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3 weeks ago

January 5, 2023

Emma Stone

Rival companies Uber and Lyft have announced their plans to share with each other the names of drivers that have been banned from their platform, in an effort to increase passenger’s safety. The two apps have been criticised in the past for their handling of sexual assault and other safety concerns. Uber has revealed that in 2018 there were 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders in its cars.