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Packy McCormick / Not Boring : A bull case for Ethereum, which is the backbone and a settlement layer of a decentralized internet that continues to grow as DeFi and NFTs explode in popularity   —  A Bull Case for Ethereum … Today's Not Boring is brought to you by ... the Alto CryptoIRA … Set Up Your CryptoIRA

Jim Dallke / Chicago Business Journal : Relativity, which helps law firms analyze large datasets, acquires Text IQ, an AI startup that helps businesses identify sensitive data, reportedly for $100M+   —  The deal is reportedly worth more than $100 million  —  Two months after landing an investment from Silver Lake at a $3.6 billion valuation …

A Black female lawyer who was hired in 2019 to lead the state of Oregon’s civil rights agency has filed a $2.3 million lawsuit, claiming White subordinates dismissed her expertise and declined to follow her directives, according to a report.

Faris Mokhtar / Bloomberg : Tech companies took up 22% of new office space in Singapore between 2015-2020, up from 8% between 2004-2014, led by Amazon, as financial firms reduced workspace   —  In the financial mecca of Singapore, a new crowd is flocking to its offices: technology companies.

Doc Searls Weblog : Apple's claims about respecting privacy aren't fully serious, as the iPhone default doesn't disallow apps from tracking users, instead expecting users to do so   —  If you haven't seen it yet, watch Apple's Privacy on iPhone |  tracked ad.  In it a guy named Felix (that's him, above) …

B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. He was 78.

Chrissy Teigen has been spotted for the first time since her damning behavior on social media was pushed into the spotlight.

Nora Caplan-Bricker / New Yorker : Despite a wave of complaints, pushback from top universities, lawsuits, and accusations of bias, Proctorio's client list grew over 500% from 2019 to 2021   —  Despite students' complaints and the coming return to in-person learning, Proctorio and its rivals are betting on a lucrative future.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was engaged in military activity alongside its civilian research -- amid renewed scrutiny of the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic emerged from the secretive lab.

Miles Teller's wife, Keleigh Sperry Teller, claims he was jumped by two men after being trapped in a bathroom in Hawaii.

Kate Middleton received her first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in London.

Tawny Kitaen's brother, Jordan Kitaen, reveals he encouraged her to strengthen her relationship with God prior to her death.

Stars from Morgan Freeman to Pat Sajak and Jimi Hendrix served in the military.

"Jeopardy" contestant Sam Kavanaugh took home a big prize after winning the show's "Tournament of Champions" on Friday.

Lily Hay Newman / Wired : Google researchers detail “Half-Double”, a new Rowhammer attack technique they say will be difficult to mitigate as future generations of DRAM chips get smaller   —  A full fix for the “Half-Double” technique will require rethinking how memory semiconductors are designed.

Matthew McConaughey said he's 'not interested' in temporary solutions in politics.

The movie tells the true story of Casa Hogar, the Mexican boys home that entered the world's biggest fishing tournament to save their orphanage.

Take a look at vacation homes used by stars like Cindy Crawford, Julia Roberts and more.

The star recalled working alongside Demi Moore, as well as what his relationships are really like with Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer today.

John Schneider starred as Bo Duke in the hit sitcom from 1979 until 1985.

Reuters : Indian conglomerate Tata Group buys a majority stake in e-grocer Bigbasket; previous reports suggest that the deal is worth $1.31B for a stake of up to 64.2%   —  Employees arrange tomatoes before weighing them at a Big Basket warehouse on the outskirts of Mumbai November 4, 2014.  Picture taken November 4.

Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal : US's campaign against Huawei has opened the $35B/year cellular equipment market, giving rise to new players and helping US's bid to counter China's 5G dominance   —  The U.S. campaign against Huawei has opened the cellular-equipment market to a host of new players that previously didn't seem to have much of a chance

Reuters : Sprinklr, a provider of customer service software, files for an IPO and reports revenue of $386.9M and net loss of $41.2M in the year ended January 31   —  Software startup Sprinklr on Friday made public its plans for a stock market listing in the United States, revealing a 19.3% rise in annual revenue.

Kate Kaye / Digiday : Google says it won't build itself Privacy Sandbox backdoors, but whether it will allow itself to use individual-level data from Chrome users remains unclear   —  Google promised on Thursday it won't carve out separate rules for itself as it forces data privacy restrictions on others navigating …

"Real Time" host Bill Maher weighed in on the Israel-Gaza conflict Friday night after canceling last week's show following his positive coronavirus test result. 

Reuters : Wejo, which collects and analyzes real-time vehicle data, is going public via a SPAC merger to raise $330M, which will value Wejo at $800M including debt   —  Auto data startup Wejo, backed by General Motors Co (GM.N),will go public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Virtuoso Acquisition Corp …

Dixie Lewis, 19, and her boyfriend Ross Schultz, 20, were reportedly traveling northbound on State Route 89 near Lake Tahoe when the 2014 Ford Fusion they were riding in collided with a Freightliner, California Highway Patrol (CHP) told Berkeleyside, which first reported the tragedy on Thursday.

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Anthropic, a new startup from former GPT-3 researchers that aims to build large-scale, general AI systems, raises $124M Series A led by Skype's Jaan Tallinn   —  As AI has grown from a menagerie of research projects to include a handful of titanic, industry-powering models like GPT-3 …

On Thursday, the "Modern Family" alum took to Instagram to share a throwback photo from her modeling days in the '90s.

The Senate on Friday confirmed by voice vote Eric Lander to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), rounding out President Biden’s Cabinet.

BuzzFeed News : Venmo will now let users control the visibility of their friends list, following a report in which Biden's Venmo account and connections were easily found   —  Venmo, the mobile payments app owned by PayPal, is changing its privacy settings after a BuzzFeed News story uncovered President Joe Biden's account earlier this month.

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : QuintoAndar, an online marketplace for property rentals and sales, raises $300M Series E led by Ribbit Capital at a $4B valuation   —  Fintech and proptech are two sectors that are seeing exploding growth in Latin America, as financial services and real estate are two categories in particular dire need of innovation in a region.

The actor said during the cast reunion that he often felt like was “going to die” while playing the role of Chandler Bing on the beloved sitcom due to the fact the show was taped in front of a live studio audience and he feared onlookers wouldn’t find him funny enough. The show ran from 1994 to 2004.

Coldplay's Chris Martin introduced Elton John at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday.

The “Say So” performer graced the carpet at the Dolby Theatre in a fully sheer see-through gown that left nothing to the imagination.

Senator John N. Kennedy, R-La., sounded off on Thursday after his fiery back and forth with President Biden's nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, David Chipman -- in which Chipman was notably unable to clearly state a definition of the term “assault weapon".

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : RevenueCat, which offers a series of tools for developers to add subscriptions to their apps, raises $40M Series B led by Y Combinator's Continuity Fund   —  RevenueCat, a startup offering a series of tools for developers of subscription-based apps, has raised $40 million in Series B funding …