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Emma Folts / Los Angeles Business Journal stories : Eltropy, whose suite allows financial institutions to communicate with customers via text messages, announces $21M investment from K1 as part of its Series A   —  Manhattan Beach-based private equity firm K1 Investment Management is making a $21 million investment in Milpitas-based software company Eltropy Inc.

Heather Landi / FierceHealthcare : Brightline, which provides virtual behavioral health therapy for children and teenagers, raises $72M Series B led by GV, bringing its total raised to ~$100M   —  Startup Brightline scored $72 million to fuel the national expansion of its virtual behavioral health solution designed specifically …

Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider : Shopping and pay later app nate, which allows users to buy products from any e-commerce store and centralize their purchases, raises $38M Series A   —  Universal and streamlined shopping app nate has secured $38 million in capital through a Series A round led by Renegade Partners …

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Lingokids, which offers educational games through its “playlearning” app for kids aged 2-8, raises $40M Series C and claims to reach 30M+ families worldwide   —  Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021.  —  Lingokids has raised $40 million in funding for its educational games platform.

Juliet Chung / Wall Street Journal : Addepar, a provider of wealth management software, raises $150M from D1 Capital Partners at a $2.17B valuation; source: Addepar was valued at ~$1B in November   —  The company, which makes software to track investment performance, has raised $150 million from D1 Capital Partners

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab : Survey: social media users see the removal of hate speech as more fair than removing profanity, with moderators who removed hate speech seen as more trustworthy   —  News consumers and social media platform users prioritize the removal of hate speech over the removal of profanity …

The town claims Michael Wasserman's political flags and stickers violate a local ordinance. He claims he's being targeted for his conservative views

Co-founder of the hacking group LulzSec Hector Xavier Monsegur on Saturday warned that cyber attacks against US infrastructure is going to get “worse.”

Republicans on the Hill are firing back at the news that transgender veterans will soon be able to receive gender transition surgeries through the Veterans Affairs health care coverage.

A nonprofit organization started by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors reportedly brought in hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2016 claimed not to have made more than $50,000 that year.

Olivia Solon / NBC News : Drought-stricken communities in the US push back against data centers' water usage; a typical data center uses same water per day as a city of 30K-50K people   —  On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center …

Amid a nationwide GOP push to ban critical race theory – a controversial academic framework that examines systematic racism in the U.S. – Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar denied Saturday that the doctrine is even being taught in public schools.

Quibi star Kevin Hart revealed that he worked with Navy Seals to prepare for his upcoming movie, "Borderlands."

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms  blames a crime wave in her city on lax gun laws, young people being out of school and GOP Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to make Georgia one of the early states to begin reopening.

Chuq Von Rospach / 6FPS : Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let it treat developers as a hassle for two decades, will find few allies as it fights looming regulation   —  6FPS V3#6 - Photography and More A Newsletter by Chuq Von Rospach  —  Welcome to the new issue of 6FPS.  —  If this issue seems late, believe it or not, it's not.

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar on Saturday said he had not heard from the office of Vice President Kamala Harris after he invited her to visit to the southern border -- while suggesting the administration’s policies were at least partly to blame for the crisis.

Juan José Relmucao / Rest of World : How an Argentinian govt. program that issued netbooks to 4M low-income students from 2011 to 2015 helped indirectly create a new generation of teen musicians   —  Working-class teens turned junked machines into musical instruments.  —  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

"I Try" singer Macy Gray received mixed reactions for suggesting the American flag be redesigned.

The White House seems unlikely to meet its goal of having 70% of Americans with at least one COVID-19 vaccine by July 4, so President Biden is shifting focus onto a new milestone while also warning those who haven’t received their shot of spreading variants. 

Arrests of illegal immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in May remained low for yet another month -- amid an ongoing controversy over narrowed enforcement rules implemented by the Biden administration.

Nearly 60 House Democrats are calling on Catholic bishops to cease the "weaponization" of Holy Communion and urged them to stop targeting Democrats who support abortion as being unworthy of the sacred sacrament of the Eucharist. 

Eric Newcomer / Newcomer : Andreessen Horowitz's Future doesn't compete with journalism because it offers up essays, not reporting, limiting its potential to promote tech-positive views   —  I've been dragging my feet on writing about Andreessen Horowitz's much-anticipated new publication, which the firm revealed Tuesday.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Saturday renewed the call for reparations as the country recognized Juneteenth as a federal holiday for the first time.

"Hush" star Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that outside of the "Iron Man" franchise, her children have never seen her in a movie.

Chrissy Teigen is stepping back from her role with Safely, the cleaning brand she launched with Kris Jenner and Emma Grede.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was reportedly approached in an aggressive manner by a man in Oakland on Friday, with authorities arresting the individual in question.

Hugh Son / CNBC : Goldman Sachs has begun trading bitcoin futures in partnership with Mike Novogratz's merchant bank Galaxy Digital   —  - The bank has begun trading bitcoin futures with Galaxy Digital, the crypto investment firm founded by Mike Novogratz, CNBC has learned exclusively.

On Friday, the "Cravings" author took to social media to address Costello's claims that Teigen sent him disparaging messages over social media years ago that caused him to have suicidal thoughts.

Former "Bachelorette" Kaitlyn Bristowe is done hearing the Twitter choir chastise her looks.

Border Patrol agents recently apprehended a number of convicted sex offenders and Mara-Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang members, as criminals continue to try to enter the U.S. in the ongoing migrant surge across the southern border.

President Biden on Friday reacted to efforts of U.S. Catholic bishops to prevent him and other politicians who support abortion policies from receiving Communion at Mass, calling it a "private matter," and telling reporters he does not think "that's going to happen."

Brandon Kochkodin / Bloomberg : PitchBook: $17B have been invested in crypto startups this year, including $10B of digital assets from Block.one to capitalize crypto exchange Bullish Global   —  - VC funds already eclipsed annual amount for crypto investments  — $10 billion Bullish Global raise largest in industry history

Demi Lovato said that they're "still learning" after calling out a frozen yogurt shop for perpetuating diet culture.

The "Wheelers Dealers" host said he left their shared Orange County, Calif., home with just his clothes.

"Never Break" singer John Legend has come to the defense of his wife, "Cravings" author Chrissy Teigen, after her team claimed disparaging messages she allegedly sent to designer Michael Costello were faked.

The White House has placed a temporary hold on a military aid package for Ukraine that included an arsenal of lethal weapons, according to a report Friday.

President Biden on Friday said the United States will not enter another "lockdown," despite the "serious and deadly threat" of the delta variant of COVID-19, while touting the 300 million COVID-19 shots administered to Americans in less than 150 days.

Sami Fathi / MacRumors : YouTube says it is rolling out picture-in-picture support for YouTube Premium users on iOS and plans to launch the feature for all iOS users in the US   —  After a long wait, YouTube for iOS is officially gaining picture-in-picture support, allowing all users, non-premium and premium subscribers …