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President Biden gave a muted response Saturday to sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension due to a positive marijuana test that will cut her from the Tokyo Olympics later this month. 

FinSMEs : Arizona-based Trainual, a SaaS provider for small businesses to onboard, train, and scale their teams, raises $27M Series B led by Altos Ventures   —  Trainual, a Scottsdale, Ariz. - based SaaS platform for businesses to onboard, train and scale their teams, closed a $27M Series B funding.

Omar Faridi / Crowdfund Insider : Rapyd, a “fintech-as-a-service” provider, to acquire Iceland-based Valitor, which develops in-store and online payments technologies, for $100M   —  - Twitter- Facebook- LinkedIn- Pinterest- Reddit- HackerNews- Telegram- Weibo- Email- Print- Subscribe

The Information : Filing: Talkdesk, a developer of cloud-based customer service software, raises up to $210M Series D at a $10B valuation; it was last valued at $3B+ in July 2020   —  Talkdesk, a developer of cloud-based software to manage call centers and other customer service, has indicated it is raising …

Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters : President Biden says he has directed US intelligence agencies to investigate the Kaseya ransomware attack; he says “we're not certain” who is behind the attack   —  President Joe Biden said on Saturday he has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to investigate who was behind …

Rock music lovers from France and across the world remember the Doors frontman on the anniversary of his death.

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Sweden-based Hiber, a no-code service that lets users create games using mobile phones, raises $15M Series A led by EQT Ventures, bringing total raised to ~$20M   —  Hiber has raised $15 million for its platform for publishing user-generated games on the web.  —  What does this mean?

Anuja Vaidya / MedCity News : Tendo, which aims to build an OpenTable-like service for healthcare to digitize the entire patient care journey, raises $50M Series B at a valuation of $550M   —  Tendo Systems, a company that is co-developing a digital engagement platform with provider organizations like Jefferson Health, raised $50 million in a new funding round.

Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, the former White House physician for Donald Trump, called on Democrats to follow through with their prior demands regarding a president’s cognitive ability and have President Biden be assessed.

CTech : Zencity, which uses AI to analyze resident-generated data from social media and other sources to provide insights to cities and municipalities, raises $30M   —  The Israeli startup offers government organizations insights from resident feedback through the analysis of millions of pieces …

"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Jayne was spotted boarding just days after a judge ordered the singer to turn over her financial records.

The Information : Sources: Mercury, which offers banking services to other startups, raises $100M+ Series B at a valuation of $1.6B; Mercury was last valued at $100M in 2019   —  Coatue Management has led a Series B investment in Mercury, a banking service for other startups, at a valuation of about $1.6 billion including …

Janko Roettgers / Protocol : Q&A with Daniel Rausch, VP of Entertainment Devices & Services at Amazon, about bringing Fire TV to cars, Amazon's game streaming service, and more   —  Amazon has sold millions of Fire TV sticks across the globe, and struck up partnerships with a number of TV manufacturers to embed …

Mercedes Ruehl / Financial Times : Dealogic: tech M&A activity in SE Asia hit $19B in H1 2021, up 114% YoY, and is forecast to reach a record $75B in 2021, up from $17B in 2020 and $23B in 2019   —  Dealmaking hit $19bn in first half of 2020 as investors piled into fast-growing digital economy

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have broken their silence on the cancellation of their family's TLC show "Counting On."

Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian has been cut out of his late father Steve Bing's will following a court appeal, reports say.

The number of arrests of illegal immigrants with criminal convictions -- including sex and drug offenses and even homicide -- have increased in fiscal year (FY) 2021 compared to recent years, amid a surge more generally of migrant encounters at the border.

Austen Goslin / Polygon : Riot Games, maker of League of Legends, releases an album of lo-fi beats, letting gamers stream their sessions with music without fear of DMCA copyright strikes   —  Vi from League of Legends stars in an animated video about relaxing  —  Riot Games' latest music project is an album of chill lo-fi beats for players to relax/game to.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back against a media report that he asked former President Donald Trump to cancel a planned Florida rally while search and rescue efforts continue at Surfside. 

“Spider-Man” co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland solidified their offscreen romance with a passionate makeout session in Los Angeles on Thursday.

New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Friday the rule barring marijuana use during the Olympic races was an “instrument of racist and colonial policy."

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe was smacked with a fact check on Friday for making false claims in a campaign ad against his Republican challenger Glenn Youngkin.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will visit Guatemala next week, just as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to face criticism for her role in handling the migrant crisis at the southern border

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer : REvil ransomware gang is using a malicious update for IT management software from Kaseya to deploy ransomware, with at least eight large MSPs affected   —  A massive REvil ransomware attack affects multiple managed service providers and their clients through a reported Kaseya supply-chain attack.

Model April Love Geary showed off her hot mom summer body just six months after giving birth. Geary and fiancé Robin Thicke welcomed their son in December.

Just a day after news broke that Bessemer Trust Co. filed a motion asking to be removed from the case, a judge has agreed to consider the motion.

Bill Cosby angered a former class president of the high school he attended after wearing a Central High School t-shirt during a press conference following his prison release.

President Biden touted Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership in addressing the immigration crisis Friday, amid reports of infighting in the West Wing.

Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., on Thursday introduced an amendment asking President Biden to declassify intelligence linking the Wuhan Institute of Virology to the origins of COVID-19.

As Americans prepare for their Fourth of July celebrations, Border Patrol agents patrolling the southern border have nabbed a slew of criminal illegal immigrants – including gang members and sex offenders – trying to get into the U.S.

Jesús Aguado / Reuters : Spain's competition watchdog CNMC says it is investigating possible anti-competitive practices in the sales of Apple products on Amazon   —  The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article.  We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta.

Bill Cosby is hoping to revitalize his comedic career, his spokesperson tells Fox News.

A source recently told Page Six that Lovato, who came out as non-binary in May, and Cyrus' behavior during their recording sessions had people wondering whether they were more than just friends.

Allies of Vice President Kamala Harris are making efforts to play damage control amid reports of White House infighting and staff complaints.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden snapped at reporters questioning him on the Afghanistan drawdown because he was “ready to be done answering questions.”

Sara Fischer / Axios : Simulmedia launches playerWON, which lets developers offer players in-game perks in exchange for watching 15- or 30-second ads in gaming consoles and PCs   —  After months of testing, marketers are finally going to be able to start running video ads within console and PC games.