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FinSMEs : Oakland-based Mayvenn, which offers an e-commerce tool and a marketplace for salon services, has raised a $40M Series C led by Cleveland Ave   —  Mayvenn, an Oakland, CA-based beauty-tech company, raised $40M in Series C funding.  —  The round was led by Cleveland Ave …

Stand-up comedian Jak Knight has reportedly died at 28. Knight co-wrote and produced Peacock's "Bust Down" and contributed to Netflix's "Big Mouth" and ABC's "Black-ish."

CNBC : The 2022 “crypto winter” differs from previous crashes, in part due to the macro environment, the TerraUSD collapse, excess leverage, and contagion via 3AC   —  - Cryptocurrencies have suffered a brutal comedown this year, losing $2 trillion in value since the height of a massive rally in 2021.

Financial Times : India escalates its crackdown on Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, which control ~60% of its smartphone market, with claims of tax evasion and unlawful remittances   —  Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi hit by claims of tax evasion and unlawful remittances in legal actions that have stoked tensions with China

Kodak Black was arrested in Florida on Friday on drug possession and trafficking charges. He was reportedly arrested with $75,000 in cash and 31 oxycodone pills.

President Joe Biden promoted freedom in the Middle East as the best way to "unleash" the area's potential but also acknowledged that freedom is sometimes 'not fun.'

Hilaria Baldwin took to Instagram to share that the "wear and tear" on her body after seven pregnancies has forced her to "slow down." Alec and Hilaria are welcoming their seventh child together.

Alastair McCready / VICE : Online scam centers in Southeast Asia have perfected “pig butchering”, a romance-meets-investment fraud, to lure victims into bogus investment schemes   —  Thousands of imprisoned and abused workers are propping up Southeast Asia's ‘pig butchering’ industry, an online fraud emptying bank accounts across the world.

Republican lawmakers Rep. Jim Banks and Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley probing him about recent alleged statements in a book.

President Biden arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Friday ahead of an energy summit in the kingdom where administration officials say he will focus on energy security and the issue of human rights.

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : FCC Chair proposes new US broadband standard of 100Mbps up and 20Mbps down; the proposal would need to pass a vote in the currently deadlocked FCC   —  Pai FCC said 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up was enough—Rosenworcel proposes 100/20Mbps.  —  Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel …

Former President Donald Trump's top fundraising committees hauled in over $17 million during the April-June second quarter of 2022, in another sign of his continued political clout

Brian Steinberg / Variety : Disney plans to raise ESPN+'s monthly subscription from $6.99 to $9.99 and its annual price from $69.99 to $99.99, 43% increases, starting on August 23, 2022   —  The Disney-backed streaming-video sports service intends to raise its monthly subscription fee by $3 a month …

Britney Spears' dad Jamie Spears has been ordered to sit for a deposition regarding accusations he had the pop star's room under surveillance while he was her conservator.

Eric July launched "Isom #1" through his publishing company Rippaverse Comics and his woke-free comic book has earned more than $1.7 million in pre-orders.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, refused to condemn ShutDownDC after it offered bounties to people who share the locations of the six conservative Supreme Court justices.

Nikkei Asia : Sources: Intel told customers it will raise prices on most of its CPUs and other products in autumn due to rising costs; source: prices could raise up to 20%   —  Customers told move is a response to cost pressures  —  Intel flagged future “targeted” price rises when it presented its last quarterly earnings in April.

Nearly four months after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock while he was presenting an award at the 2022 Oscars, Kevin Hart shared that Smith is apologetic and in a "better space."

A California appeals court lifted its opposition to unsealing court documents in former director Roman Polanski's decades-old sex case in Los Angeles.

Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was moved to Chicago Tuesday to stand trial for his federal sex crimes case where he has been accused of rigging a past state trial of his.

A massive group of hundreds of migrants streamed across the border in Texas on Wednesday morning, one of a number massive groups that has sought to enter the U.S.

Shweta Sharma / CSO : Barracuda survey: 94% of 800 senior IT and security officers of industrial IoT or OT systems faced some form of attack on their systems in the past 12 months   —  A report commissioned by cloud security company Barracuda found that 94% of respondents have experienced some form of attack …

Ana de Armas revealed the constant paparazzi attention focused on her relationship with ex Ben Affleck prompted her to leave LA. De Armas and Affleck split in January 2021.

The Emmy Awards have been bringing together televisions biggest stars since 1949. Every year, the list of Emmy nominations makes headlines and creates buzz for the show.

Pennsylvania Republicans torched Democrat Governor Tom Wolf's veto of a high-profile bill that would have barred transgender biological male athletes from competing in women's sports.

Camila Alves McConaughey, a children's book author, model and businesswoman, said "I do" to Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey in 2012. The couple share three children.

James Vincent / The Verge : In Germany, South Korea, and other countries, BMW starts selling subscriptions or charging one-time fees to unlock heated seats, engine sound options, and more   —  The auto industry is racing towards a future full of microtransactions  —  BMW is now selling subscriptions for heated seats …

"Yellowstone" was completely shut out of the 2022 Emmy awards. A-list actors including Jennifer Aniston and Mandy Moore also recieved no acting nominations.

Gov. Larry Hogan trades fire with Trump in the Maryland GOP gubernatorial primary race, as the former president calls the incumbent governor a "RINO"

Todd Spangler / Variety : Google says YouTube TV has 5M+ subscribers including free trial users, making it the US' biggest internet pay-TV provider and fifth-largest TV distributor   —  Google says YouTube TV has surpassed 5 million accounts — making it the U.S.'s biggest internet-based pay TV service.

President Biden met with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, where he raised the fentanyl crisis, as well as the ongoing crisis at the southern border.

Pete Davidson is set to make his first on-screen appearance in the "Kardashians" since he began dating Kim Kardashian. The comedian appeared in the trailer for season two.

Meghan McCain criticized Elon Musk and Nick Cannon for their views on having as many kids as possible. The TV personality called them out as being "dystopian."

President Biden incorrectly stated during a speech Monday that the mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, happened more than a century ago in 1918.

Marilyn Monroe was a beloved actress in the '50s and continued to be even past her death in 1962. The details of her death are still investigated today.

GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker was roasted on Twitter Monday for his explanation of why the Green New Deal was beneficial for global polluters like China and India.

Jon Porter / The Verge : WhatsApp rolls about the ability for users to react to messages with any emoji, not just its chosen six   —  The new feature is rolling out now  —  WhatsApp users will soon have the ability to react to messages with any emoji, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a Facebook post.

The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan gun bill late Thursday night in a 65-33 vote. The bill now heads to the House.

New York Times : Sources: defense contractor L3Harris scuttled plans to buy NSO Group despite alleged US intel officials' support, after the Biden admin's outrage over the talks   —  The American contractor L3 Harris is said to have cited support from intelligence officials for its effort to acquire NSO …

Biz Carson / Protocol : VC funding in Latin America, which hit a record $14.8B in 2021 according to PitchBook, has slowed down in 2022 amid a downturn as some investors pull back   —  Shu Nyatta's friends thought he was crazy when he said he was going to move to Miami and start investing in companies in Latin America.

Johnny Depp seems to sing about his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in tracks on upcoming album with Jeff Beck following his $10 million win in defamation trial.

The Biden administration is weighing whether it has the authority to declare a public health emergency on abortion access, the president said Sunday.

Sen. Dick Durbin argued that other senators may see tragedies similar to that of Highland Park in their own states if they don't work to pass meaningful gun legislation.

Prince George watched Novak Djokovic win his seventh Wimbledon title from the Royal Box on Sunday with his parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William.