The Brutalist Report

TechCrunch

• SoundCloud introduces a cheaper plan for artists [16d]
• FTC bans hidden junk fees in short-term lodging, live-event ticket prices [16d]
• Shein must cede Indians’ data, control of local ops to re-enter India [16d]
• Databricks raises $10B as it barrels toward an IPO [16d]
• Popular LatAm digital payment service AstroPay launches multi-currency wallet [16d]
• Focused Energy buys two of the world’s most powerful lasers for its fusion quest [16d]
• Texas medical school says hackers stole sensitive health data of 1.4 million individuals [16d]
• Meta fined $263M over 2018 security breach that affected ~3M EU users [16d]
• Nuon helps companies deploy their software into their customers’ cloud accounts [16d]
• Pineapple on pizza is delicious — and if you disagree, you can’t log in to WordPress.org [16d]
• Remote enables USDC crypto payouts for contractors [16d]
• EU to investigate TikTok’s response to election security risks in Romania [16d]
• As account-to-account payments startups falter, Volume raises fresh cash [16d]
• Travel is back: Hostaway raises $365M at $925M valuation [16d]
• Meta to set up $50M privacy payment scheme to settle Australian proceeding [16d]
• Kakao Mobility hit with $10.5M antitrust fine for limiting rivals’ access [16d]
• Agave, the startup behind Find the Cat, finds $18M [16d]
• Alphabet-backed Indian lender files for $171M IPO [16d]