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Quibi is shutting down — The Verge

Quibi — the shortform mobile-focused streaming service — is shutting down after just over six months of operation; writes Chaim Gartenberg.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/21/21527197/quibi-streaming-service-mobile-shutting-down-end-katzenberg

You can find an open letter by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, talking about the shut down, on Medium here.

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Island raises $175M

Dallas, Texas-based enterprise browser company Island raised $175 million in Series D funding, raising the company's valuation to $3 billion.

Binance founder Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison — Gizmodo

Zhao pleaded guilty to money laundering violations as part of Binance’s agreement with the United States Department of Justice, writes Maxwell Zeff in Gizmodo. 

StepSecurity raises $3M

Seattle, WA-based cybersecurity startup StepSecurity has closed a $3 million seed funding round.