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Stories naming Tim Cook. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Breakthrough Victoria heads a $13 million investment into augmented reality company JigSpace, with Aura Ventures, Anorak Ventures and returning backers taking part; the Melbourne firm plans US offices and team growth.
Breakthrough Victoria led a $13m raise for AR platform JigSpace, investing via convertible note alongside Aura Ventures, Anorak Ventures and returning backers, with Victorian job growth expected.
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Weekly roundup covering CBA's strategic stakes in Little Birdie and Amber, several Australian funding rounds, Zip's BNPL acquisitions, Tritium's planned NASDAQ listing, Amazon's MGM purchase and other global tech news.
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Weekly roundup covering Main Sequence's second-fund close, operating partner hires at Blackbird and AirTree, raises by Sea Forest, Adventus.io, Halter and others, acquisitions by Equiem, Stripe and Toyota, plus Big Tech earnings.
Daily tech roundup covering Alphabet and Microsoft quarterly results, Songtradr's purchase of Tunefind, Facebook banning Craig Kelly, and NSW consultation on food delivery rider insurance.
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Tech roundup covering Apple and Google's contact-tracing API fixing CovidSafe, Afterpay's US user growth, Tesla dropping a lawsuit, and Bevan Slattery selling a third of his Megaport stake for $65 million.
The Guardian reports Apple is negotiating to buy Sydney keyboard startup Sonder, whose chief executive met Tim Cook; it recalls a university program stint and a state government grant.