Apna becomes youngest startup to enter unicorn club in 21 months

Prior to this, business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Udaan was the fastest domestic startup to reach unicorn status, within 26 months of its registration.

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T-Mobile Data Breach to Be Investigated by Massachusetts Attorney General

Massachusetts' attorney general said she will investigate the cyberattack against T-Mobile US that exposed personal information of more than 53 million people.

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Anar B2B app gets seed funding from Elevation Capital, Accel India

Anar, a business-to-business networking app for small and medium enterprises, will use the funding from Elevation Capital and Accel India for building the product and hiring across functions.

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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son says smart robots can revitalise Japan growth, competitiveness

The SoftBank founder now sees a future with "smart robots that will replace not just the manufacturing, industrial working population, but the entire working population."

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Rakuten enters B2B space in India, launches SaaS product SixthSense

SixthSense, which will be available on a subscription model, will help provide end-to-end visibility of the entire IT environment, from development to business operations, says Rakuten India CEO Sunil Gopinath.

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Uber CTO Sukumar Rathnam steps down after less than a year on the job

An Uber spokesperson did not specify the reason for CTO Sukumar Rathnam's departure but Business Insider reported earlier that he had been increasingly at odds with Chief Product Officer Sundeep Jain.

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Snap Inc hires Jacqueline Beauchere as first global head of platform safety

Snap said that after a long search it hired Jacqueline Beauchere, who will represent its safety work to regulators, lawmakers and partners and help advise on new policies and initiatives. Beauchere was at Microsoft for more than 20 years including as its chief online safety officer.

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