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Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
Hadrian Automation, which is building largely automated factories to produce space and defense parts, raises $90M led by Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz  —  - Los Angeles-based machining parts start-up Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in a new round of funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.

Jack Schickler / CoinDesk:
EU parliament votes to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, including by enforcing KYC rules on unhosted wallets  —  Lawmakers are set to end even the smallest anonymous crypto transactions, and plan measures that could see unregulated exchanges cut off.

Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
Open source containerization company Docker raises a $105M Series C led by Bain Capital Ventures at a $2.1B valuation, bringing its total funding to $163M  —  It wasn't that long ago that Docker looked like it was on the ropes.  In 2019, it sold its enterprise business and decided …

Allison Johnson / The Verge:
Review of the $899 OnePlus 10 Pro, available in the US on April 14: sleek build but subpar cameras, no IP rating for the unlocked version, and no 5G on AT&T  —  It's a likable device, but OnePlus still has some work to do  —  The 10 Pro is OnePlus all grown up.

Tarush Bhalla / The Economic Times:
Sources: a Competition Commission of India probe into Google's Play Store billing guidelines found they are “unfair and discriminatory”  —  In addition, the regulator also examined allegations that Google used “search manipulation' to push Google Pay.

Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Interview with pseudonymous Ukrainian IT specialist Danylo, who released chat logs from the Russia-linked Conti ransomware gang, on his motivations and more  —  As Russian artillery began raining down on his homeland last month, one Ukrainian computer researcher decided to fight back the best …

Bloomberg:
Some prominent crypto executives, including FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, are pushing to be regulated by the CFTC, not the SEC, a smaller agency focused on futures  —  It was a classic Washington networking party.  Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX …

Marlize van Romburgh / Crunchbase News:
Chief, a social network with 12,000+ users that helps businesswomen rise into positions of power, raises a $100M Series B led by CapitalG at a $1.1B valuation  —  Chief, a private network designed to help more businesswomen rise into positions of power, raised a $100 million Series B investment led …

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Google begins trialing its updated Privacy Sandbox tools globally, including Topics and FLEDGE APIs, starting with developers, followed by Chrome Beta users  —  Google has just announced the next stage of trials of its Privacy Sandbox proposal — focused on ads relevance and measurement.

Kul Bhushan / Tech in Asia:
India-based Wiz Freight, a service for booking and managing cross-border shipments, raises a $36M Series A in equity and debt led by Tiger Global  —  India-based Wiz Freight, a digital cross-border supply chain startup, has raised 2.75 billion rupees (US$36 million) - a mix of equity and debt …

Jon Porter / The Verge:
Google Search to add “highly cited” labels to direct users to original news sources, coming “soon” in the US on mobile and “in the coming weeks” globally  —  And new notices will help searchers check the validity of information

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Intel acquires Granulate, which develops tools to optimize computing infrastructure with AI, sources say for $650M; PitchBook says Granulate raised $45.6M  —  Last year, when we wrote about new investment for Israeli startup Granulate — which applies AI to high-priority computing workloads …

David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
A profile of Ben McKenzie, star of The O.C. who has become a prominent crypto critic and is writing a book with journalist Jacob Silverman  —  The actor, best known for his starring role in “The O.C.,” has become an outspoken critic of a volatile market driven by speculation.  Who's listening?

Molly White:
An analysis of Axie Infinity hack: Sky Maven taking six days to disclose it is irresponsible and people likely lost money needed to live, not just spare cash  —  On March 23, cryptocurrency priced at around $625 million was stolen from the Ronin network, which is the blockchain that powers the game Axie Infinity.

Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Analysis: majority of the most-viewed Reels on Meta's platforms are anonymous or reposted; Meta says Reels is Instagram's biggest engagement growth contributor  —  Facebook's pivot back to video shows how badly it needs young people.  —  Meta, the parent company of Facebook, needs to stay relevant.

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