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Sources: data analytics service Databricks is in talks to raise a private funding round, potentially valuing it at ~$27B; Databricks was valued at $6.2B in 2019(Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)

Sources: data analytics service Databricks is in talks to raise a private funding round, potentially valuing it at ~$27B; Databricks…

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IDC: Oculus device sales in 2021 are estimated to be between 5.3M and 6.8M units, up from an estimated 3.5M units in 2020(Dan Gallagher/Wall Street Journal)

IDC: Oculus device sales in 2021 are estimated to be between 5.3M and 6.8M units, up from an estimated 3.5M…

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Brazil-based Gupy, which uses AI to help around 1,500 companies select, hire, and train employees, raises ~$93M led by SoftBank Latin America Fund and Riverwood(Aluisio Alves/Reuters)

Brazil-based Gupy, which uses AI to help around 1,500 companies select, hire, and train employees, raises ~$93M led by SoftBank…

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Fishbrain, a Stockholm-based sport fishing app, social network, and digital marketplace with ~12M users, raises $31M from Consensus, Adrigo Asset, and SoftBank(FinSMEs)

Fishbrain, a Stockholm-based sport fishing app, social network, and digital marketplace with ~12M users, raises $31M from Consensus, Adrigo Asset,…

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Many celebrities promoting NFTs, like Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon, are either represented by, or have links to, OpenSea investor Creative Artists Agency(Max Read/Read Max)

Many celebrities promoting NFTs, like Paris Hilton and Jimmy Fallon, are either represented by, or have links to, OpenSea investor…

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Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may seek algorithm access(Dell Cameron/Gizmodo)

Facebook Oversight Board member told UK Parliament that the panel feels constrained when reviewing decisions on a case-by-case basis, may…

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Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: “boom times of the last decade are unambiguously over”(Wall Street Journal)

Sequoia, YC, Craft Ventures, and other VCs give startups advice on surviving the downturn; Lightspeed: “boom times of the last…

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Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on WhatsApp on NYE 2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+ live streams across Facebook and Instagram(About Facebook)

Facebook says there were 1.4B+ voice and video calls on WhatsApp on NYE 2020 globally, up 50%+ YoY, and 55M+…

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An oral history of Amazon’s cloud storage service S3, which debuted 15 years ago to store 20B objects and has scaled to store 100T objects by 2020(Tom Krazit/Protocol)

An oral history of Amazon’s cloud storage service S3, which debuted 15 years ago to store 20B objects and has…

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Profile of PodSwap, a startup offering a battery replacement service for Apple’s AirPods, and a great example of why we need right-to-repair legislation(Kif Leswing/CNBC)

Profile of PodSwap, a startup offering a battery replacement service for Apple’s AirPods, and a great example of why we…

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