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Dutch startup TheyDo has raised $34mn to solve “the biggest business problem” of the century:  scaling customer journeys. Founded in 2019, the company produces a live platform that provides actionable insights about customers. Enterprises can use the tools at every step of the journey, from discovery to purchase to after-sales. Current clients include Fortune 500 members Ford, Johnson & Johnson, and Home Depot. The software’s USP is a holistic approach that breaks down data siloes and…

Amazon settled two different privacy cases with the Federal Trade Commission for just under $31 million Wednesday, agreeing to penalties for violating children’s privacy with its Alexa smart speakers and exposing Ring smart doorbell users videos to every employee at the company.Uh Oh, Amazon Bought Your Favorite Robot CompanyAccording to the FTC’s lawsuit against Ring, the company gave every single employee unrestricted access to users’ videos, including third-party contractors with no special training about handling the…

In court documents this week, Xcel Energy revealed it has spent $6 million and may spend up to $25 million more on environmental cleanup efforts in the area of Elitch Gardens. From 1889 to 1928, the Public Service Company of Colorado, a predecessor and subsidiary of Xcel, operated a manufactured gas plant along what was then Wewatta Street between 7th and 10th. The power plant was demolished in the 1950s and ’60s, according to Xcel. By the 1980s, environmental testing had revealed contaminants in the soil and groundwater.…

The world of cryptocurrency has always excited its enthusiasts with its unpredictability in prices or unexpected developments. No one expected the emergence of the meme coins with Dogecoin (DOGE) in 2013 starting out as a fun joke and then quickly becoming a lucrative multi-billion dollar worth entity. That spawned other exciting challengers, like Shiba Inu (SHIB), demonstrating how the crypto market is unparalleled in its ability to churn up an intriguing twist. All of that could possibly be trumped by the impending…

Egyptian fintech Money Fellows has raised $31 million in what it describes as the first close of its Series B investment. The round, which the startup expects to top up in the coming months, was led by CommerzVentures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) and Arzan Venture Capital. Other participating investors include Partech, Sawari Ventures, Invenfin, National Investment Company (NIC), 4DX Ventures and P1Ventures. Money Fellows has raised $37 million in total funding since its inception. Money Fellows’ premise is…

Kevin Spacey has lost his bid to overturn a $31 million arbitration award he was ordered to pay House of Cards producer MRC for sexual misconduct involving young crewmembers behind the scenes of the Netflix series. Spacey was dropped from the Netflix series during its sixth season after allegations surfaced that he preyed on young men. The dispute was sent to arbitration, where an arbitrator found that the actor breached his contract by violating anti-harassment policies and failing to provide services…

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Strapi, known for its open-source headless CMS, raises a $31M Series B led by CRV and says it plans to launch its Strapi Cloud service in 2023 — Strapi, an open source content management system (CMS), today announced that it raised $31 million in Series B funding led by CRV with participation … Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Strapi, known for its open-source headless CMS, raises a $31M Series B led by CRV and says it plans to launch its Strapi Cloud service in…