With Tech on the Defensive, SXSW Takes an Introspective Turn bit.ly/2O4zGDr | #business Elizabeth Warren took a shot at Big Tech. And people who are already concerned with the industry’s size, privacy issues, and ethical conundrums want solutions.

Kamala Harris Wants to Give States Millions to Overhaul Tech bit.ly/2O33JLP | #business The Digital Service Act of 2019 would help state and local governments hire the talent they need to fix the often outdated tools and websites Americans use every day.

WeWork Labs is launching a food tech accelerator tcrn.ch/2Cenprx | #business WeWork Labs, the coworking giant’s startup program that relaunched just over a year ago, is announcing a new initiative focused on food and agriculture startups — WeWork Food Labs. Roee Adler…

AI photo startup Polarr raises an $11.5 million Series A tcrn.ch/2Jd0tii | #business Bay Area photography startup Polarr announced this morning that it has raised an $11.5 million Series A. The new round of funding, led by Threshold Ventures with participation from Pea…

ProdPerfect gets $2.6 million to automate QA testing for web apps tcrn.ch/2UIYzac | #business ProdPerfect, a New York-based startup focused on automating QA testing for web apps, has announced the close of a $2.6 million Seed round co-led by Eniac Ventures and Fika Ven…

Populus raises $3.1 million to help cities make sense of shared scooters and bikes tcrn.ch/2u8BbYe | #business Cities are seemingly down for this new era of transportation, which entails micromobility services and ride hailing, and operators are increasingly more down …

London proptech startup Nested has laid off 20% of its workforce citing ‘Brexit uncertainty’ tcrn.ch/2TCm1cT | #business Nested, the London-based “data-driven” estate agency that provides a cash advance to help you buy a new home before you’ve sold your old one, has la…

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Facebook's Sloppy Data-Sharing Deals Might Be Criminal bit.ly/2u8Tv3y | #business Prosecutors in New York reportedly are investigating the company's sharing agreements with other firms, which may have exposed personal information without user consent.

This robot can park your car for you tcrn.ch/2Hk79cx | #business French startup Stanley Robotics showed off its self-driving parking robot at Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport today. While I couldn’t be there in person, the service is going live by the end of March 2019. And …

Firework officially launches a short-form video storytelling app, backed by Lightspeed tcrn.ch/2F3YlUM | #business Facebook usage declined for the first time in a decade, while video-centric apps like TikTok are being touted as the future of social media. Entering this…

Chris Cox Is Leaving Facebook bit.ly/2ClbZlQ | #business Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, announced he’s leaving the company one week after Mark Zuckerberg published his privacy manifesto.