Hello and welcome to my Nuzzel newsletter!
Malte Goesche
(Ended up in Berlin by way of SF. Trying not to break too many things @Bild. Rooting for @WerderBremen. Married to @KlaraTava. Dual citizen.)
Wall Street Journal
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Peter Rudegeair
– Sep 19, 2019, 10:00 AM
Stripe Inc. climbed closer to the top ranks of the highest-priced U.S. startups after a new fundraising round valued the financial-technology company at $35 billion. Venture-capital firms Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz…
The New York Times
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Matthew Rosenberg
– Sep 19, 2019, 8:12 AM
WASHINGTON — The internal watchdog for American spy agencies declined repeatedly in a briefing on Thursday to disclose to lawmakers the content of a potentially explosive whistle-blower complaint that is said to involve a discussion between…
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce and soon Tumblr, has closed a $300 million funding round at a $3 billion post-money valuation. The Series D round has a single investor, Salesforce Ventures. Founding rounds are something…
Reuters
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Ahmad Sultan Abdul Qadir Sediqi
– Sep 19, 2019, 1:12 AM
JALALABAD/ KABULJALALABAD/ KABUL (Reuters) - At least 30 civilians were killed and 40 injured in an air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, backed by U.S. air support, in eastern Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday. The attack, on…
The Verge
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Julia Alexander
– Sep 19, 2019, 10:00 AM
YouTube is rolling out changes to its verification program for creators, making it tougher for growing channels to earn a checkmark beside their name and removing verification badges from people who don't meet the heightened criteria. YouTube's…
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