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We can keep a secret. Can you?: If you’ve been dying to have a secret conversation with your friends on Messenger, you don’t have to wait much longer. Meta plans to roll out default end-to-end encryption by the end of the year. Enter the chat.
$1 billion richer: Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund rained down $1 billion into Ambani’s Reliance Retail to value the India-based company at $100 billion. See how Reliance will grow.
For when you can’t think of anything to say: Lex raised $2.75 million for its AI writing tool that helps writers get past blocks. Now, what was I saying?
Welcome to the stage: Now that in-person events are back, baby, investors are pumping money into the industry again. The latest recipient is Dice, which got $65 million for its event discovery and ticketing platform. Read more.
Num num: MOSH, the brain health bar brand started by Maria Shriver and her son, Patrick Schwarzenegger, grabbed its first institutional funding, $3 million, to get on store shelves. Take a bite.
Baby steps: Meet Apptronik’s humanoid robot, Apollo. It’s got such a cute walk.
Pushing buttons: The iOS 17 beta teased that Apple might be giving the iPhone 15 Pro an “Action Button.” Press here.
Any way you slice it: Your résumé can always use some “zhuzhing,” and jobs platform CakeResume brought in $5 million in fresh funding to help software engineers and designers show off their work while finding a job. Piece of cake.
Like magic: A creative tool for artists, Wand.app raises $4.2 million to turn your drawings into professional-looking images. Read more.
More for your Wednesday:
The late-stage venture market is crumbling (TC+)
WhatsApp now lets users create groups without names
X changes its API to retire legacy tiers and endpoints
Third time’s the charm? Sony makes $200 PlayStation Portal in-home handheld official
Crypto lender Maple Finance raises $5M to enter Asia amid regulatory clarity
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