MotherDuck, which plans to commercialize its lightweight database DuckDB, raised $47.5M across a seed and Series A led by Redpoint and a16z, respectively (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:41 Rating: 5

A look at a doc from Twitter's trust and safety team on Nov. 1 that detailed how the new Blue subscription could be abused, largely ignored in a rush to launch (Casey Newton/Platformer) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 18:41 Rating: 5

The Epic Games-Apple antitrust battle resumes in appeals court; the US DOJ and state of California have been granted time to explain antitrust legal frameworks (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Source: Twitter is no longer fulfilling key prerequisites for it to claim Ireland as its "main establishment" under the EU's GDPR, following execs' departures (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:44 Rating: 5

Google launches Health Connect in beta on the Play Store with partners including Peloton, Oura, Flo, MyFitnessPal, and Samsung, after months in "early access" (Abner Li/9to5Google) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:44 Rating: 5

Analysis of FTX's calamitous balance sheet and Serum, a coin and protocol created by FTX, marked as the largest "deliverable" asset at ~$5.4B before November 8 (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Binance plans to implement a new Proof-of-Reserves protocol developed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin after sharing a snapshot of its wallets last week (Andrew Asmakov/Decrypt) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:41 Rating: 5

Google agrees to a record $391.5M privacy settlement with a coalition of 40 state AGs over charges it misled users into thinking they disabled location tracking (Cecilia Kang/New York Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:41 Rating: 5

Jeff Bezos says he plans to give away the majority of his $124B net worth, but offers few specifics; Bezos has been criticized for not signing the Giving Pledge (Brian Fung/CNN) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 03:41 Rating: 5

Seeking to diversify its revenue streams, Klarna launches a price comparison tool in the US, UK, and Nordics; Klarna acquired PriceRunner for ~$125M in 2022 (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 03:41 Rating: 5