London-based 9fin, which offers AI-powered data analytics for debt markets, raised a $23M Series A+ led by Spark Capital, bringing its total funding to $37.2M (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:41 Rating: 5

Sources: LLC's tied to crypto news site The Block's CEO secretly received $43M in Alameda loans, used in part to acquire and run the site; CEO has now resigned (Sara Fischer/Axios) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:52 Rating: 5

Apple agrees to remove concealment clauses from staff and contractor agreements, which limited the ability to speak about harassment and other unlawful conduct (Patrick McGee/Financial Times) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 10:47 Rating: 5

Tokyo-based Ubie, which offers an AI-powered patient symptom questionnaire for medical care guidance, closed a $45M Series C, bringing its total funding to $76M (Jasmine Pennic/hitconsultant.net) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 20:43 Rating: 5

NordVPN: stolen data of 5 million people globally, including 600,000 Indians, have been sold on the Genesis, Russian, and 2easy bot markets for ~$6 on average (Anuran Sadhu/Reuters) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 19:42 Rating: 5

The SEC asks US public companies to disclose their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after "recent bankruptcies and financial distress" (Chelsey Cox/CNBC) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:56 Rating: 5

DocuSign reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $645.5M, vs. $627M est., and billings up 17% YoY to $659.4M, vs. $588.6M est.; stock is up ~10% after hours (Emily Bary/MarketWatch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 15:52 Rating: 5

GitHub launches Copilot for Business, with corporate licensing and policy controls, for $19/user per month, and claims it won't store or share companies' code (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:44 Rating: 5

Hong Kong will require virtual asset service providers to pass strict anti-money laundering guidelines and investor protection laws from June 1, 2023 (Prashant Jha/Cointelegraph) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

The FTC sues to block Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, charging that the deal would allow Microsoft to suppress its competitors in gaming (Washington Post) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:49 Rating: 5