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GrubMarket acquires FreshGoGo and Zuckerberg regrets being pressured by White House to remove content ✋

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Zuckerberg regrets bowing to White House 'pressure' over Covid

The billionaire says White House officials pressured Meta to remove content 'for months' in 2021.

www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxlpjlgdzjo

Food delivery is seeing more consolidation: GrubMarket snaps up FreshGoGo | TechCrunch

GrubMarket, the $3.6-billion, food delivery and supply chain startup backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock and nearly 100 other investors, has snapped up

techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/food-delivery-is-seeing-more-consolidation-grubmarket-snaps-up-freshgogo

Planera raises $13.5M to help solve the gnarly problem of scheduling for construction contractors | TechCrunch

Planera, scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million to expand its reach and help general contractors with more features.

techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/planera-raises-13-5m-to-help-solve-the-gnarly-problem-of-scheduling-for-construction-contractors