Tech roundup #4 - Chinese live tutoring app is now worth $15.5 billion, FB Dating now in Europe, Antitrust lawsuit against Google
Happy Sunday! Welcome to the fourth edition of JAPM tech. There is a lot that happened this week, so let's get right to it.
Chinese live tutoring app Yuanfudao is now worth $15.5 billion
Yuanfudao, a homework tutoring app founded in 2012, has raised $2.2 billion from investors, surpassing Byju’s as the most valuable edtech company in the world. The Beijing-based company is now worth $15.5 billion dollars, almost double its valuation set in March.
Facebook Dating launches in Europe after 9-month+ delay over privacy concerns
Facebook’s dating bolt-on to its eponymous social networking service has finally launched in Europe, more than nine months after an earlier launch plan was derailed at the last minute over privacy concerns.
The Justice Department has filed its antitrust lawsuit against Google
After investigating Google for more than a year, the Justice Department has finally issued its antitrust lawsuit against the search giant, alleging that the company is “unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising in the United States.”
Google's response: This lawsuit would do nothing to help consumers