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☆ Cloud-API startup Kong valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ben Bergman | Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

It's valued at about $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, sources say. AdvertisementKong, which offers cloud-based application programming interfaces, was valued at about $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, two people familiar with the matter said. Tiger Global declined to comment. Kong last raised $80 million in Series D funding in 2020, which valued the startup at $1.4 billion. Sapphire Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures, Index Ventures, CRV, Andreessen Horowitz, and Notable Capital also participated in that round.

Persons: Kong, Tiger, —, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Augusto, Aghi, Marietti, Marco Palladino Organizations: Tiger Global Management, Service, Kong, Tiger, Sapphire Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures, Index Ventures, CRV, Capital, PayPal, Nasdaq, Volvo

☆ Cloud API startup Kong valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Ben Bergman | Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The startup is valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, sources say. AdvertisementKong, which offers cloud-based application programming interfaces, is valued at around $2 billion in a new funding round led by Tiger Global Management, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Tiger Global declined to comment. Kong last raised $80 million in Series D funding in 2020, which valued the startup at $1.4 billion. Sapphire Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures, Index Ventures, CRV, Andreessen Horowitz, and Notable Capital also participated in that round.

Persons: Kong, Tiger, —, Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, Augusto, Aghi, Marietti, Marco Palladino Organizations: Kong, Tiger Global Management, Service, Tiger, Sapphire Ventures, Lombardstreet Ventures, Index Ventures, CRV, Capital, PayPal, Nasdaq, Volvo

☆ European soccer round-up: Robert Lewandowski hat-trick keeps Barcelona top of La Liga
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —With European soccer heading into its second international break of the season, league tables are starting to take shape. Spain’s La Liga: Barcelona ease to victory, injury woes for Real MadridRobert Lewandowski is a man in form. The Gunners were also forced to come from behind against Southampton after summer signing Cameron Archer gave the Saints the lead in the second half. Unacceptable second half. Fiorentina head coach Raffaele Palladino received a red card late on, as did Hernández, but the home side held on to clinch its second win of the season.

Persons: Real Madrid Robert Lewandowski, Lewandowski, Antonio Sivera, Hansi Flick –, Bayern Munich –, Lewy, ” Flick, “ He’s, Vincent West, Federico Valverde, Vinícius, Dani Carvajal, Carvajal, stretchered, Arne Slot –, Klopp –, Diogo Jota, Mateo Kovačić, Jérémy Doku, Rodrigo Muniz, Cameron Archer, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Erik ten Hag, Winger Brennan Johnson, James Maddison, Yankuba, Georginio Rutter, Danny Welbeck, Bryn Lennon, Ange Postecoglou, I’ve, We’ve, ”, Michael Olise, Kai Pfaffenbach, Omar Marmoush, Manuel Neuer, Bayer, Holstein, Victor Boniface, Jonas Hofmann, Max Geschwill, Fiete Arp, Gea, Fiorentina Goalkeeper David de Gea, De Gea, Moise Kean, –, Milan –, Viola, Theo Hernández, Matteo Gabbia, brough, Tammy Abraham, Jennifer Lorenzini, Christian Pulisic, Albert Guðmundsson, Raffaele Palladino Organizations: CNN, Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, La Liga, Raphinha, Bayern Munich, Reuters, Villarreal, England’s Premier League, Tottenham, Manchester City, Arsenal, Premier League, Klopp, Klopp – Liverpool, Crystal, Reds, City, Fulham, Gunners, Southampton, Liverpool . Manchester United, Aston Villa, Brighton’s American, Sunday, Spurs, Brighton, ” Spurs, Sky Sports, Bundesliga, Bayern, Leverkusen, Leipzig, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bavarian, Bayer Leverkusen, Holstein Kiel, Serie, Fiorentina Goalkeeper, Fiorentina, AC Milan, Manchester United, Milan, Reuters American Locations: Europe’s, Barcelona, Polish, La, Madrid, Liverpool, Portuguese, City, Holstein Kiel .

☆ 11 little-known secrets about Rory Gilmore even die-hard 'Gilmore Girls' fans may not remember
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Stephanie Ashe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Alexis Bledel on "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." NetflixAlmost 10 years after "Gilmore Girls" ended, the showrunners revived the series on Netflix's "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life." On the series, viewers find out that Rory is pregnant, but it's unclear who the father is. Over the course of the revival, she's shown in an on-again, off-again relationship with both her boyfriend Paul and ex-boyfriend Logan. Matt Czuchry, who played Logan, told Us Weekly in 2021 that creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Dan Palladino told him who the father is.

Persons: Alexis Bledel, Gilmore, Rory, she's, Paul, Logan, There's, Jess Mariano, Matt Czuchry, Amy Sherman, Palladino, Dan Palladino Organizations: Netflix Locations: New York

☆ After Outcry, Writers Guild Tries to Explain Silence on Hamas Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

They also noted that other major Hollywood unions had issued statements condemning the attack. “I hope this letter goes a long way to sort of calming some of it down,” said Mr. Gordon, who signed the open letter to the guild. He will change his guild membership status to “financial core,” according to his letter. Under that designation, he will still receive the contract benefits earned by the guild but he will no longer be able to vote or attend any guild meetings. “If one cannot condemn, clearly, and without reservation, what Hamas perpetrated, one’s moral compass is absent, not broken.”

Persons: ”, Meredith Stiehm, Michele Mulroney, Betsy Thomas, Jerry Seinfeld, Eric Roth, Amy Sherman, Palladino, Maisel, “, Howard Gordon, Gordon, Dan Gordon, “ Wyatt Earp, Mr, Gordon’s, pusillanimous Organizations: Writers Guild of America West, The New York Times, Toronto Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Polish

☆ Writers Guild Faces Backlash for Not Condemning Hamas Attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Nicole Sperling | More About Nicole Sperling | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Just weeks after the Writers Guild of America displayed solidarity by ending a monthslong strike and voting overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract with the major entertainment companies, the union is being roiled by a fight over its lack of a public statement condemning the Hamas attack on Israel. On Oct. 15, eight days after the attack, a group of screenwriters signed an open letter to the Writers Guild asking why it had not issued a statement condemning the attack. The letter now has more than 300 signers, including Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Sherman-Palladino (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Gideon Raff (“Homeland”). Later Friday, Meredith Stiehm, the president of the Writers Guild of America West, sent an email to members who had inquired about the lack of a response. “For these reasons, we have decided not to comment publicly.”Calls to the union on Monday were not returned.

Persons: Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Sherman, Palladino, Maisel, Gideon Raff, ”, Meredith Stiehm, “, ” Jonathan Greenblatt, Maha Dakhil, Israel, Dakhil, Bryan Lourd, Natalie Portman, Tom Cruise, Reese Witherspoon Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild, The New York Times, Defamation League, Hollywood, Creative Artists Agency, The Times Locations: Israel

☆ UK air traffic control failure: Disruption to last for ‘days’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Travelers have been warned that the chaos brought about by a UK air traffic control failure earlier this week will continue for days. After waiting at the airport for an update, Palladino, who lives in the UK, was informed that the flight was canceled. “Due to yesterday’s technical issues suffered by UK Air Traffic Control, there may be some continuing disruption on some routes, including flight cancellations,” reads a statement from London’s Heathrow Airport on Tuesday. Passengers are however advised to check the status of their flight with the airline before travelling to the airport. “Our priority is always to ensure that every flight in the UK remains safe and we are sincerely sorry for the disruption this is causing.

Persons: Mark Harper, ” Harper, NATS, Rosa Palladino, Palladino, ”, Lee Vanstone, “ Organizations: CNN — Travelers, Transport, BBC, Air Traffic Services, CNN Travel, Gatwick Airport, Pisa Airport, UK Air Traffic Control, Gatwick, Gatwick LGW, British Airways Locations: Naples, Italy, Pisa

☆ The Wild Life and Times of a Soon-to-Be Former City Ballet Dancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Gia Kourlas | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“He’s such a technician and this classicist and also contemporary and free — he’s an investigator, you know?” Whelan said. He is engaged to the fashion designer Zac Posen, whom he met at City Ballet and became close with during the pandemic. Much of his life has been erratic and wild, fueled, in part, by drug and alcohol addiction. He started ballet training at 4 with the now-defunct Charleston Ballet Theater in South Carolina and performed as a child. “It was a really weird situation,” Vera Ball, his mother, said, “but, yeah, that’s what we had to do.”

☆ 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' celebrates premiere of fifth and final season at NYSE opening bell
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' celebrates premiere of fifth and final season at NYSE opening bellAmy Sherman-Palladino, Daniel Palladino and Rachel Brosnahan of 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the overall experience, the relationship with Amazon and more.

☆ HBO is No. 1 as 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows: Apple's a big spender and 'there's a sheen when you're a Hulu show,' but there's 'fear in the air' at Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

"It's definitely been not the most exciting and robust year," said one TV agent at a major agency. Around 70 people at HBO and HBO Max have been let go this year, and their comedy development teams have merged. While WBD doesn't break out streamer-specific figures, it said on Thursday's earnings call that HBO Max, HBO, and Discovery+ have a combined 94.9 million subscribers, ensuring that any show on HBO Max has the chance to get a lot of eyeballs. They'll also take smaller swings in the genre department, do things at a lower budget," said the second TV agent. Echoed the first TV agent: "You pitch and sell to them if no one else wants it."

☆ 14 TV insiders rank the streamers where they want to sell shows now as Apple TV+ closes in on HBO Max amid turmoil at Warner Bros. Discovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elaine Low | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

☆ Pablo Mari: 'I was lucky. I saw a person die in front of me,' says soccer star after being stabbed in back during attack in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Ben Church Sharon Braithwaite | Ben Church | Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Arsenal defender Pablo Mari, who is currently on loan at Italian club AC Monza, says he was “lucky” after being injured during a stabbing attack in Italy on Thursday. One person died and four people were injured in the attack which took place on the outskirts of Milan, according to Italian national police. He underwent surgery on Saturday to “reconstruct the two injured muscles” in his back, according to AC Monza. I saw a person die in front of me,” Mari told Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport from hospital. LaPresse/APCNN’s affiliate SkyTG24 reported Thursday that AC Monza had requested for its match against Bologna on Monday to be postponed.

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