Epic Games escalates legal battle with Apple –
Summary
The battle between Epic Games and Apple continues, Facebook faces criticism in India and Pinterest appoints its first Black board member. Apple said at the time that it would “make every effort to work with Epic to resolve these violations.” Facebook faces heat in India after report on hate speech posts — The debate was sparked by a Wall Street Journal report claiming that Facebook’s top public-policy executive in India had opposed applying the company’s hate-speech rules to a member of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. — The delightfully named startup delivers groceries, like fresh kimchi and Japanese desserts, to major cities across the U.S. Amex acquires SoftBank-backed Kabbage after tough 2020 for the SMB lender — Amex’s acquisition will include employees, technology and financial data, but “Kabbage’s pre-existing loan portfolio is not included in the purchase agreement.” Founders can raise funding before launching a product — I spoke to Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson about how to pitch VCs before you’ve built a real product. How tech can build more resilient supply chains — Coatue’s Caryn Marooney recently made the jump into venture capital. US Commerce Department updates rules to further limit Huawei’s chip access — The new restrictions follow a similar decree announced in May.