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Fintech company Revolut has completed a new share sale that lifts its valuation by 53% to $115 billion. Glade Brook, Coatue and T. Rowe Price were among the investors that led the round. The funding comes as Revolut prepares to launch a bank in the United States. The article provides limited further detail beyond the investor lineup and the timing around the US expansion.
Smart TVs use automatic content recognition (ACR) to collect information about viewing habits, and it is often unclear what data is gathered or whether it can be stopped. Researchers at Northeastern University tested 12 TVs from 10 manufacturers to see whether opting out of ACR was effective. The opt-out worked for most models, including those from LG, Amazon Fire TV, Sony Bravia on Google TV, and sets running Vidaa OS. However, Samsung and Roku continued to send some data after users opted out, and Walmart's Vizio TV appeared to ignore the opt-out entirely.
Elon Musk's political action committee contributed $47 million (£35 million) to the campaign of Ken Paxton in the Texas midterm races. Despite this large financial backing, Republicans did not succeed in delivering Texas in the contest. The article frames the outcome as a setback for Musk's political spending in a closely watched election. The source text provides limited further detail on the specific results or broader strategy behind the funding.
Alphabet reported that Google search queries are growing at their fastest pace in five years. However, Search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent year over year in the third quarter, down from about 17 percent previously. Growth in paid clicks, which generate ad revenue for Google, also decelerated, from 13 percent to 8 percent. The slowdown has disappointed investors, especially since Alphabet plans to spend roughly $200 billion this year on infrastructure, largely to support AI, and Alphabet shares have fallen about 14 percent since the report.
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