The most-liked tweet in history says a lot about how the world is doingThe events that unfolded this weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia have sparked reactions from all corners of the internet. But one Twitter user, former President Barack Obama, had a response that resonated with millions. Last night, this tweet from Obama became the most-liked tweet on the platform ever, with more than 3 million likes at the time of writing. [ Tech Crunch ] Options lands $100 million PE investmentUK capital markets technology outfit Options has scored a significant $100 million investment from New York-based private equity house Bregal Sagemount.The company, which began life in 1993 as a hedge fund technology services provider, has experienced a growth surge since repositioning to provide managed IT and outsourcing services across the full spectrum of capital markets activities. [ Finextra ] Uber’s head of developer product leaves citing Kalanick’s ousterWithout the heavyweight backing for the platform from former CEO Travis Kalanick, Uber’s head of developer product Chris Saad is leaving the company. It’s unclear where the platform will rank in Uber’s revised priorities as it tries to right the ship, and so he tells me he is moving on to a company where working with outside developers is a central focus. Saad stressed that Uber’s platform isn’t dead or shutting down, but said he wants to be somewhere that’s making big, bold bets on developers. It doesn’t seem like that can be Uber right now with its troubles. [ TechCrunch] Why Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala Are Getting Into Tech Hi folks, it’s Brad. There’s no shortage of industry conferences these days devoted to the interlocking arenas of entertainment and technology. But earlier this week, there was one such gathering that was unusual—an event conceived and led by the entertainers themselves. The first Player’s Technology Summit, organized by Golden State Warriors stars Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala, was held on Monday night and Tuesday at Bloomberg Technology’s office in San Francisco. Its mission was to empower athletes to do something that both Curry and Iguodala have already started doing: to think early and intelligently about their off-the-court careers. Iguodala has invested in the fitness startup Chorus as well as the sleep-tracking company Hello. Curry is the co-founder of a social media startup called Slyce. [ Bloomberg ] E754: Atipica Laura Gomez uses artificial & human intelligence to tackle SV talent &diversity crisisApplications for betaworks’ newest accelerator, Visioncamp, open September 6On the heels of formally announcing betaworks ventures, the startup shop is today introducing its third ‘camp’. betaworks Visioncamp is the latest accelerator-style program out of betaworks, and will focus on ‘camera-first’ applications and services, including augmented reality and computer vision. The program will include mentorship from the leadership at betaworks (John Borthwick, Matt Hartman, Peter Rojas, Patrick Montague), as well as curriculum from external mentors. For example, Visioncamp will be co-hosted by Giphy, who is very much in the business of visual interfaces. The program will start in January 2018, and will last for 11 weeks. [ TechCrunch ] Indonesia: Alibaba leads $1.1b round in e-commerce major TokopediaChinese giant Alibaba Group has led a $1.1 billion (Rp 14 trillion) investment round into Indonesian unicorn Tokopedia to become a minority shareholder. Existing Tokopedia backers also participated in the round, the company said. This portal had in July reported that Alibaba was in talks to lead a funding round in Tokopedia. Alibaba’s funding in Tokopedia is one of its largest investments after its infusion of over $2 billion (in total) in Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce firm, Lazada Group SA. [ Dealstreet Asia ] Tech is not winning the battle against white supremacy Content warning: This post contains racial slurs, homophobic language and very graphic depictions of racism and violence. If you were just paying attention to press releases, this week it’d be easy to believe that tech companies are winning the war on hate. Responding to the violence in Charlottesville, Mark Zuckerberg solemnly reflected that there is “no place for hate in our community.” Snapchat announced that hate speech, “will never be tolerated” on its platform. YouTube reassured us that helpful tools are on the way. Tech companies fled Trump’s dual business councilsto protest his claim that some white supremacists are “very fine people.” In other headlines, a coalition of web providers made a controversial and unprecedented choice to yank their services out from under the Daily Stormer, a white supremacist news site. Days later, Cloudflare abandoned the site to the whims of whoever feels like DDoSing it. Those decisions, part of the “no platforming” philosophy which would deny hatespeech purveyors a place to assemble and share their views, will likely have many reverberations in the days to come. For now, some things remain very much the same. [ Tech Crunch ] #196 Arthur Falls: From Lobser Fishing to Blockchain PodcastingUber’s Possible $12 Billion Deal Hangs on Outcome of Courtroom BrawlUber Technologies Inc. is in exclusive talks to line up funding from four investors, but a deal, which could reach as much as $12 billion, hangs on the outcome of a courtroom brawl between two board members. Funding would come from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp. and Chinese ride-hailing juggernaut Didi Chuxing, along with U.S. equity firms Dragoneer Investment Group and General Atlantic, said people familiar with the matter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is advising Uber on the potential transaction. China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. has also explored contributing funds to the round. [ Fortune ] Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is taking down posts and ‘watching the situation closely’ in CharlottesvilleFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has weighed in on the violent protests that took place in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend, condemning neo-Nazis and promising to make Facebook “a place where everyone can feel safe.” “The last few days have been hard to process. I know a lot of us have been asking where this hate comes from,” Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday afternoon. “As a Jew, it’s something I’ve wondered much of my life. It’s a disgrace that we still need to say that neo-Nazis and white supremacists are wrong — as if this is somehow not obvious.” [ Re/Code ] Workday acquires the team behind Pattern, a young startup founded by ex-GooglersThe team behind Pattern, a two-year-old, Redwood City, Calif.- based startup, has been quietly acquired by Workday, the financial management and HR software vendor that went public in 2012 and now boasts a market cap of $20.9 billion. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Pattern CEO Derek Draper, who announced the acquisition to his network on LinkedIn, declined to comment further. As part of this transition, Pattern ended the Pattern service late last week. [ TechCruch ] Silicon Valley sexism and the art of the apologyYoung Indian engineer leaves Silicon Valley to find success back in India |