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 2021 M&A data, March VC results from Africa, and some surprising (to me, at least) podcast numbers. On the first, Dan Primack shared a few early first-quarter data points via Refinitiv that I wanted to pass along. Per the financial data firm, global M&A activity hit $1.3 trillion in Q1 2021, up 93% from Q1 2020. U.S. M&A activity reached an all-time high in the first quarter, as well. Why do we care? Because the data helps underscore just how hot the last three months have been. I’m expecting venture capital data itself for the quarter to be similarly impressive. But as everyone is noting this week, there are some cracks appearing in the IPO market, as the second quarter begins that could make Q2 2021 a very different beast. Not that the venture capital world will slow, especially given that Tiger just reloaded to the tune of $6.7 billion. On the venture capital topic, African-focused data firm Briter Bridges reports that “March alone saw over $280 million being deployed i

Comcast pledges $1B to connect 50M low-income Americans Dean Takahashi @deantak March 24, 2021 3:15 PM Comcast Internet Essentials - Northeast High School Giveaway on Thursday, August 27, 2020 in Philadelphia. Image Credit: (Joy Asico/Comcast 2020) Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data.   Learn more . Comcast   plans to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help further close the digital divide, provide digital skills training, grants, and free service and laptops. The goal is to sign up 50 million low-income students and individuals over the decade through digital literacy programs. On the 10th anniversary of its   Internet Essentials program , Comcast said that it has connected more than 10 million people in America to broadband internet at home since 2011. The overwhelming majority of them were not connected prior to signing up. The move is a big step up from recent commitments. After I wrote a story about Comcast contributing   $3.5 mil

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