Wall Street Journal:
Twitter employees say Jack Dorsey takes hands-off management to extremes, delegating most major decisions or delaying them, partly so he can pursue his passions  —  The CEO's management style, delegating most major decisions while pursuing his personal passions, faces one of its biggest tests

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram extends time limit on live streams to 4 hours, up from 60 minutes, and will give streamers 30 days to download their videos before they are deleted  —  Instagram is adapting to the way creators have been using its service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lauren Debter / Forbes:
Faire, a wholesale marketplace for independent local retailers and makers, raises $170M Series E led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $2.5B  —  Faire has completed a $170 million Series E round led by Sequoia Capital that more than doubled the valuation of the online wholesaler to $2.5 billion …

Katie Roof / Bloomberg:
Recruiting software startup Eightfold raises $125M at a $1B valuation led by General Catalyst to expand its talent management service  —  - Venture firm General Catalyst leads $125 million funding round  — Lightspeed, Capital One, IVP, Foundation Capital also joined

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
T-Mobile will debut live TV streaming service TVision on Nov. 1, with TVision Vibe available for $10/mo. and more expensive TVision Live tiers with sports, news  —  Including a new $10-per-month option  —  After years of anticipation, T-Mobile is finally getting into the live TV business …

Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Alphabet says it has altered its rules for electing board members, shifting from plurality to majority voting, a system considered better for accountability  —  Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it altered rules for electing board members, switching to a system considered better for corporate accountability.

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Ubisoft rebrands its $15/month UPLAY+ game streaming service as Ubisoft+ and will expand the service's availability to Stadia and Luna by end of year  —  Ubisoft's subscription service goes multiplatform and bets big on game streaming  —  Ubisoft is overhauling its UPlay Plus subscription service …

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch:
SoftBank's second Vision Fund invests $120M into Ordermark, which launches delivery-only restaurant brands that make use of extra capacity at vetted kitchens  —  “We're building a decentralized ghost kitchen,” is a sentence that could launch a thousand investor calls, and Alex Canter …

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Researchers detail how link previews in messengers from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Line can leak sensitive data, consume limited bandwidth, and more  —  Link previews provide convenience.  They can also compromise privacy or security.  —  Link previews are a ubiquitous feature found …

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Salto, which helps automate SaaS platforms, raises $27M Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners  —  Salto, a Tel Aviv-based open-source startup that allows you to configure SaaS platforms like Salesforce, NetSuite and HubSpot with code, is coming out of stealth today and announced that it has raised a $27 million Series A round.