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A green hydrogen unicorn is born, more problems for Cruise and inside aviation’s buzzy startup summit

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Accel leads $21M investment in UK care home marketplace Lottie

The U.K. care home sector was pegged as £7.7 billion market in 2021, according to most recent estimates, yet capacity is shrinking at a time when the average age of the general population continues to grow. Throw into the mix … Continue reading

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Singapore’s tech subscription service Circular wants to keep devices out of the landfill

Circular, backed by Y Combinator, is a service that offers consumers in Singapore and Australia subscriptions to high-end electronics, like iPhones, Samsung Galaxy, iPad Pros and MacBook Pros. Not only does it want help people get devices at lower prices, … Continue reading

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World Bank’s IFC backs Indian insurtech startup Onsurity in $24M funding

Onsurity, an Indian startup that offers monthly subscription-based insurance solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises, startups and growing businesses, has raised $24 million in a funding round led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Series B … Continue reading

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Tech group calls India’s proposed guidelines against dark patterns ‘regulatory overlap’

An industry group representing several major U.S. tech companies has opposed the Indian government’s proposal against dark patterns, which are used to deceive online users, and said the move would adversely affect the state promise of enabling “ease of doing … Continue reading

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Unmasking Oospy: dismantling global spyware menace

A spyware operation known as Oospy has been dismantled after its web host, Hetzner, deactivated its back-end server. Oospy was essentially a rebranded version of a phone monitoring application that enabled surveillance of tens of thousands of Android devices globally. … Continue reading

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Why Enterprises Must Transition Beyond Traditional ETL: A Vital Imperative

Data is expanding, and so are the enterprise challenges to manage this growth. Most of these challenges boil down to the inability to accommodate the dynamic influx of data. Even the good old ETL is underperforming, resulting in 70% of … Continue reading

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The Wager That Betting Can Change the World

A coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction markets” can fix social ills. Are they right?

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California’s New Senator Was a Labor Leader. Why Are Unions Upset With Her?

Laphonza Butler was part of Uber’s push to avoid having to classify its drivers as employees. Her new appointment has drawn ire from labor advocates.

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To attend or not to attend: We asked 52 founders whether events are useful or a waste of time

There are many founder-focused events but are they actually helpful or just a distraction? Founders need to strike a balance.

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