Technology
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Egypt’s state-run e-payments company, E-Finance, rises 40% on its market debut, after raising $370M (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Egypt's state-run e-payments company, E-Finance, rises 40% on its market debut, after raising $370M — Egypt's state-run e-payments company…
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India’s CRED, which rewards customers for paying their credit card bills on time, raises a $251M Series E at a $4.01B valuation (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
Manish Singh / TechCrunch: India's CRED, which rewards customers for paying their credit card bills on time, raises a $251M…
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High-quality online STEM education resources at students’ fingertips
(BPT) - Despite schools returning to full-time in-person learning, for many students living in rural and underserved communities, access to…
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Q&A with Dave Limp, Amazon SVP of devices and services, on Astro robot, making money from Alexa, working with other parts of the Amazon empire, and more (Nilay Patel/The Verge)
Nilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Dave Limp, Amazon SVP of devices and services, on Astro robot, making money…
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Convex, which provides software for the commercial services industry, raises a $39M Series B, bringing its total raised to $60M (FinSMEs)
FinSMEs: Convex, which provides software for the commercial services industry, raises a $39M Series B, bringing its total raised to…
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Clarifai, which uses AI to help companies manage unstructured data, raises a $60M Series C led by New Enterprise Associates, bringing its total raised to $100M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)
Christine Hall / TechCrunch: Clarifai, which uses AI to help companies manage unstructured data, raises a $60M Series C led…
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Profile of Cher Scarlett, an Apple employee leading #AppleToo campaign highlighting racism, retaliation, sexual and other forms of harassment in the workplace (Reed Albergotti/Washington Post)
Reed Albergotti / Washington Post: Profile of Cher Scarlett, an Apple employee leading #AppleToo campaign highlighting racism, retaliation, sexual and…
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Ready to switch wireless carriers? Answer these 5 important questions first
(BPT) - Changing your wireless carrier is an important decision. It's also probably a lot easier than you think. Before…
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Microsoft agrees to commission an independent human rights review of its law enforcement and government contracts, in response to a shareholder proposal (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
Dina Bass / Bloomberg: Microsoft agrees to commission an independent human rights review of its law enforcement and government contracts,…
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The Intercept publishes Facebook’s secret blacklist of ~4,000 “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” that users are barred from speaking favorably about (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)
Sam Biddle / The Intercept: The Intercept publishes Facebook's secret blacklist of ~4,000 “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations” that users are…
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