Tech
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Three energy-innovation takeaways from Texas’ deep freeze
Micah KotchContributor Share on Twitter Micah Kotch is the managing director at URBAN-X. Individual solutions to the collective crisis of climate change...
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Trading platform eToro to go public via SPAC merger in $10B deal
Multi-asset investing and trading platform and Robinhood competitor eToro announced Tuesday it will go public via a merger with SPAC FinTech Acquisition...
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London’s Jiffy picks up £2.6M seed to enter the grocery dark store race
Another online grocery delivery and “dark store” operator breaks cover today: London-based Jiffy, which aims to deliver fresh groceries and household essentials...
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Google Play drops commissions to 15% from 30%, following Apple’s move last year
Google will lower its Play commissions globally for developers that sell in-app digital goods and services on its marquee store, the company...
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672Leap raises $17 million to help Indian students study abroad
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults get on flights each year from India to a foreign land to pursue higher...
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886The toilet paper startup backed by Marc Benioff, Dara Khosrowshahi, and Robert Downey Jr. now sells paper towels
Cloud Paper, the startup whose bamboo toilet paper (and celebrity and billionaire backers including Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Marc Benioff, Dara...
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SumUp, which helps businesses take card payments, raises $895M to double down on growth
SumUp, a London-based startup that helps businesses power revenues through card payments — by way of physical readers, online payments and invoices...
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553Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments
It is nearly impossible for businesses in some African countries to receive money from PayPal. While the payments giant has not given...
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Rising encrypted app Signal is down in China
Chinese users of the instant messenger Signal knew that the good times wouldn’t last long. The app, which is used for encrypted...
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China wants to dismantle Alibaba’s media empire: reports
Over the years, Jack Ma has accumulated a media portfolio in China that rivals that of Jeff Bezos in the United States....