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Microsoft u-turns on policy that would’ve banned commercial open source apps Jul 20, 2022

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Microsoft has confirmed that it won’t be introducing a previously announced new policy that would effectively ban developers from selling open source software on the Windows app store.

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Amazon sues admins from 10,000 Facebook groups over fake reviews Jul 19, 2022

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If the reviews of the last completely necessary and not at all superfluous thing you bought on Amazon looked like so much copypasta, there’s a good reason.

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HireArt lands $26.25M to help manage and recruit W2 contractors for clients Jul 19, 2022

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HireArt, which TechCrunch previously described as a “resume-killing” jobs marketplace, today announced that it raised $26.25 million in a Series B financing round led by Three Fish Capital with participation from over a “half dozen” angel investors. CEO Nick Sedlet said that the cash will be put toward product development and more than doubling HireArt’s […]

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Vektor Partners raises new €125M fund to look specifically at sustainable mobility Jul 18, 2022

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SomeÂ estimatesÂ put the future mobility market at $178.7 billion by 2026, up from $78.1 billion two years ago. And there has been $400 billion worth of investments made into the sector over the past decade, with Â $100Â billion invested since 2020.

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The New York Times is turning Wordle into a board game Jul 15, 2022

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The New York Times is turning the popular online word game Wordle into a board game by teaming up with toymaker Hasbro.

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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe Jul 15, 2022

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Lightyear, a U.K. fintech startup that promises consumers commission-free trading on U.S. and European stocks, is officially extending into Europe from today.

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Plaid adds read-only support for thousands of crypto exchanges Jul 14, 2022

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Plaid, the company building data transfer technologies to power fintech and digital finance products like smartphone-based wallets, today announced that it’s adding support for thousands of crypto exchanges to its data network.

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SendSprint, by ex-Flutterwave executive, hits market with $5 flat fee for all international money transfers Jul 14, 2022

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SendSprint, a money transfer startup based in the UK but with operations in the US and Nigeria, has been launched today with the unique selling point of a $5 flat fee for all transfers.

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Long-time Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano launches crypto hiring firm Inflection Points with $12.6M raise Jul 13, 2022

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Over the past 18 months, Inflection Points has been working in stealth mode to build out a crypto-focused employment and corporate training business and just secured $12.6 million in funding.

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SpaceX’s Starship booster engines explode in test gone wrong Jul 13, 2022

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SpaceX’s Starship program encountered a setup after a test ended in a fiery explosion at its Boca Chica development facility in Texas on Monday night.

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