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QOA brings in seed round to do for chocolate what Oatly did for milk
Its proprietary fermentation process will enable QOA to scale production by 2035 and be able to price its “chocolate” products the same or below the cost…
read moreSnap tops 100 million users in India, partners with Flipkart and Android smartphone vendors
Snap said today it has amassed 100 million monthly active users in India, an impressive feat in the key overseas market where Facebook and Google reach…
read moreAttest raises $60M to expand its no-code approach to research-surveys-as-a-service, which taps 110M consumers in 49 countries
Surveys have long been used by marketing teams and other business decision makers to learn how customers tick. But they can be costly to put together,…
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Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user
A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that it’s possible to use Facebook’s targeting…
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How the ‘Death’ of Journalism Means More Accurate News
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Japan’s Communists Are Hardly Radical, but Make a Handy Election Target
They have minimal support in polls. But by teaming up with other opposition parties for the first time, they have been made a boogeyman by the…
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Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes
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6 reasons why Americans aren’t returning to work
Job growth has been slower in recent months than many expected, even as job openings are near record highs. So what's keeping people on the sidelines?…
read moreHow Visa has transformed the retail industry
Americans are increasingly using plastic to spend their money, enabling Visa to grow its dominance in the credit and debit card space. …
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QOA brings in seed round to do for chocolate what Oatly did for milk
Its proprietary fermentation process will enable QOA to scale production by 2035 and be able to price its “chocolate” products the same or below the cost…
read moreSnap tops 100 million users in India, partners with Flipkart and Android smartphone vendors
Snap said today it has amassed 100 million monthly active users in India, an impressive feat in the key overseas market where Facebook and Google reach…
read moreAttest raises $60M to expand its no-code approach to research-surveys-as-a-service, which taps 110M consumers in 49 countries
Surveys have long been used by marketing teams and other business decision makers to learn how customers tick. But they can be costly to put together,…
read moreTiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API
Union54, the first Zambian startup backed by Y Combinator, has gotten another major venture capital firm on its term sheet: Tiger Global. The company confirmed to…
read moreAnonymity No More? Age Checks Come to the Web.
To protect children online, more companies and governments are forcing users to prove how old they are. …
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Zolve raises $40 million to help global citizens access financial services
Zolve, a neobanking startup that aims to help immigrants in the U.S. gain access to financial services, said on Wednesday it has raised $40 million in…
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Stripe backs India’s Clear in $75 million funding
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Goldman hikes price target on Tesla, says Hertz deal can help stock rise another 10%
Hertz announced earlier this week that it was ordering 100,000 Tesla vehicles for its rental fleet. …
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Researchers show Facebook’s ad tools can target a single user
A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that it’s possible to use Facebook’s targeting…
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How the ‘Death’ of Journalism Means More Accurate News
More people sharing their expertise and news also means more fake news. How do we fix this? …
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Smart growth tactics can put account-based marketing within reach for startups and SMBs
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5 Lucrative Benefits of Outsourcing Your Content Creation
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B2B marketing tactics that can help move the needle
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This 26-Year-Old Woman Went Viral For Revealing How She Stays Safe While Traveling Alone, And It’s Contributing To An Important Conversation
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24 Places To Travel That Are Absolutely Worth The Hype
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Non-Americans Are Sharing The Misconceptions They Had About The US Before Visiting, And I’m Laughing At A Lot Of These
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By finding new homes for old teddies, the agency reduces waste and saves cuddly toys from an inglorious trip to a landfill site
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The cookbook for people who have long Covid
The pair behind a new free cookbook hope it will improve taste for Covid patients
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Coming of age during Covid-19: the young people bouncing back
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An annual ranking of organisations has revealed the best purpose-led companies to work for in 2021 – and many have vacancies
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Lawyer Gets Stuck In Cat Filter Mode During Zoom Trial: ‘I’m Not A Cat!’
Attorney Rod Ponton’s technical snafu led to an exchange with the judge that can only be described as “kitty funny.” …
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The Covid facemasks that support people living in conflict zones
As well as helping to stop the spread of coronavirus, ‘peace masks’ support craftspeople living in places affected by war
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