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Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck this Dubai-based proptech startup used to raise $4 million

5 minutes ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Dubai-based property tech startup Nomad Homes has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Comcast Ventures. Other investors included Abstract Ventures, Partech, Precursor...
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10 things in tech you need to know today

1 hour ago | Business Insider

Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. Civil rights groups called their meeting with Facebook execs a 'disappointment' and said the company isn't...
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We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck will writing startup Farewill used to raise $25 million

2 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

London-based tech startup Farewill has raised £20 million from Highland Europe and existing investors Augmentum, Jam Jar Ventures, Kindred Capital. Farewill, a startup that...
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Tech CEO Apologizes After Viral Video Captures His Racist Rant At Asian Family

7 hours ago | Forbes

‘My behavior in the video is appalling. This was clearly a moment where I lost control and made incredibly hurtful and divisive comments,' Michael Lofthouse said.
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A San Francisco tech CEO was filmed leveling a racist rant against an Asian family at a California restaurant

7 hours ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

The CEO of a San Francisco tech startup was caught on camera aiming a racist rant at an Asian family at a California restaurant over the July Fourth weekend. Solid8 CEO Michael...
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Your future MacBook will probably look a lot more like the iPhone - and that could be just what Apple needs to get ahead of Windows

11 hours ago | Business Insider

Apple will start developing its own chips for future Mac computers, a shift that could give the tech giant more freedom to create custom Mac features that are closely tied to...
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Anoka County suing tech company over troubled property tax database

11 hours ago | Star Tribune

Tyler Technologies was also blamed for a failed online records project for the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
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Secretive data company Palantir is going public. Here's how the firm's name was inspired by the indestructible seeing stones in 'Lord of the Rings.'

12 hours ago | Business Insider

Palantir, the data-mining company co-founded by Peter Thiel, was named after a mystical, all-powerful seeing stone in "Lord of the Rings." One of the story's villains, the...
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With Pandemic Keeping Them Apart, Runners Embrace Virtual Races

12 hours ago | NY Times

Marathons and meets are canceled, so runners are using tech to stay connected and compete.
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Microsoft's Peggy Johnson claims a spot on the tech industry's glass cliff

14 hours ago | Fortune

Peggy Johnson, formerly Microsoft's head of Business Development, has been named CEO of augmented reality startup Magic Leap. The move was announced Tuesday, with Johnson...
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California, other states sue US department over virus relief funds for schools

The U.S. Department of Education is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert the money to private schools, California and four other... Read more ...

Dunkin' Donuts to permanently close 450 convenience store locations

SAN FRANCISCO - Dunkin' Donuts will permanently close 450 locations by the end of this year, USA Today reports. All stores that will close are located in Speedway gas station... Read more ...

'People are pulling in to unite': Metro-area consumers take part in...

The movement's goal is for protesters to use their economic power and not purchase anything for the entire day. Those who must buy something are asked to strictly patronize a... Read more ...

Top US general in the Middle East questions bounty killing reports but warns...

Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie, the top US general in the Middle East, said Tuesday that he found the intelligence on Russian bounties to Taliban-linked militants "worrisome... Read more ...

House defense spending plan would fund removing Confederate names from bases

Defense spending legislation unveiled on Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee would set aside money for the Army to remove the names of Confederate leaders from... Read more ...

15 of the most surprising companies that the Small Business Administration...

The US Small Business Administration released 4.8 million loan records detailing who received money from the $530 billion Paycheck Protection Program on Monday. The program... Read more ...

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was with the US ambassador to Brazil just...

President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday announced he'd tested positive for COVID-19, just days after visiting the US Embassy in Brasília. Bolsonaro went to the embassy on Saturday... Read more ...

Novavax skyrockets after US government grants $1.6 billion for coronavirus...

Novavax shares spiked as much as 38% early Tuesday after receiving $1.6 billion in coronavirus vaccine funding from the US government. The award is the largest yet from... Read more ...

If you're reading this, Beijing says its new Hong Kong security law applies...

The full text of Hong Kong's controversial new national security law came out late at night on June 30, the day it was enacted. Lawyers and legal scholars were quick to dissect... Read more ...

Uber Gobbles Up Postmates In $2.65 Billion Bet On Food Delivery

The deal is a sign of how the coronavirus pandemic has turned Uber's business model upside down, with customers shunning ride-hailing and flocking to delivery services. (Image... Read more ...