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Clockwork Technology Ventures makes $25M bet on Latin American fintechs

The fintech space and the Latin American venture scene are both booming.So it’s no surprise that an increasing number of global investors are investing in fintech startups based in Latin America.The l

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Western firms make fools of themselves over Xinjiang's cotton

People walk by the flagship store of clothing brand H&M at a shopping area in Beijing, China, March 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Maitreya Bhakal is an Indian commentator who writes about Ch

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Daily Crunch: Google starts testing its cookie alternative

Google tries out new ad targeting technology, PayPal adds cryptocurrency support and Substack raises additional funding. This is your Daily Crunch for March 30, 2021.The big story: Google starts testi

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Applications for Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021 are now open

Applications for Startup Battlefield are now open! Founders, this past year has been challenging in ways words can’t encompass. But you are persevering and now is the time to show the world what

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Ballot counting for Amazon’s historic union vote starts today

Vote counting begins today in the historic effort to unionize Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center. The warehouse — which opened exactly a year ago to meet ramping up demand as COVID-19

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Google spinoff Cartken and REEF Technology launch Miami’s first delivery robots

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downto

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A trove of imported console games vanish from Chinese online stores

In the world’s largest gaming market, China, console games play a relatively small part as their revenue has been meager compared to mobile and PC games for years — at least by the officia

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Daily Crunch: Boston Dynamics shows off its next commercial robot

We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch, Apple releases security patches and Cazoo is going public via SPAC. This is your Daily Crunch for March 29, 2021

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How startups can go passwordless, thanks to zero trust

“There is no doubt that over time, people are going to rely less and less on passwords… they just don’t meet the challenge for anything you really want to secure,” said Bill Ga

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Singular is a new Paris-based VC firm with $265 million

Meet Singular, a new VC firm based in Paris that just finished raising its initial fund. The firm was founded by two former Alven partners — Raffi Kamber and Jérémy Uzan. They have some ambitious goal

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#KillTheBill protests continue across the UK

UK demonstrations against new laws that will heavily limit the right to protest have hit several UK cities. /Phil Noble/Reuters. Violence and arrests continued to dog "Kill the Bill" protests

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Police crackdown on fresh Belarus anti-government protests

More than 100 protesters were detained in Minsk as opposition activists renew calls on the public to ramp up anti-government demonstrations. /AFP Over 100 protesters were detained in Belarus o

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As COVID-19 surges in Europe, England eases lockdown measures

From Monday, people in England will be allowed to meet in groups of six outdoors, while outdoor sports such as basketball, golf and cricket will be allowed to resume. /AP England is set take a

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Suez Canal: How did a ship get stuck, and what happens next?

The efforts to free the Ever Given container ship from the Suez Canal, where it has been stuck since Monday morning, are continuing slowly.But the knock-on effect to world trade is amounting to billi

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Spain's rock concert, Germany in 'dangerous phase': COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- Some 5,000 fans attended a government-approved rock concert in Barcelona on Saturday night. People in attendance had to take a rapid test upon arrival and had to wear masks throughout

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France 'blind' to Rwandan genocide preparations, report finds

The expert commission presented the report to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. /Ludovic Marin/AP A commission that spent nearly two years probing France's role in the 1994 Rwandan g

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Apple releases iPhone, iPad, Watch security patch for zero-day bug under active attack

Apple has released an update for iPhones, iPads and Watches to patch a security vulnerability under active attack by hackers.The security update lands as iOS 14.4.2 and iPadOS 14.4.2, which also cover