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5 emerging use cases for productivity infrastructure in 2021

When the world flipped upside down last year, nearly every company in every industry was forced to implement a remote workforce in just a matter of days — they had to scramble to ensure employees had

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U.S. State Department says COVID-19 vaccines shipped for all overseas workforce

The U.S. State Department has delivered COVID-19 vaccines to all of its eligible workforce deployed abroad as of Sunday and is expecting its entire workforce to have be

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WayUp’s new dashboard helps employers see where their recruiting process loses diverse candidates

WayUp started out as a platform to help college graduates find jobs and internships, but over time, it has increasingly focused on helping employers find diverse job candidates. And it recently introd

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Clearbanc rebrands its way into a unicorn

After five years of providing non-dilutive financing for founders, Clearbanc is tired of being only a bank. So, it’s rebranding, and has just raised $100 million Series C at a $2 billion valuation off

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Hadrian is building the factories of the future for rocket ships and advanced manufacturing

If the eight person team behind the new startup Hadrian has their way, they’ll have transformed the manufacturing industry within the next decade.At least, that’s the goal for the new San

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Autonomous aviation startup Xwing hits $400M valuation after latest funding round

The safety pilot has his hands off the controls during an Xwing demonstration flight. Image Credits: XwingXwing has scored another win two months after it completed its first gate-to-gate autonomous d

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Biden's great tax rebalancing

Editor's note: Daron Acemoglu, professor of economics at MIT, is co-author (with James A. Robinson) of "Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty" and "The Narrow Corridor: St

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New Zealand border workers begin 'early warning' COVID-19 app trial

App developer Datamine claims that elarm app can detect coronavirus with 90 percent accuracy up to three days before visible symptoms appear. /Datamine New Zealand border workers on Thursday b

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Uber hit with default ‘robo-firing’ ruling after another EU labor rights GDPR challenge

Labor activists challenging Uber over what they allege are ‘robo-firings’ of drivers in Europe have trumpeted winning a default judgement in the Netherlands — where the Court of Amst

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Biden must fix the future, not the past

Editor's Note:Dani Rodrik, professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the author of"Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane Worl

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A New Deal for informal workers

Workers seen relaxing in Mohakhali bus terminal in Dhaka as the bus counter is closed due to the lockdown, April 5, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Marty Chen is Senior Adviser at Women in Informa

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Amazon wins vote preventing Alabama warehouse workers from unionising

The vote follows the firm reportedly spending millions to monitor and tackle union activities among its workforce.

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Realworld raises $3.4M to help Gen Z navigate adulthood

Realworld has a big vision — founder and CEO Genevieve Ryan Bellaire told me her goal is “simplifying adulthood.” And the New York startup has raised $3.4 million in seed funding to make i

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Okta expands into privileged access management and identity governance reporting

Okta today announced it was expanding its platform into a couple of new areas. Up to this point, the company has been known for its identity access management product, giving companies the ability to

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Singapore-based retail analytics company Trax raises $640M Series E led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BlackRock

Trax’s co-founders, Joel Bar-El (left) and Dror Feldheim (right), and Trax’s CEO, Justin Behar (center)COVID-19 forced many retailers and brands to adopt new technologies. Retail analytics

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Robotic exoskeleton maker Sarcos announces SPAC plans

While it’s true the VC world has gone SPAC-happy, the reverse merger method hasn’t been a huge driver in robotics thus far, with some notable exceptions like Berkshire-Grey. This morning, however, Uta

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Daily Crunch: The Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle suit

The Supreme Court announces several tech-related rulings, LG will shut down its smartphone business and we take a deep dive into the story of StockX. This is your Daily Crunch for April 5, 2021.The bi