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Global COVID-19 Roundup: Troubles ahead for India's COVID-19 fight

People enquire about their relatives from a health worker at a COVID designated hospital in New Delhi, June 10, 2020. /AP Editor's note: This is the 77th article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup

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Systemic racism slows economic growth: Dallas Fed chief Kaplan

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan speaks at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, U.S., October 11, 2019. /Reuters Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black

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Racism among minorities slows down U.S. economy, Dallas Fed chief says

Demonstrators protest against police brutality in Times Square in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 31, 2020. /Xinhua Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic America

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Italy's PM says virus crisis should be opportunity to reform country

Italy cannot afford to return to normality after the coronavirus emergency but should turn the crisis into an opportunity to reform the country, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Saturday."Thi

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3 perspectives on the future of SF and NYC as startup hubs

It has been an incredibly tough period for everyone the past few months as the global COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out whole industries from the economic map.While tech has been among the most resilien

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The post-pandemic social contract

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 Wor

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This startup just raised $12 million from top VCs to offer financial planning as an employee perk

Companies increasingly recognize that one of the greatest stresses for their employees is financial wellness. Even at innovative tech startups, people typically bump up against the limits of how much

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Instacart raises $225 million at $13.7 billion valuation

Facing unprecedented growth, Instacart has secured new funding to keep up with demand. The San Francisco company announced today that it has raised $225 million in a round led by DST Global and Gener

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Quolum announces $2.75M seed investment to track SaaS spending

As companies struggle to find ways to control costs in today’s economy, understanding what you are spending on SaaS tools is paramount. That’s precisely what early stage startup Quolum is

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Enterprise automation platform JIFFY.ai raises $18 million Series A

Enterprise automation startup JIFFY.ai announced today it has raised $18 million in Series A funding for product development and expansion into new markets around the world. The round was led by Nexus

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API platform Postman delivers $150M Series C on $2B valuation

APIs provide a way to build connections to a set of disparate applications and data sources, and can help simplify a lot of the complex integration issues companies face. Postman has built an enterpri

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API platform Postman delivers $150M Series B on $2B valuation

APIs provide a way to build connections to a set of disparate applications and data sources, and can help simplify a lot of the complex integration issues companies face. Postman has built an enterpri

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Protecting midwives and mothers during the pandemic

Editor's note: Sally Pairman is Chief Executive of the International Confederation of Midwives. Roopa Dhatt is Founder of Women in Global Health. The article reflects the author's opinions, and no

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Crypto Startup School: How to build companies by building communities    

Editor’s note: Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants from around the U.S. and overseas in a seven-week course to learn how to build crypto companies. Andre

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Flatfile scores $7.6M seed investment to simplify data onboarding

One of the huge challenges companies like enterprise SaaS vendors face with new customers is getting customer data into their service. It’s a problem that Flatfile founders faced first hand in t

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U.S. VA says it lacks adequate medical gear for 2nd virus wave

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday defended itself against criticism of past shortages of masks and other medical gear to protect employees from the coronavirus but acknowledged it

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Grammarly adds custom style guides for business users

Grammarly, the popular tool that aims to help you avoid grammar and style gaffes, today announced that launch of custom style guides for its paying business users. Like with any style guide, the idea