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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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Shanghai's first bookstore in a park unveiled

Shanghai's first public bookstore opened in a park was officially unveiled yesterday in Pudong district of Shanghai. People can enjoy a wide selection of over 15,000 books here, with the space bei

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U.S. police and media humanize mass shooter who killed 8 people

A woman holding an anti-hate sign takes part in a candlelight vigil in standing up against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate and violence at Almansor Park in Alhambra, California, the U

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Europe still lacks a coherent China strategy

/VCG Editor's note: Thomas O. Falk is a London-based political analyst and commentator. He holds a Master of Arts in international relations from the University of Birmingham and specializes i

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Will fading YOLO sentiment impact Robinhood, Coinbase and other trading platforms?

What happens to hot fintech startups that have benefited from a rise in consumer trading activity if regular folks lose interest in financial wagers?That’s the question facing Robinhood, Coinbas

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The best logos of Y Combinator’s W21 batch

Our picks for the most intriguing companies of Y Combinator’s latest batch were based entirely on substance and our endless expertise, so it’s time for something much more superficial. Her

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Daily Crunch: Don’t panic about Slack’s new Connect feature

Slack launches a new direct messaging feature, Amazon Web Services gets a new leader and we round up our favorite Y Combinator startups. This is your Daily Crunch for March 24, 2021.The big story: Don

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Why Adam Selipsky was the logical choice to run AWS

When AWS CEO Andy Jassy announced in an email to employees yesterday that Tableau CEO Adam Selipsky was returning to run AWS, it was probably not the choice most considered. But to the industry watche

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A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds

Covering YC Demo Day yesterday was good fun, but I missed a few items while watching several hundred startup pitches. A few years ago, these stories might have been the biggest news of the week.But wi

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Uygur family disturbed by CNN reporters asks son to come home

04:26 In a recent report, CNN claimed that China's "crackdown" on Ugyurs has separated thousands of children from their parents. To prove the allegation, CNN reporters

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Feedzai raises $200M at a $1B+ valuation for AI tools to fight financial fraud

On the heels of Jumio announcing a $150 million injection this week to continue building out its AI-based ID verification and anti-money laundering platform, another startup in the space is levelling

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Why a $10bn Discord sale might not be in tune with the messaging platform's fans

The company is reportedly in talks over a deal with Microsoft but some users don't want it to be swallowed up by the tech giant.

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Afriex raises $1.2M seed to scale its payments and remittances platform across Africa

Sending money from the U.S. to Nigeria can be a painstaking process. For remittance platforms like Western Union, it will cost a transfer fee and take between one to five business days for money sent

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Afriex raises $1.2M seed to scale its payments and remittances platform across Africa

Sending money from the U.S. to Nigeria can be a painstaking process. For remittance platforms like Western Union, it will cost a transfer fee and take between one to five business days for money sent

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Heavy rains in Australia's east bring worst floods in 50 years

Heavy rains along Australia's east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, authorities said on Sunday, forcing thousands

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Asian Americans call for more government support amid rising racism

01:57 A law enforcement official in the U.S. state of Georgia is facing criticism for appearing to promote a tee-shirt with racist language relating to China and the coronavirus in a F

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Extra Crunch roundup: AI eats fintech, fundraising visas, no-code transition tips, more

Most American retail banks are designed the same way: Customers must pass several desks set aside for loan and mortgage officers before they can talk to a customer representative.I only step inside a