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Facebook ordered not to apply controversial WhatsApp T&Cs in Germany

The Hamburg data protection agency has banned Facebook from processing the additional WhatsApp user data that the tech giant is granting itself access to under a mandatory update to WhatsApp’s t

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Exeger takes $38M to ramp up production of its flexible solar cells for self-powered gadgets

Sweden’s Exeger, which for over a decade has been developing flexible solar cell technology (called Powerfoyle) that it touts as efficient enough to power gadgets solely with light, has taken in

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This founder raised millions to build Fair, a neobank for immigrants

Fair, a multilingual digital bank and financial services platform, is launching to the public after raising $20 million in 40 days earlier this year.Founder Khalid Parekh raised the capital primarily

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APD | China Factor - The Five Eyes Alliance faces embarrassment!

Editor's Note: The writer, Mr. I. Hussain Janjua is a senior media professional and analyst having experience of research & broadcast journalism in different organisati

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Will Nepal become the next COVID-19 hotspot?

00:43 Nepal is suffering its worst COVID-19 surge as India’sspreads across South Asia.The country has reported 58 deaths and more than 8,600 new cases on Wednesday, according toJohnsHop

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The Daily Crunch: Chime will stop calling itself a bank to settle complaint by CA regulators

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello friends, welcome to Daily Crunch, where we bring you the day’s

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Valence unveils training program to help build pipeline of Black execs

Diversity has been linked with equity and inclusion because diversity is just one part of the equation when it comes to hiring Black employees. How do the companies they work for make people feel welc

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Disqus facing $3M fine in Norway for tracking users without consent

Disqus, a commenting plugin that’s used by a number of news websites and which can share user data for ad targeting purposes, has got into hot water in Norway for tracking users without their co

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As companies prioritize diversity, startups are trying to productize diverse hiring

When the iconic American power tools company Stanley Black Decker began looking for ways to improve the pipeline of diverse candidates that the company was reviewing for potential roles, it turned to

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Suicide attempts among Syrian children rising sharply, warns Save the Children

The number of children attempting or committing suicide in north-west Syria has surged, according to Save the Children,with almost one in five of all recorded cases inv

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IBM is acquiring cloud app and network management firm Turbonomic for up to $2B

IBM today made another acquisition to deepen its reach into providing enterprises with AI-based services to manage their networks and workloads. It announced that it is acquiring Turbonomic, a company

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TravelPerk raises $160M in equity and debt after a year of derailed business trips

The pandemic has hammered the travel sector over the past 12 months so you’d be forgiven for feeling a bit of pre-COVID-19 déjà vu at this news: Business trip booking platform TravelPerk is anno

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An Oracle EVP took a brass-knuckled approach with a reporter today; now he’s suspended from Twitter

Companies and the reporters who cover them routinely find themselves at odds, particularly when the stories being chased are unflattering or bring unwanted attention to a business’s dealings, or

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Daily Crunch: Uber adds vaccine booking

Uber unveils half a dozen new features, Samsung announces a new flagship laptop and Zomato files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for April 28, 2021.The big story: Uber adds vaccine bookingUber

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Telegram to add group video calls next month

Group video calls will be coming to Telegram’s messaging platform next month with what’s being touted as a fully featured implementation, including support for web-based videoconferencing.

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In London, rail-side gardening blossoms during pandemic

A busy commuter train station is an unlikely place to find a haven for flowers, bees and hedgehogs.But a decade-old project in London bringing an eco-friendly combination of gardening, horticultur

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Disney Imagineering’s Project Kiwi is free walking robot that will make you believe in Groot

The black curtain pulls aside and a character straight out of the movies waves hello. This is not an uncommon occurrence when I’m around Imagineers, but this time is special. The character isn’t a cos