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Yelp adds tools that let businesses share their COVID policies related to vaccines

As more businesses around the U.S. are choosing to implement vaccine requirements for patrons or staff, business discovery and review site Yelp is introducing new tools that allow businesses to commun

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Man City aim to acquire Jack Grealish with £100m in 48 hours

Jack Grealish of England after losing UEFA European Championship Final against Italy at Wembley Stadium in London, England, July 11, 2021. /CFP Manchester City is trying to sign English midfie

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Elude raises $2.1M to show spontaneous travelers the best destinations for their budgets

As more people dust off their luggage and passports after stowing them away during the global pandemic, Elude aims to show travelers a new way to take spontaneous trips.The Los Angeles-based startup l

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Former Facebook teammates raise $10.4M in Sequoia-led round to launch features development

Statsig is taking the A/B testing applications that drive Facebook’s growth and putting similar functionalities into the hands of any product team so that they, too, can make faster, data-informed dec

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Bluecore lands $125M Series E on $1B valuation as e-commerce personalization grows

During the pandemic, especially when we were in lock down, just about every retailer had to build its online presence and do it quickly. As people move to shop online in larger numbers, being able to

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Lebanon secures $370m in donations at aid conference in France

Lebanon's economic and political woes were sharply worsened by the immense blast in the port of Beirut on August 4 last year. /AFP International donors have pledged $370m in aid for Lebanon, a

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Thousands gather to mark first anniversary of the deadly Beirut blast

Thousands of Lebanese gathered to mark the first anniversary of the deadly blast in Beirut which killed at least 214 people. Most had come to offer prayers and commemora

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Donald Trump moves to block Congress from getting his taxes

FILE PIC: Former U.S. President Donald Trump. /Getty Images Former U.S. President Donald Trump moved Wednesday to block the Treasury from handing over years of his tax records to a congression

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Oh, Facebook changed its privacy settings again

Ever considerate of its users, Facebook has determined that its privacy settings needed a bit of a shuffle to keep things clear and easy to find. To that end they’ve taken the “privacy set

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What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?

What’s the board’s role in an early-stage startup?Startup founders frequently ask me about the role of a board of directors. A board can be a crucial asset in an early-stage startup.Here’s

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Facebook cuts off NYU researcher access, prompting rebuke from lawmakers

Facebook shut down accounts belonging to two academic researchers late Tuesday, cutting off their ability to study political ads and misinformation on the world’s biggest social network.The comp

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Doctors figure out why woman was lactating from her armpit

A new research paper uncovers the reason why a woman who gave birth in Portugal complained to her doctors about a pain in her right armpit.

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Neobanks’ moves toward profitability could be the path to public markets

The global venture capital bet on neobanks is massive. London-based Starling Bank has raised more than $900 million, per Crunchbase. The same data source indicates that Chime has raised $1.5 billion.

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Robinhood is now a stonk

Update: Trading of Robinhood shares has been halted due to volatility. The company’s stock paused at $65.60 on Robinhood itself. Yahoo Finance has a higher $77.03 price on the company’s eq

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WhatsApp launches 'View Once' feature for auto-deleting videos and pictures

The company warns users to "only send photos or videos with view once media enabled to trusted individuals" - as it is still possible to take a screenshot or screen recording of the media before it disappears.

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Brazil's Cunha wins women's marathon swimming gold at Tokyo Olympics

Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil claimed the gold medal of the marathon swimming women's 10km final at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.The 29-year-old won the race with a time of 1:59:30.8, ahead of 25 ot

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Nina Turner Learns the Hard Way That Democrats Like Joe Biden

Nina Turner compared voting for Joe Biden last year to eating a “bowl of shit,” so it shouldn’t exactly be a surprise that she lost her bid for Congress after the race