Mapping Rural Colleges and Universities
Defining rural colleges and universities nationwide has long been challenging, experts say. But without a comprehensive definition, these institutions have often been overlooked in research as well as state and…
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Web host Namecheap ends service for Russian customers due to Russia’s “war crimes”, with exceptions including anti-regime media, protest resources, and expats (Corin Faife/The Verge)
Web host Namecheap ends service for Russian customers due to Russia’s “war crimes”, with exceptions including anti-regime media, protest resources, and expats — Exceptions will be made for anti-regime media,…
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A look at Indexed Finance’s legal fight with a Canadian teenager who exploited the DeFi platform for $16M, which is raising several tricky legal questions (Christopher Beam/Bloomberg)
A look at Indexed Finance’s legal fight with a Canadian teenager who exploited the DeFi platform for $16M, which is raising several tricky legal questions — On Oct. 14, in…
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New York And New Jersey Airport Passenger Volumes Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels
At the peak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, passenger volumes at New York and New Jersey airports went as low as four percent of the pre-pandemic levels. The three airports…
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Uruguay’s first unicorn, the payment processor dLocal, and GeneXus, a sophisticated COVID-19 advice app, have put the country’s tech scene on the global map (Benedict Mander/Financial Times)
Uruguay’s first unicorn, the payment processor dLocal, and GeneXus, a sophisticated COVID-19 advice app, have put the country’s tech scene on the global map — Silicon Valley paying attention to…
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NewtonX, which connects companies with subject matter experts, raises a $32M Series B led by Marbruck Ventures, bringing its total funding to $47M (Christine Hall/TechCrunch)
French financial super app Lydia raises a $100M Series C at a $1B+ valuation — Just a few weeks after announcing stock and crypto trading, French fintech startup Lydia is…
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In its first transparency report, Twitch says it saw a 40% rise in the number of channels in 2020, a 70% drop in reports of harassment via Twitch DMs, and more (Cecilia D’Anastasio/Wired)
In its first transparency report, Twitch says it saw a 40% rise in the number of channels in 2020, a 70% drop in reports of harassment via Twitch DMs, and…
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Sources: eToro is in the advanced stages of raising $800M to $1B at a $5B to $6B valuation, while its SPAC deadline has been extended to June 30, 2022 (CTech)
Sources: eToro is in the advanced stages of raising $800M to $1B at a $5B to $6B valuation, while its SPAC deadline has been extended to June 30, 2022 — …
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How self-driving vehicles of the future could curb carsickness
Riding in the back of a car while starting at a screen is a recipe for motion sickness. (Photo by Max De Angelo on Unsplash/) Motion sickness is a miserable…
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Source: Sriram Krishnan, known for holding product leadership roles at Facebook, Twitter, and Snap, has joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner (Alex Heath/The Information)
Source: Sriram Krishnan, known for holding product leadership roles at Facebook, Twitter, and Snap, has joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner — Sriram Krishnan, a well-known tech investor and…
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