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Unitary, an EF alumnus, raises £1.3M seed for its content moderation AI
Unitary, a startup that’s developing AI to automate content moderation for “harmful content” so that humans don’t have to, has…
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Asian stock markets fall as COVID-19 is declared a pandemic
American stock markets plunged on Wednesday, after the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. In…
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Twitter makes working from home mandatory for employees around the world in response to COVID-19
After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees…
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U.S. institutes 30-day travel ban on Europe, taps SBA and tax deferrals to stimulate the economy
In a Wednesday evening address from the Oval Office, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would issue a thirty-day…
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Desperate to exit, a $10B price tag for Magic Leap is crazy
Augmented reality headset maker Magic Leap has struggled with the laws of physics and failed to get to market. Now…
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US is preparing to ban foreign-made drones from government use
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order to ban federal departments and agencies from buying or using foreign-made drones,…
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Yahoo Mobile is a $39.99 unlimited phone and data plan
As a cell phone plan, Yahoo Mobile seems pretty straightforward — there’s just one pricing tier, where you pay $39.99…
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Slack calls are having ‘connectivity issues’
Slack has confirmed that “Slack Calls are experiencing some connectivity difficulties right now.” The company said it is working to…
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Establishing an emergency relief fund, Amazon commits to two-week pay for workers affected by COVID-19
Amazon has instituted a new policy which will see all Amazon employees diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed into quarantine receiving…
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Superpeer raises $2M to help influencers and experts make money with one-on-one video calls
Superpeer is giving YouTube creators and other experts a new way to make money. The startup announced today that it…
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