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As Taiwan prepares to vote on LGBTQ issues, a homophobic group is running ads before kids videos on YouTube
This Saturday, several issues related to LGBTQ equality, including marriage, are up for referendum in Taiwan’s mid-term elections. A little…
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Xiaomi’s $194 Redmi Note 6 Pro with dual front cameras drops in India
Xiaomi has built a commanding position in the Indian smartphone market by selling a wide range of affordable phones priced…
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Movinga, the European house removals platform, raises further €15M
Movinga, the European house removals and relocation platform, has closed €15 million in further funding. The round was led by…
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InCred Founder, PEs Raise ₹300 crores to Fund New Business
InCred, a Mumbai-based digital lending startup has now secured around Rs. 300 crores from Bhupinder Singh and Paragon Partners, according…
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Cross-border fintech startup Instarem raises $20M for global expansion
Instarem, a Singapore-based startup that helps banks transfer money overseas cheaply, has raised a Series C round of over $20…
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Tencent e-wallet is following Alibaba to Hong Kong subways
China’s payments giants have taken their battle to Hong Kong. Less than a week after Ant Financial announced adding QR…
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Heartland Tech Weekly: Midwest startup communities still struggle to welcome outsiders
Included in this week’s “Beyond VB” section is a blog post that got a decent amount of pickup in my…
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Teaching STEM through the wonders of larva harvesting
There’s hardly enough room to turn around in Livin Farms’ office. Pretty standard, really, in Central, Hong Kong, where space…
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With no moving parts, this plane flies on the ionic wind
Since planes were invented, they’ve flown using moving parts to push air around. Sure, there are gliders and dirigibles, which…
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Google’s Duplex is rolling out to Pixel owners — here’s how it works
Google Duplex-powered calls have finally arrived. Sort of. For some people. A spokesperson confirmed to VentureBeat that Duplex — Google’s…
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