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Facebook Dating launches in Europe after lengthy delay

The Verge

Facebook tailors these matches with your preferences, Facebook activity, and, if you opt in, groups and events. While the service still only appears as a tab in Facebook’s mobile app, it’s deeply integrated with the rest of the social giant’s products. Facebook originally planned to launch its dating service in Europe back in February.

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Back Market raises $335M for its refurbished device marketplace, now valued at $3.2B

TechCrunch

At a time when mobile phone makers are seeing declines in sales due to slower renewal cycles, and incrementally fewer features added into newer models, Back Market provides another alternative to people who don’t want to pay full price for a device that might still be in good condition and new to the user, if not altogether new itself.

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Apping Out Illegal Waste: Free Download to Target Illegal Dumps

Tech Soup

The above is the analysis of Jozef Vodicka, a Slovakian geek and entrepreneur, whose team has developed a multi-mobile-platform (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) application for documenting illegal dumping and, not incidentally, for mobilizing environmental consciousness and fostering citizen engagement.

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How European startups are aiding Ukrainian refugees

TechCrunch

Swobbee will provide mobile energy and Vodafone Gigacubes to ensure that people stay in contact with their loved ones,” read the March 3 post. “I Then he tagged a number of executives, founders and investors in Berlin’s mobility and startup scene. “I Five minutes later, we got a solution for them.”. “I

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Only in founders from: Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Romania or Hungary. Our focus is on the Central European region — so far we have invested in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but we are open to founders from other neighboring countries as well. More than 50%? More than 50%?

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

The original @Twitter handle is now inactive, and its bio reads, “This account is no longer active. Twitter is purging old accounts and freeing up desired usernames, according to Elon Musk According to recent tweets by owner Elon Musk, Twitter is purging inactive accounts that have had “no activity at all for several years.”

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