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This simple solution could help solve the public restroom crisis

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After sending the text, the door would automatically slide open. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, believes that the bathrooms should be staffed by unionized Metro employees, not gig workers. At first, he was hesitant to enter the bathroom, which had been installed by the Washington, D.C.-based Correna T.,

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Book Giveaway: Mazarine Treyz, The Wild Woman’s Guide to Fundraising

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I had all kinds of preconceived notions about what I would find in Jakarta, but nothing prepared me for the massive skin diseases, people with all of their skin flaking off, people who had leprosy so badly that most of their fingers and toes were gone, and their skin was so mottled it looked like it was sliding off their bodies.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 20 questions VCs ask, crypto compliance tips, Indian investor survey

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Aiming for America Dear Sophie, Can you please share details on premium processing for international student work permits? We really need to be on the ground to interview our ideal users in the U.S. What visas will allow us to do that? Psyched Student Ask Sophie: Which visas will allow us to expand our startup in the US?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: YC Demo Day faves, thrift shop VCs, cybersecurity product challenges

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.” VCs to recommerce startups: Let’s pop some tags Funds offering ‘friends and family’ checks could bring the change underrepresented founders need Image Credits: Overearth / Getty Images America’s long-standing wealth gap between white and Black households contributes to the lack of diversity among startup founders.

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Deepfake scammers are hijacking TikTok’s wellness craze to sell dubious health products

Fast Company Tech

A new report from Media Matters for America, published this week, identified multiple TikTok accounts using deepfake influencers and fake storytimes to promote wellness products to unsuspecting users. The slides that follow detail the couples struggle and eventual polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis.

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Great reads from around the web on August 24th

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" Interactive: How America Gives – How America Gives – The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas – The Chronicle of Philanthropy has launched a great new tool: an interactive map of giving data in the US.

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Latin America’s second wave of digital transformation

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Julio Vasconcellos is the managing partner of Atlantico , a venture capital fund focused on Latin America. Latin America’s digital transformation is making up for lost time. He was previously the founder of Canary and Peixe Urbano, and was Facebook’s first employee in Brazil. More posts by this contributor.

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