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Rice is a staple crop around the world—but it’s becoming increasingly toxic

Fast Company Tech

They found that in those seven countriesVietnam, Indonesia, China, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Indiadisease risk rose across the board. This new research should put extra pressure on regulators to set more stringent thresholds, the authors say. Food and Drug Administration has never set limits for arsenic in foods.

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Why Vulnerable Kids Depend on Government & Big Tech Getting Data Privacy Laws Right

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Offenders benefit from impunity when their crimes cannot be detected, and vulnerable children are victimized again when adults in authority turn a blind eye to their exploitation. . As authorities rescue victims, bring criminals to justice, restore survivors, and strengthen justice systems, impunity will fade. . About the Author.

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International coalition of activists launches protest against Amazon

The Verge

The campaign also tasks Amazon with “committing to zero emissions by 2030” and paying back society by “ending partnerships with police forces and immigration authorities that are institutionally racist” and “paying taxes in full, in the countries where the real economic activity takes place.”. org , Greenpeace, and more.

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A close look at Singapore’s thriving startup ecosystem

TechCrunch

Jamil Wyne is a co-author of the World Bank report “The Evolution and State of Singapore’s Start-up Ecosystem: Lessons for Emerging Market Economies.” As of 2019, Singapore had over $19 billion in PE and VC assets under management, more than twice that of neighboring Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand combined.

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Apple’s privacy-focused Private Relay feature isn’t coming to China

The Verge

Other countries where Private Relay won’t be available include: Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines. The feature was announced during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference as part of a new subscription bundle called iCloud Plus.

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Financial API provider Brick is building the infrastructure for open banking in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

Brick works closely with Bank Indonesia and Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority and is participating in Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s Sembrani Wira accelerator program. It also laid out implementation timelines for open APIs, beginning with payment initiation APIs in 2021, which Brick will launch later this year.

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Japan’s gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises $20M in private token sale

TechCrunch

In contrast to a traditional corporation with a board of directors who shape the firm’s direction, a DAO has no central authority and relies on blockchain-based smart contracts to execute decisions agreed upon by the community.