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Researcher "Threatened to Kill" Colleagues Trapped in Antarctic Base

Futurism

As England's The Times reports , an unnamed climate researcher at the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE IV), a scientific base on Norway's Queen Maud Land region of the frozen continent, allegedly threatened the life of one of his colleagues, physically attacking one coworker and sexually assaulted another.

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The Davos Blur

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Every table conversation brings a new perspective and a new idea: whether it’s new knowledge, a great contact or a new extension to the idea under discussion. James Moody of Australia’s national research organization was talking about an idea of a humanitarian license for patents that has been floated by the YGL community.

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European EV rental startup UFODrive launches in San Francisco

TechCrunch

The startup, which gives users an easy and contact-free way of renting and subscribing to EVs, comes to California at a time when gas prices are still incredibly high, at $5.56. While that number has dropped in recent weeks , it’s still cresting the national average. and Norway, respectively.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

Siemiatkowski, a Swedish national and the son of two immigrants from Poland, is also sceptical of the “American dream.” Angel investment from a former Erlang Systems sales manager, Jane Walerud, followed and she put Klarna’s founders in contact with a team of developers who helped build the first version of the platform.

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Kry closes $312M Series D after use of its telehealth tools grows 100% yoy

TechCrunch

Sure the pandemic has driven specific demand, related to COVID-19 — including around testing for the disease (a service Kry offers in some of its markets) — but he says national lockdowns and coronavirus concerns have also dampened some of the usual demand for healthcare. “We see that in the data in all European markets.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

Siemiatkowski, a Swedish national and the son of two immigrants from Poland, is also sceptical of the “American dream.” Angel investment from a former Erlang Systems sales manager, Jane Walerud, followed and she put Klarna’s founders in contact with a team of developers who helped build the first version of the platform.

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How humans are beating machines in the effort to fight the spread of COVID-19

The Verge

Originally they branded it as “contact tracing,” but after talking to more people they switched to the more accurate “exposure notification.”) States that had committed to using contact tracing apps or expressed interest are now backing away from those claims. The few states that have rolled them out have seen only tepid responses.

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