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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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Star’s launch means lots of new content for Disney Plus — but not in the US 

The Verge

If you’re an international Disney Plus customer who lives in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, or Canada — the regions that will get access to Star starting today — that’s great news.

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Nordic neobank Lunar raises $77M at $2B valuation, launches crypto trading platform and B2B payments

TechCrunch

Lunar has a full banking license (setting it apart from a number of other neobanks, which operate on other banks’ rails), and it offers checking and deposit accounts; loans and other credit services like buy now, pay later; stock, fund and ETF investing for consumers; plus business accounts, loans and financial management for SMBs.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

This growth has continued apace as Klarna rides one macro trend and bucks another: Prompted by the pandemic, e-commerce has gone gangbusters, while, conversely, consumer credit as a whole has been in decline as people are paying down longer-term debt in record numbers. Image Credits: Klarna.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

This growth has continued apace as Klarna rides one macro trend and bucks another: Prompted by the pandemic, e-commerce has gone gangbusters, while, conversely, consumer credit as a whole has been in decline as people are paying down longer-term debt in record numbers. Image Credits: Klarna.

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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through February 22)

Singularity Hub

” Robotics Norways 1X Is Building a Humanoid Robot for the Home Brian Heater | TechCrunch “Norwegian robotics firm 1X unveiled its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. These conversational agents could soon engage us daily, adapting their tactics based on our traits, emotions, and behaviors.In But can they do science?

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