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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina? Nicosia, Cyprus?. Despite its recent financial crisis, the WIPO cites Cyprus as a country showing great potential in intellectual property and technology output. The city also hosts the must-go tech conferences Web Summit and F.ounders.

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Ninja Innovation: What Governments Can Learn from the Next Web Leaders

The Next Web

Gary will be speaking at The Next Web Conference Europe 2013 , which takes place in Amsterdam on 25-26 April. The bank crisis in Cyprus threatened property rights of depositors; the EU economy is challenged and the US is slipping in global competitiveness rankings. His views expressed here are his own.

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YC-backed Malloc wants to take the sting out of mobile spyware

TechCrunch

Malloc, a Cyprus-based early-stage company, made its debut with Antistalker , an app that monitors the sensors and apps running on a phone — initially for Android only — to detect if the microphone or camera is quietly activated or data transmitted without the user’s knowledge.

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Marketing automation startup Retail Rocket nabs $24M for expansion

TechCrunch

Retail Rocket , a retention management platform for brands, today announced that it raised $24 million in a Series A round led by Cyprus-based private equity fund Flintera. By analyzing their actions — for example, the links they click on — the platform attempts to figure out their wants and preferences.

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200.000.000 mobile users, for starters – Q&A with Viber CEO Talmon Marco

The Next Web

The company is based in Cyprus with development centers in Belarus, Israel and China. What size is your staff, where are the offices located, and has the company ever raised funding? Viber is pretty small given the scope of what we do. We are a little over 100 people, developing on about a dozen platforms. Maybe someday.

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Meet the women-led web3 startups from Thousand Faces’ demo day

TechCrunch

What it does: Pre- and post-pregnancy app Founder: Natallia Miranchuk Country: Cyprus The pitch: The SOULA app is an AI-powered guide for 24/7 informational and mental health support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum care. Company name: CONCAT Tech What it does: Web development company Founder: Laura Jardine Country: U.K./Lebanon

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Mother's Day for Peace

Have Fun - Do Good

They have programs in Northern Ireland, South Africa, the Middle East and Cyprus. Going Within is a 10-minute web short about Donnelle Malnik who teaches yoga and meditation in the San Francisco County Jail No.7 7 through the Resolve to Stop the Violence Program (RVSP).

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