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New on SSIR: Are we addicted to Slacktivism?

Amy Sample Ward

According to ABC news : According to the trend-tracking website Know Your Meme , the cartoon fad started with Facebook users in Greece and Cyprus in mid-November. I also started noticing that of my friends on facebook, it was a pretty even spread between people that worked in the nonprofit sector and those that didn’t.

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Spotify’s new ‘Enhance’ feature will spruce up your playlists with recommended songs

The Verge

The feature works through a new Enhance button that now appears at the top of playlists. Spotify is rolling out a new feature called “ Enhance ,” which will automatically spiff up your playlists with recommended songs that (theoretically) fit in with your music’s existing style and theme.

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Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com enters South Korea via acquisitions 

TechCrunch

We are committed to working with regulators to continue to bring our products and services to market, particularly in countries like South Korea where consumers have shown strong interest and adoption of digital currencies,” said Crypto.com co-founder and chief executive officer Kris Marszalek. .

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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. “We work with ecommerce on a performance-based pricing model,” Khlebinsky explained.

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Plum launches its money management app in five more countries

TechCrunch

The company is launching its product in five new European countries — Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, Greece and Cyprus. It works a lot like Bitpanda integrations in N26 and in Lydia. Fintech startup Plum is doubling the number of countries where it operates. Originally from the U.K.,

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Richard Branson backs Lightyear as UK stock trading platform launches into Europe

TechCrunch

In many ways, this is similar to how other fintechs such as Wise ( formerly TransferWise ) work, allowing users to receive and pay money in multiple currencies without incurring exorbitant fees. And less than a year after first launching to early U.K. users, it has now ramped up its potential user base by an order of magnitude.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Minimizing M&A mayhem, cybersecurity PM checklist, open source AI

TechCrunch

Series A deck Image Credits: Fibery (opens in a new window) Based in Cyprus, workflow and knowledge management platform Fibery raised a $5.2 Given the tremendous barrier to entry, is it worth considering whether open source foundation models could level the playing field and also address concerns about privacy and bias?