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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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My remarks just made at WIPO today

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We now have global permissions for around 8,000 copyrighted books out of our 70,000. • Most publishers don’t say yes or no.

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Japan’s Terra Drone gets $14M lift from Saudi investors

TechCrunch

Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion The move comes in line with Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” plan , which lays out goals to reduce the nation’s dependence on hydrocarbons and promote the use of drones in services.

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Apeel gets more cash to fight poverty and food insecurity in emerging markets with its food-preserving tech

TechCrunch

Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, Rogers said the company can have an outsized impact to improve the amount of money going into a farmer’s pocket. The fruition of Rogers’ plans will be as the company brings demand from international markets to these local growers through regional exporters. Temasek and Astanor Ventures.

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Motosumo scores $6M to spin up a challenge to Peloton

TechCrunch

Denmark-based Motosumo has scored a $6 million Series A raise led by London’s Magenta Partners, alongside existing investors. ” Motosumo combines proprietary tracking tech with a platform that streams a schedule of live spinning classes hosted by a global network of fitness instructors.

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

TechCrunch

That number has now grown to 500,000 across a footprint that includes Denmark (its home base is in Copenhagen), Sweden and Norway. “The transactions will get rejected because Nordic banks do not want to transact with international crypto platforms,” he noted.

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Can saving trees really turn bitcoin green?

TechCrunch

Bitcoin’s thirst for power has grown many times over, recently topping the electricity usage of several countries , including Denmark and Chile, per Cambridge University estimates. Yet globally, CoinMarketCap ranked Bitso in 67th place on its list of top exchanges at the time this story was published, reflecting the limited scope of the deal.

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