TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

France and Germany. Local startups that have gained global attention over this period — for velocity of growth and level of ambition, at the least — include the likes of Badi , Cabify , Glovo , Jobandtalent , Red Points , Sherpa.ai , TravelPerk , Typeform and Wallapop , to name a few. .” Digital divides.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The site boasted some 500,000 users and facilitated around 320,000 transactions, reports the EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, with clientele buying and selling everything from malware and stolen credit card information, to weapons and drugs. DarkMarket was taken offline earlier this year as part of an international operation.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally. billion to advance gender equality globally." Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation press release 06/30/2021. The beauty of our fight for gender equality is that every human being will gain from it.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

. “In most jurisdictions, personal information that is ‘publicly available’, ‘publicly accessible’ or ‘of a public nature’ on the internet, is subject to data protection and privacy laws,” they write. So decisions on the core legality of tools like ChatGPT remains pending in the EU.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Belgium, France and Germany makes Amsterdam a natural gateway to those markets. Indeed, Amsterdam’s logistical and social connectedness is ranked number one in DHL’s Global Connectedness Index. And Brexit is helping: The Dutch are highly proficient in English and Dutch law is similar to English law, which means U.K.-based

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TechCrunch

MAY 8, 2023

The global supply chain was one of the major industrial casualties of the pandemic, so it perhaps goes without saying that companies tackling issues related to the global supply chain would remain an alluring proposition for otherwise hesitant venture capitalists.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

The first thing any American notices when coming to Amsterdam is that unlike Germany and France, everyone speaks English. At home we have entrepreneurs who think global day one. We have 30 procedures to go through when starting a legal business entity – ranking us #5 globally of light bureaucracy when incorporating.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Verbit was founded in 2017 by Livne, who previously had a career in law. and Australia, plans to expand further into Europe, including Germany, France, Spain and others, Livne said. Verbit is a step closer to its planned IPO in the near future after closing the Series E, Livne said when asked regarding its listing plan.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 30, 2022

In July, GoPuff announced it was cutting 10% of its global workforce (circa 1,500 staff) and closing dozens of warehouses, saying it needed to rein in spending after expanding too rapidly during the pandemic. Earlier, in the Spring, it also confirmed any potential IPO filing was on ice owing to the market downturn.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Times report indicated that French ministers have also attempted to persuade Shein to list in France. Previously, Shein admitted that employees at its Chinese factories worked more hours than allowed under the countrys labor laws. Several senior British politicians have called for stricter scrutiny of the listing.

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The Verge

MAY 7, 2021

In response, the FTC wants to develop new laws and rules surrounding repairs, but it also wants better enforcement of existing legislation like the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA). Combined, they make it particularly important to be able to repair our existing devices.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“There are super powers you can gain from being globally distributed, but it poses a major challenge around HR and payroll.” This predicament may have become more acute in the last year, but it’s been one that has been gradually coming into focus for years, helped by trends in cloud computing and globalization.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

We bring in a mediator then several law firms as well as an independent auditing firm (PwC),” Zagury wrote. According to our information, The Family is working with several law firms across several jurisdictions. The Family’s office building was a physical representation of a new wave of French startups with global ambitions.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

dollar the digital currency globally. More of that buzz, you know, it’s just a matter of when one of these bills becomes law. Do you talk to people who make laws, whether it’s in Congress or in the White House or anywhere about this? We’re close, but we’re not there yet. What are their views?

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2022

One point worth noting is that Charles has specifically built its platform with Europe’s data privacy laws (i.e. ” Although Charles has seen the most traction in its domestic German market, it has already seen some inbound interest from Italy, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the U.K. GDPR) firmly in mind.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 percent of its global workforce, or about 30 people out of 555 total employees, the company’s CEO said in an email to employees. Globally, Waze customers drove 60 percent fewer miles in March, when lockdowns started going into effect, as compared to February.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2023

Company name: SALUBATA What it does: Shoes made of recycled plastic Founder: Yewande Akinse Country: Nigeria The pitch: SALUBATA makes patented modular shoes from recycled plastic waste in an effort to decrease the global carbon footprint. It is currently registered in Nigeria, France and the U.S.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At Facebook, it led to Frances Haugen and the Facebook Files. The social media platform examined tweets from elected officials in seven countries – the UK, US, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and Japan. There’s this law of unintended consequences to large systems,” said Williams, who previously worked at Google and Facebook. “It

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 8, 2021

Germany, France, Sweden, Mexico and Colombia); while 750+ employers are signed up to “recurrently manage a large part of their workforce”, as it puts it, including XPO, Ocado, Saint Gobain, Santander, Bayer, eBay, Huawei, Ceva Logistics and Carrefour. Jobandtalent gets $42M Series B after pivoting to mobilize hiring for SMEs.

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2021

The company describes the role of its products on its website as helping “government intelligence and law-enforcement agencies use technology to meet the challenges of encryption” during terrorism and criminal investigations. According to NSO, it builds Pegasus solely for use in counterterrorism and law enforcement work.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

Yaccarino will be leaving her role as chairman of Global Advertising & Partnerships at NBCU. X opens up its ad revenue sharing program globally The company announced its “Ads Revenue Sharing” program is now available for eligible creators globally. X also changed its App Store tagline from “Let’s talk.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For some, the pandemic was the final nail in the coffin, but in many cases, cracks in business models were already starting to surface well before COVID-19 ground the global economy to a screeching halt. The company blamed the “current landscape” (also known as the global pandemic we are experiencing) for its closure.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

It will aim to make the European Union the most attractive place to create a startup, in comparison with obvious global leaders like the U.S. Therefore, its significance is not to be underestimated. Proactive CEOs should prioritize European expansion.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

The ChatGPT app for iOS is now available to users in 11 more countries — Albania, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and the UK. The announcement spurred a 10x increase in new downloads for Bing globally, indicating a sizable consumer demand for new AI experiences. More to come soon!

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

She traveled over 100,000 miles and interviewed 12 women activists who are working on solutions to everything from sex trafficking, to global warming, to AIDS. Glamour and powerHouseBooks have produced a collection of Pearl's interviews in, In Search of Hope: The Global Diaries of Mariane Pearl , which includes a Foreword by Angelina Jolie.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Some airlines, like Air France, American, and Lufthansa, allow you to hold your ticket for a certain number of days. Its also open to a wider range of professionslike paralegals, law students, policymakersthan you might think, and the membership means steep discounts on loads of luxury hotels. Definitely get Global Entry.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

Founded by Kaave Pour, who previously ran Ikea’s global innovation lab Space10 , this new venture is using design as the lens to view the biggest challenges and opportunities for the European continent in the 21st century. The idea comes from 21st Europe , a new think tank focused on large-scale ideas for the future of Europe.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Under Swiss law, such requests can't proceed without a court order.). At the time of writing, Proton VPN had the largest and most globally diverse server network out of all the VPNs I've tested. However, Proton VPN couldn't comply with the request because it didn't have any logs.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Google , Facebook, and Twitter won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. It’s unclear what actions will be considered to violate the new law, but police arrested a man last week for brandishing a Hong Kong independence flag. Joseph Cox / Vice ).

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The Verge

JANUARY 22, 2022

So Biden held up Intel and Ohio as an example of what’s possible if we invest in domestic chipmaking, while raising the specter of national security and global competitiveness concerns if we fail to pass the bill. “We Reportedly, Intel will start its European expansion in France, Germany, and Italy. “We But guess what? Image: Intel.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Others, such as President Trump’s Muslim ban, took a few tries — but eventually became law. And after Hong Kong passed a new national security law giving vast new surveillance powers to the Chinese Communist Party, TikTok led all social networks in pulling the app from Hong Kong. TikTok is registered in the Cayman Islands, for example.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. Adi Robertson / The Verge ).

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 18, 2025

But right-wing tech moguls generally insisted that their fundamental concern was for the country, not their profits: Trumps pro-business policies would accelerate economic growth and technological progress thereby ensuring Americas prosperity and global supremacy. Thus far, Trump has delivered many of the tech rights narrow demands.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

Facebook grew its user base by the billions during the Trump era, and its savvy acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp placed it at the center of global communications. Trump-era vibe: Facebook is the center. This genre of reporting focused on the rapid spread of misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, and other arms.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Vlad Savov and Melissa Cheok report: The @TeamTrump account had tweeted a video collage of images and clips depicting peaceful protests, moments of mourning and law enforcement officers hugging civilians in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, while in police custody. Chen Du / PingWest ). Industry. ?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Upon creation of TikTok Global, Oracle/Walmart will make their investment and the TikTok Global shares will be distributed to their owners, Americans will be the majority and ByteDance will have no ownership in TikTok Global,” Oracle executive vice president Ken Glueck said. David Gilbert / Vice ). The results were dismal.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

The prospect of a fight with states over labor issues comes in addition to similar questions the company has faced in France, where courts required it to close warehouses last month amid complaints the company had not done enough to protect workers. Apple is going to start having more employees return to its major global offices.

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