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Australia-based Employment Hero raises $45M AUD for its global expansion

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Employment Hero doubled the number of its full-time employees to 200 last year, and launched versions in New Zealand, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore. Localized versions of Employment Hero include pre-built employment contracts and policies that comply with local laws. 6 VCs share their bets on the future of work.

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BrioHR raises $1.3M ahead of Y Combinator’s demo day

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Perhaps this is the impact of so many accelerators going virtual, widening the founder pool from whom they might matriculate to include a more global group of founders. The investment was led by Global Founders Capital , and saw participation from East Ventures and angel investors. Back to BrioHR itself, the company is announcing $1.3

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

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Indonesia and Malaysia, in the heart of Southeast Asia, are among the countries with the largest Muslim populations in the world. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law. out of its 33.6

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Google’s Waze lays off 5 percent of its workforce, closes offices in Asia and Latin America

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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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Daily Crunch: Spotify Tickets rollout lets concertgoers buy passes for live gigs

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Haje has been taking a closer look at AI-generated art and is curious if copyright law is going to get interesting in the near future. The social media channel joins others in launching a paid version in India at a fraction of the cost it charges globally. All eyes on Malaysia : The country is getting a boost from some big tech.

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Vietnam and Indonesia Join TechSoup Asia’s Growing Family

Tech Soup

We proudly welcome NGO partners Vietnet-ICT and the Lin Centre in Vietnam, as well as ASEAN Foundation , Kopernik Marketplace , and YCAB Foundation in Indonesia to the TechSoup Global family. They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia.

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Spend management space sees a large raise, and layoffs, in the same week

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Indonesia and Malaysia, in the heart of Southeast Asia, are among the countries with the largest Muslim populations in the world. These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law.”