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Locals share why Vilnius, Lithuania is becoming an international startup hub

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There are plenty of reasons why Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital city, has an increasingly visible startup sector. I think local tech investors are taking more risks and becoming global scene players. Lithuania is now fourth in the global fintech ranking after the U,S,, the U,K, and Singapore. What’s their focus?

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

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VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.

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Despite remote work and the economic downturn, some companies look to London for expansion

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While it’s impossible to ignore the location-agnostic remote- and hybrid-working revolution spurred by the global pandemic, some believe that companies are turning to London for the same reasons they always did — it’s a major accessible conurbation, and it’s a place where people want to live. Financial independence.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

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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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ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

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April 28, 2023 ChatGPT parent company OpenAI closes $300M share sale at $27B-29B valuation VC firms including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive and K2 Global are picking up new shares, according to documents seen by TechCrunch. Europe, South Korea and New Zealand, and soon more will be able to download the app from the app store.

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