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Pegasus spyware group blacklisted by the US government

The Verge

The US Department of Commerce has ordered American companies to not sell their tech to NSO, citing reports that the group’s Pegasus spyware is used against journalists, government officials, activists, and more. Pegasus had made headlines before this year, too.

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The most innovative companies in economic development for 2025

Fast Company Tech

The tech from one startup, Electreon , is embedded in the nations first EV charging road. But the challenging road required to hit that target inspired the city government to seek out new kinds of partnerships to meet that bold pledge. Ford Motor Co. to adopt a net zero goal back in 2019.

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Equity Monday: Stocks up, cryptos up, regulation up

TechCrunch

Hello and welcome back to Equity , TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Thinking broadly, the latest regulatory news from China regarding ByteDance is not super bullish for the nation’s tech industry. It’s a great way to start Monday, frankly. raised a $52.5

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

Spain is preparing to push forward with pro-startup legislation, having recently unveiled a big and bold transformation plan with the headline goal, by 2030, of turning the country into ‘Spain Entrepreneurial Nation’, as the slightly clumsy English translation has it. So that’s our job.” France and Germany.

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New ‘felony streaming’ measure is aimed at piracy services, not Twitch streamers

The Verge

Monday night, Congress approved an over $2 trillion government spending and coronavirus relief package that included a handful of controversial copyright and trademark measures. The news circulated all across the internet; in a poorly headlined Hollywood Reporter article, tweets, and YouTube videos.

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China’s changing regulatory environment isn’t stopping a venture capital frenzy

TechCrunch

Headlines from China concerning its technology market haven’t been kind in recent months. The Chinese technology market has been rocked by a wave of regulatory actions in recent quarters that changed the business landscape amid crackdowns by the country’s government on other areas of national activity.

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On putting toothpaste back into the tube

TechCrunch

That’s because the companies that tended to make the biggest splash in foreign media were concerns like Alibaba, ByteDance and the like — tech companies that touched lots of individuals, including folks outside the country’s national borders. And yet it appears that the Chinese government is, at least to some degree!

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