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Governments should invest in their diaspora founders

TechCrunch

We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: How to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. We propose that governments should systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just founders locally. Many countries’ governments (Canada, France, etc.)

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DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats sue New York City over restaurant fee caps

The Verge

Delivery service platforms DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats are suing New York City for capping the amounts they can collect in fees from restaurants. In a complaint filed in US District Court court late Thursday, the companies argue that the fee caps are government overreach that will harm businesses. . | Getty Images.

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New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Verge

The New York City skyline seen from the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck on Thursday, Oct. The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. Berkeley, California, became the first city in the US to ban gas hookups in new construction in 2019.

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Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores

The Verge

Those locations are New York City (Fifth Ave), London (Oxford Circus), Sydney (Westfield Sydney), and the Redmond campus location. The London store only just opened about a year ago. At the time, the company declined to offer an update on when any stores might open again. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

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SOSV is building a New Jersey HAX facility for industrial, healthcare and climate startups

TechCrunch

Newark was chosen for myriad reasons, including proximity to New York City and universities like Princeton and Rutgers. New Jersey no doubt has a vested interest in welcoming hardware startups with open arms. These companies also take up a lot of space, easily filling a room with their equipment and prototypes.”.

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Hurricane Irene and the Nonprofit Social Media Storm

NTEN

We know our friends over at the Red Cross have been expertly using social media for disaster response for years now, but this weekend, with Hurricane Irene set to touch down all along the east coast, we saw many other organizations and government entities reaching out via social media, as well.

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How to score a COVID-19 vaccine appointment

The Verge

For example, here in New York City, we’ve had to navigate separate sites run by the city and the state. As a result, your first step is probably to check your state’s government health website (searching your state name and “COVID vaccine” will probably do it). Find all the places that might offer appointments.

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