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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

And the French government is taking advantage of this opportunity to make some progress on the tech startup policy front. Spain is also working on a legislative package that includes startup visas. It’s the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union right now. But first, let me rewind just a little bit.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

Any area of the company that would be directly impacted had a seat at the table, connecting purpose and strategy to the people working in the stores. “We Employees in our stores, in our mail rooms, and in finance — they should all be able to see how their work is helping people on their path to better health.”.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

TechCrunch

The Ukrainian government also has a range of non-repayable grants and other support for its tech sector, despite also having to fund the war. Its 2,000 staff work on software and product design for corporate giants including BNY Mellon and Havas, and moved its offices in the Western part of Ukraine.

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

TechCrunch

As many as 300 employees once worked in Twitter’s Boulder offices, but between layoffs, other firings, and resignations, it is probably less than half of that now. Over the Cinco de Mayo weekend, Elon Musk tweeted that the company is working on a cheaper plan for small businesses, but didn’t give any details about the cost.

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The Station: Tesla’s rough week, China’s AV strategy and Joby’s air taxi play in South Korea

TechCrunch

The Verge wrote about this phenomena in India , a place where instant commerce is causing more road accidents and, you guessed it, injured drivers aren’t getting much, if anything, in the way of compensation from the companies they work for, like Swiggy and Blinkit. Probably not, but this deal stands out just because of how weird it seems.

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Biden’s infrastructure plans could boost startups

TechCrunch

” American infrastructure has been crumbling for decades without significant investment from the federal government, and much of what will be replaced will also be upgraded with new technology, according to people familiar with the Biden plan. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change.

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Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

The Verge

He’s an expert on chips and semiconductors — he spent years working at companies like IBM and Silicon Graphics. So, that’s a lot of additional work. And the way they’ll do it, these days, they’ll work on computers and they’ll design the chip using computer software, which will give you a file, which they can send to the manufacturer.

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