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A look at Sweden’s startup scene as Techstars drops Stockholm program

TechCrunch

Sweden, which has a population of around that of Michigan in the United States, punches above its weight in both cultural and business terms. In business terms, Zettle, Ikea, Klarna and Spotify all call Sweden home. Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet declined to comment on the choice to leave Sweden on the record.

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Autonomous electric truck company Einride rides into Germany

TechCrunch

Autonomous and electric truck maker Einride is rolling into Germany, representing its first new market in Europe outside its native Sweden. Founded out of Stockholm in 2016, Einride has raised some $150 million in funding to commercialize a cab-less autonomous cargo truck, one that can be controlled remotely, if required, by human operators.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

It covers Uber’s operations across 40 countries when Uber was still run by co-founder Travis Kalanick, who took an aggressive approach to bringing the ride-hailing service into cities around the world, even when doing so would break local laws and taxi regulations.

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Vivino raises $155 million for wine recommendation and marketplace app

TechCrunch

.” He adds that wine is a particularly long-tail marketplace, with highly individual tastes and very little indication in the company’s history that that’s likely to change in any significant way. This brings the company’s total funding to $221 million to date.

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Stitch emerges from stealth with $4M for its API fintech play in Africa

TechCrunch

This allows users to share their transaction history and balances, confirm their identities, and initiate payments. Sweden-based fintech Tink has also been dominant across Europe, while Truelayer and Belvo are holding the fort in the UK and Latin America. With its API, developers can connect apps to financial accounts.

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Why I Do Good: Starry Night

Have Fun - Do Good

Outside of his paid work, my dad organized CROP walks in our community, co-founded Martin House , volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and Witness for Peace , and visited elderly people at the local convalescent home who didn''t receive much company.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Your browser's Incognito/private mode only gets you so far, unfortunately — it'll clear your history, searches, cookies , and login deets, preventing other users of the same device from seeing what you've been up to, but it won't hide and secure your connection from your ISP and other prying eyes. Split tunneling. Multihop connections.

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