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A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch

There’s hype around the company in its early days. In August, Knotel announced the completion of a $400 million financing, led by Wafra, an investment arm of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kuwait. Virgin Mobile co-founder Amol Sarva and former VC Edward Shenderovich founded Knotel, essentially reversing the WeWork model.

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

The more aggressive apps introduced in South Korea and Kuwait may have been more effective, but they also introduced privacy concerns. Get those benefits while you can, hype houses! Privacy-friendly, voluntary COVID-19 tracking apps have not had a demonstrable impact on the pandemic, researchers and public health officials say.

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