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Achieving hyper growth from Europe: Lessons from SoundCloud and Klarna [Video]

The Next Web

Adalberth started Klarna with the company’s other co-founders in Stockholm, Sweden, because, he says, the barrier for starting a business was high enough as it was (they were in business school at the time and didn’t really know all that much about the technology industry). Top image credit: Thinkstock.

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Einride founder on building an underlying business to support future tech goals

TechCrunch

Einride’s current shipping clients across Sweden and the U.S. The following interview, part of an ongoing series with founders who are building transportation companies, has been edited for length and clarity. include Oatly, Bridgestone, Maersk and Beyond Meat. The company said it clears close to 20,000 shipments per day.

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Making sense of Klarna

TechCrunch

In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success. “We didn’t have a lot of money,” he tells me.

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4 reasons why digital skills matter for career readiness—and how to bridge the skills gap

Tableau

Male students and those attending smaller colleges rate their institutions better at preparing students for virtual internships and job interviews—revealing gaps in support for students at larger institutions and female students. . As a whole, students do not feel adequately prepared for virtual internships or job interviews.

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Interview: Zeekr executives on the 001 FR supercar, autonomous driving, and overseas plans

TechNode

Global luxury brands have ruled the performance car segment throughout the era of internal combustion engines but Chinese electric vehicles are now capable of competing head-to-head against European top-tier supercars, Andy An, chairman of Geely Auto Group and CEO of Zeekr told reporters in an interview after the launch.

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Annotell raises $24M for tech that tests autonomous vehicle perception systems to improve how they work

TechCrunch

As the automotive industry inches slowly ahead on the road to self-driving vehicles, we’re seeing the emergence of startups aiming to fill in some of the technical gaps in autonomous systems as they exist today. “Annotell’s platform helps you understand the system’s performance and raise it.

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4 reasons why digital skills matter for career readiness—and how to bridge the skills gap

Tableau

Male students and those attending smaller colleges rate their institutions better at preparing students for virtual internships and job interviews—revealing gaps in support for students at larger institutions and female students. As a whole, students do not feel adequately prepared for virtual internships or job interviews.

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