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To cool down China’s overheated robotics industry, go back to the basics

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It’s been a tumultuous few years, but China’s manufacturing industry is now on the rebound. Once an industry characterized by low-end manufacturing and intensive labor, it has transformed into a high-end manufacturing hub aided by technology. Compounding the surge is the drive to upgrade China’s industrial structure.

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Is Silicon Valley really losing its crown?

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Where is the heart of the technology industry ? And the combined tech industries of China and India form a bloc that carries material heft. Now, the question is perhaps better phrased as not “where is the new center of tech,” but has the technology industry become so broad-based that it has no real gravitic nexus?

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Survey finds 67% of European women in tech feel under-paid compared to men, half experience sexism

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In survey after survey, this blatant sexism is continually proved evident in the technology industry, and a new survey has provided yet another dismal glimpse into how women are treated. Regarding the gender ratio in the technology industry, this appears to be going moving in reverse.

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mPharma, a telehealth pioneer out of Ghana, gets physical with 100 virtual centers across Africa

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The potential for telehealth across Africa is vast and promising as mobile connectivity deepens, and innovations that could potentially bridge the doctor-patient ratio gap increase according to a Deloitte report. mPharma also enjoys expertise backing from well experienced professions in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Superscript, a bespoke insurance provider for SMEs, raises $54 million

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Superscript has focused on sustainable growth and quality underwriting from day one to give us more favourable loss ratios. This is targeted at tech businesses with complex risks that are more difficult to insure such as medical malpractice or professional indemnity, with customers including London-based fintech unicorn Paddle.

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Branch snags $147M at a $1.05B valuation, showing that thorny insurtech market not impervious to growth

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The thing that Branch does differently is charge an appropriate amount to cover the costs of running each policy,” Lekas told TechCrunch. “We He believes that Branch’s biggest differentiator is that its tech stack allows it to instantly underwrite and bind policies with just a name and address, ultimately resulting in lower-cost policies. “As

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Shepherd raises $6.2M seed round to tackle the construction insurance market

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For Shepherd, the construction market is its target, an industry that it intends to carve into starting with excess liability coverage. But construction projects often also require more liability coverage, which is sold as excess or umbrella policies. Frankly, TechCrunch finds the B2B neoinsurance startup market fascinating.