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500 Startups unveils its Fall 2012 accelerator lineup: More international and more sh*t founders say

The Next Web

It is a rather interesting and complex set of startups in the group and could be considered the most international, diverse, and exciting group in the history of the accelerator program so far. 500 Startups has announced the 33 newest companies joining its accelerator program this Fall.

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#IFC2014 International Fundraising Congress: Inspire, Connect, Transform

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’m just back from a trip to Europe where I was part of the opening plenary at this year’s International Fundraising Congress outside of Amsterdam. (I I also keynoted the NGO track at the Internet Festival in Pisa, Italy (more about that in separate post later). Source: Pamela Sutton-Legaud.

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Privacy watchdogs take legal action against Clearview AI in five countries

TechSpot

On Thursday, Privacy International (PI), Noyb, and others asked regulators in the UK, France, Austria, Italy, and Greece to halt Clearview's scraping of facial recognition data from social media. Clearview AI is under the gun once again as privacy watchdogs in Europe file legal complaints against its data collection practices.

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Surging homegrown talent and VC spark Italy’s tech renaissance

TechCrunch

As Italy reinstates many COVID-19 restrictions, the country’s tech ecosystem is watching and waiting to see what the wider effects of the emergency will be. Italy’s ecosystem for tech venture capital and startups has been in development for years and has made decent strides in the last decade.

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Google One VPN expands internationally to Canada, Mexico, UK, and more

The Verge

Google is expanding the VPN service that it provides as part of its Google One subscription to seven new countries: Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, as spotted by 9to5Google.

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Founder Institute doubles down on Europe, now runs 10 startup accelerator programs continent-wide

The Next Web

The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine). The idea-stage program basically gathers aspiring startup founders, experienced local entrepreneurs and international mentors for a part-time, four-month curriculum to launch ‘enduring’ companies.

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Digital road freight forwarder Sennder raises $160M Series, plans European expansion

TechCrunch

It already partners with Poste Italiane in Italy, as well as Scania and Siemens, and is now supplying transport services to over 10 organizations listed in the German DAX 30, and 11 companies comprising the Euro Stoxx 50.

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