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Turkey’s first decacorn: Trendyol raises $1.5B at a $16.5B valuation

TechCrunch

General Atlantic, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Princeville Capital and sovereign wealth funds, ADQ (UAE) and Qatar Investment Authority co-led the round. . Trendyol , an e-commerce platform based in Turkey, has raised $1.5 billion in a massive funding round that values the company at $16.5 The deal marks SoftBank’s first in the country.

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Benetech: President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Read2Go Bookshare goes mobile! After decades of human rights work to achieve justice for the victims and families who suffered forced disappearances, this recent ruling opens an opportunity for the Guatemalan court system to address the massive human rights crimes of the armed internal conflict.

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India’s VerSe Innovation raises over $450 million to expand Dailyhunt and Josh apps globally

TechCrunch

VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of popular news aggregator Dailyhunt and short video app Josh, said on Thursday it has raised over $450 million in a new financing round, just five months after securing $200 million , as the Indian startup looks to expand its offerings to international markets. India’s ShareChat valued at $2.88

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Gulf states using COVID-19 contact tracing apps as mass surveillance tools, report says

The Verge

A new study analyzing COVID-19 contact tracing apps conducted by Amnesty International has found that Bahrain and Kuwait are using their public health apps as mass surveillance tools. Mobile contact tracing is already in place in dozens of countries around the globe, although it’s been slow to get off the ground in the US.

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Betsy Beaumon on Benetech's Literacy Program

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For those who want to use audio with other mobile devices or DAISY players, we have added DAISY audio and MP3 format download capability for all of our titles, in addition to our existing DAISY text and Braille Ready Format (BRF) options. Bookshare International Yup, Bookshare now has Arabic books. Not just a couple, but 100 of them.

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With ride-hail and delivery launch, Fenix wants to be the Bolt of the Middle East

TechCrunch

Abu Dhabi-based mobility startup Fenix has added ride-hail and courier services to its portfolio of mobility products. Couriers deliver goods using a combination of Fenix’s shared e-scooters and internal e-mopeds. “We start with mobility, which is an enabler for opportunity.

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Draftea kicks off LatAm fantasy football with NFL partnership, fresh funding

TechCrunch

Images of Draftea’s mobile fantasy NFL platform Image Credits: Draftea. That’s part of why the NFL chose the startup to develop its own “NFL by Draftea” product, marking a unique international partnership for the league, according to Jaime Misrahi.