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Freelancing is the new normal: oDesk and the future of the workforce marketplace

The Next Web

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. That’s where the Private Workplace comes in. Focus on the East.

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France’s strategy for EU startup policies: Talent and money

TechCrunch

In an interview with TechCrunch, France’s digital minister Cédric O shared some news for the European tech ecosystem. We also want to enable European venture capital with European funds, European knowledge and European teams Cédric O. It’s the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union right now.

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Flagright offers transaction monitoring with usage-based pricing

TechCrunch

“I used to run the product team at a fintech startup in Lithuania, and one of my responsibilities was compliance and fraud prevention,” Ozkan said in an email interview. “I was looking for a real-time solution for around 15 months and had a very bad experience with the existing providers.

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Grover grabs $330M to double down on the circular economy with consumer electronics subscriptions

TechCrunch

“We see ourselves as simplifying access to a part of your budget,” Cassau told TechCrunch in an interview. And it’s a movement that is playing out in other categories, too, with Vinted (out of Lithuania) now valued at $4.5 “We see very strong demand for even second or third year products,” Cassau said.

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Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification

TechCrunch

X CEO claims the company formerly known as Twitter is almost breaking even “I’ve been at the company eight weeks,” Yaccarino said in her first broadcast interview since taking on her new role. Twitter claims that the bug has now been fixed, and that the team knows what caused it. Markey requested a response by March 17.

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Americans still believe they live in a compassionate country, report shows

Fast Company Tech

As the granddaughter of immigrants from Lithuania and Poland who spoke little English, I understand what its like to be treated as a stranger in America. The researchers who worked on the Ali Center report interviewed more than 5,000 U.S. Compassion comes easily to me. The report delves into gaps in compassion.

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