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SWVL plans to lay off 32% of its team two months after going public

TechCrunch

SWVL is present in 13 markets globally: the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan. – All Final Settlements to be taxed as per local requirement. According to a source, the majority of the layoffs will come from the company’s Dubai and Pakistan offices.

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Google’s Waze lays off 5 percent of its workforce, closes offices in Asia and Latin America

The Verge

Italy specifically saw the biggest drop at 90 percent. We will continue servicing these countries via increased investments in Waze Local Starter, supported by our SMB teams in our main sales hubs. Healthcare: We are giving each impacted employee as many continued benefits as possible, in accordance with local law.

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Your Cause Camp 2018 Lineup is Here

NonProfit Hub

Vu’s passion to make the world better, combined with a low score on the Law School Admission Test, drove him into the field of nonprofit work, where he learned that we should take the work seriously, but not ourselves. There’s tons of humor in the nonprofit world, and someone needs to document it.

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Where should US-based startups file their patent applications?

TechCrunch

Further, differences in the law in some countries can result in you spending significant money for little gain. Each of these inventions may need its own patent application, which can quickly multiply the cost to your business and make filing for patent protection prohibitively expensive.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

The process of routing your traffic through a VPN masks your internet protocol (IP) address — the specific number that's assigned to your device when it's connected to a local network — which can otherwise reveal a surprising amount of personal information. That includes your approximate whereabouts and the name of your ISP.)

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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“We are going to create the best environment for startups in Europe”

TechCrunch

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. A draft law agreed by ministers was presented to the parliament last month. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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