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A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch

In August, the company told me that it was operating over 1 million square feet across 60 locations in New York, London, San Francisco and Berlin, and that it was on track to reach 2.5 In August, Knotel announced the completion of a $400 million financing, led by Wafra, an investment arm of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kuwait.

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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. Bahrain, Kuwait and Norway have run roughshod over people’s privacy.”. Kuwait, with a population of more than 4.1

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Platforms successfully stopped a lame COVID conspiracy video from going viral

The Verge

Privacy-friendly, voluntary COVID-19 tracking apps have not had a demonstrable impact on the pandemic, researchers and public health officials say. The more aggressive apps introduced in South Korea and Kuwait may have been more effective, but they also introduced privacy concerns. Wayne Ma / The Information ).

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