Fast Company Tech

APRIL 21, 2025

Its Democratic sponsors say the bill will raise awareness among consumers that combusting gas in their vehicles creates pollutants that harm their health and trap heat in the atmosphere, leading to more intense and extreme weather, wildfires, and drought. The Cambridge City Council enacted its greenhouse gas label law in 2020.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Spain’s government has agreed on the details of a draft startup law — passing the baton to the parliament to debate and potentially amend the plan ahead of a vote to turn it into actual law. ” Fleksy raises Series A to expand its keyboard SDK biz after 10x growth.

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The Verge

AUGUST 17, 2021

While none of the platforms have publicly changed their policies on the group, moderation practices have come under close scrutiny, and many are shifting resources to ensure the policies are appropriately enforced. YouTube complies with all applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws, including relevant U.S.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

To understand how much growth has occurred, African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019, according to Africa-focused fund Partech Africa. Did African startups raise $496M, $1B or $2B in 2019? Fintech startups raised 24.9%

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

The Harvard Law School graduate didn’t have to start her company, which helps businesses measure the efficacy of their diversity and inclusion efforts using hard data, but she needed to start the company. For Price, the drive to launch Kanarys came from her own experiences working in law.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Though both focus on the building industry (specifically, the codes architects and builders need to follow), the lawsuit deals with an issue that has wider ramifications: is it possible to copyright the law, or text that carries the weight of the law? ” Can the law be copyrighted?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Vouch , a provider of business insurance to startups and high-growth companies, announced today it has raised $90 million in new funding. With the latest financing, San Francisco-based Vouch has now raised a total of $160 million since its 2018 inception. billion in risk across thousands of policies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 14, 2014

Not every student in my class is focused on the same policy issue. They will be placed with organizations working on policies in these areas, many part of large international networks, nonprofits, and government. It’s also allowed them to find a new audience that are not as familiar with their policy issues.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Some individual board members may want to start with “easier” tasks like thanking donors, but eventually, they should be directly helping raise thousands of dollars annually. Download this Board of Directors Fundraising Worksheet to help your board members execute their board pledges to raise or give donations. Canvas door-to-door.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 21, 2022

EDT, I’m hosting a Twitter Space with Sophie Alcorn, an immigration law attorney based in Silicon Valley and author of Dear Sophie, a column that appears on TechCrunch+ each Wednesday. You can contact Sophie directly at Alcorn Immigration Law. On Tuesday, April 26, at 2:30 p.m. PDT/5:30 p.m.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Pendo, Founding Member of Chicago Law Partners, LLC. Some of the biggest ethical issues raised by AI are bias, data privacy and security, accuracy and reliability, and responsible innovation. The use of AI in IP also raises additional questions. One of the biggest is whether AI-generated content is protected by copyright law.

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TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

His experience from this activity, coupled with working as a technical adviser to the vice president’s office in Nigeria a couple of months back, led him to launch Norebase , a trade tech startup that has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Are you raising funds using Facebook & Instagram Fundraising Tools ? Streamers on Twitch raised $83 million for charity in 2020 and $110 million in 2021 using Tiltify. 9) Stay current on online privacy law. Privacy policies are also required by the existing regulations SHIELD in New York and GDPR in Europe.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

But Lee and Rob Law, Salt’s other co-founder, have broader ambitions for the platform. “In order to do so, they’re having to raise wages multiple times to attract workers in an environment where most companies are looking to reduce expenses. Equally unsurprisingly, turnover tends to be high among frontline workers.

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The Verge

JANUARY 14, 2022

Microsoft’s board of directors is hiring a law firm to review the company’s policies on sexual harassment and discrimination after years of complaints of wrongdoing at the company. The review will also include an analysis of policies, practices, and commitments to create a safe, inclusive work environment.”.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

On the regulation point, Spain’s first startup law — which was adopted in draft and presented to parliament in December — has been well received by the local tech community. EsTech seems likely to press that line of argument — although at the time of writing it was still preparing its policy plan.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 8, 2022

law enforcement agencies are popping bottles following an announcement that they were able to seize website domains said to belong to SSNDOB, a notorious marketplace known to be cashing in on Americans’ Social Security and credit card numbers. Woohoo, new colleagues!! Haje and Christine. The TechCrunch Top 3. million Series A funding round.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Employee leave benefits are a complicated web of company and government policies, and Cocoon is out to bring clarity and simplicity to both the employer and employee experience. He says this investment was a personal one for him as he was finishing up a paternal leave and helped write the leave policy for the firm.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 21, 2020

An Israeli startup called Mine is working to make that process much simpler, and it announced this morning that it has raised $9.5 Mine then cross-references that information with the data collection and privacy policies of the relevant companies, determining what data they’re likely to possess. million in Series A funding.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 4, 2021

Hepster , an insurtech platform from Germany, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Element Ventures. It allows businesses to build insurance policies from scratch, matched specifically to the needs of their individual service or industry.

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Image credit: Photo by cottonbro studio on pexels In late December 2024, New York State Senator Andrew Gounardess legislation to protect domestic violence survivors was signed into law. The legislation comes as law enforcement struggles to address the evolving role of technology in domestic violence cases.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 10, 2022

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Dear Sophie, We just raised a $20 million Series A, and we need to hire more engineers to fully develop our product. Sophie Alcorn.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

The Sydney, Australia-based company announced today it has raised a $45 million AUD (about $34.8 Localized versions of Employment Hero include pre-built employment contracts and policies that comply with local laws. million) Series D, bringing its valuation to more than $250 million AUD ($193.4 million USD).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Produced by the law firm WilmerHale, the report details how the company can improve its workplace conditions and prevent discrimination, specifically recommending the creation of an internal ombudsman’s office that can field employee complaints. The report begins with a section titled “How We Got Here.”

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Non Profit Quarterly

MARCH 2, 2022

In 2020, multiple platform companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, and Postmates, spent over $205 million to pass Proposition 22 in California , a law that classifies platform workers as independent contractors, not employees. To support this vision, the Drivers Cooperative has been successful in raising more than $1.4

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

upwards of $250 billion each year, according to the Economic Policy Institute. ERA -backed startup Intenseye , a machine learning platform, has raised a $4 million seed round to try to bring that number way down in an economic and efficient way. Workplace injuries and illnesses cost the U.S.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

Ars Technica reported yesterday that Instagram’s policies “require third parties to have the necessary rights from applicable rights holders,” according to a company spokesperson. This includes ensuring they have a license to share this content, if a license is required by law.”. A recent lawsuit hinged on Instagram’s rules.

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ASU Lodestar Center

APRIL 17, 2018

The tax law and jobs act (TCJA) presents many changes for nonprofits to consider in 2018. The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 The Tax Policy Center projects that individual charitable giving will decrease by between 4 and 6.5 percent in 2018. percent in 2018.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

” Method works by leveraging consumer credit access protections enacted into law as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. ” To date, Method has raised $18.5 Method raises $16M to power loan repayment, balance transfers and more across fintech apps by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

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Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. Southern Environmental Law Center. How Southern Environmental Law Center Takes Action on Earth Day.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 22, 2021

The startup just raised $17 million across Series A and seed rounds , led by Crosslink Capital and Golden Ventures, and including funding from Stanford Law School, rapper Nas and others.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 10, 2023

Podcast Title Description A Sustainable Mind A Sustainable Mind by Environmental Activist Marjorie Alexander interviews change-makers in Sustainability | Ecology | Food Waste | Intentional and Resilient Community | Conservation Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast Cause Talk Radio: The Cause Marketing Podcast by Rash Pixel Center Stage Center (..)

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The Verge

APRIL 30, 2021

The Commission has found that Apple has broken EU competition rules with its App Store policies, following an initial complaint from Spotify back in 2019. Most streaming providers passed this fee on to end users by raising prices,” according to the European Commission. AppleMusic compete with other music streaming services.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

HICX , a supplier experience management platform designed to give companies visibility into their supply chain, has raised $30 million in a round of funding led by U.S. ” HICX raises $30M to give companies visibility into their supply chain by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Serve Robotics has a policy that requires a human operator to remotely monitor and assist its bot at every intersection. In this case, the bot, which had just finished a delivery, approached the intersection and a human operator took over, per the company’s internal operating policy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 9, 2023

Anthony Cimino Contributor Share on Twitter Anthony Cimino , head of policy at Carta , works with policymakers and innovators to drive economic opportunity through expanding equity ownership and private market liquidity. Moreover, penalties for noncompliance could permanently damage a company’s ability to raise capital.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It’s a complicated equation that brings together core human rights concerns about privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and the direct practicalities of real-life struggle with the ways in which engineering, policy, legal and design decisions are made by companies, or placed upon them by the jurisdictions in which they operate.

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