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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

These include the Foster Grandparent program , which connects older adult mentors to children, and the Senior Companion program , which connects volunteers to older adults seeking some help to continue living independently in their own homes. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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5 ways employers can prevent employees from ‘revenge quitting’ in 2025

Fast Company Tech

Equally important is offering opportunities for employees to contribute beyond their job descriptions, whether through special projects or mentoring. Andrea Carter , Adjunct Faculty in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Adler University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

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Youth mental health startup Somethings launches with a $3.2M raise led by General Catalyst

TechCrunch

As Gilligan describes it, Somethings is a youth-specific wellness platform that connects teenagers with trained mentors between the ages of 19 and 26 for asynchronous help. Teens, often with the support of their parents, are matched through the Somethings system with mentors who have similar backgrounds and situational experiences.

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Announcing new Tableau Data Literacy curriculum for higher education

Tableau

In my many years as a scientist, I mentored trainees in data analysis and witnessed frustration, anxiety, and even productivity loss in students who lacked foundational data skills. Without closing the data skills gap, these challenges would continue into their professional lives.

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Pakistan’s Neem raises $2.5M to serve underbanked communities with its embedded finance platform

TechCrunch

The seed funding, which the startup aims to use to expand its existing team of 20 people, roll out the BaaS platform and capitalize licenses, was led by Hong Kong-based SparkLabs Fintech. Over time, the startup plans to go beyond Pakistan and support underbanked communities in other developing markets.

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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

TechCrunch

Transfr makes money by charging a software-as-a-service licensing fee to companies, which can go for up to $10,000 depending on the size of the workforce. Transfr started as a mentor-based VR training programming play.

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CodeSignal secures $50M for its tech hiring platform

TechCrunch

Like people needing to take a driver’s test in order to get a license, Sloyan calls the company’s technical assessment technology a “flight simulator for developers,” that gives candidates a simulated evaluation of their skills and comes back with a score and highlighted strengths.

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