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

TechCrunch

And the French government is taking advantage of this opportunity to make some progress on the tech startup policy front. As the name suggests, this new instrument is in charge of establishing a standard for startup policies around Europe. It’s the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union right now.

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Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries

TechCrunch

Now, customers in Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia will be able to become Revolut Bank customers. The company also offers personal loans between €1,000 and €15,000. You can pay back over one to 60 months.

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What does a Purpose-Driven Company Look Like?

Saleforce Nonprofit

While CVS lost $2 billion in annual cigarette sales in the first year of its new policy, its pharmacy sales jumped. Stockholm saw a 22% reduction in traffic congestion and a $92M annual gain in revenue; Bolzano realized a 30% savings in services for its aging population; Malta reduced water consumption 15% and energy use 25%.

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Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5

The Verge

We’re not going to culturally change that mentality, but is that something that can be overcome with policy to make it go faster? GlobalFoundries built that fab in Malta, New York, at relatively good speed. You’d probably have to spend 10 times what GlobalFoundries spent up in Malta, New York.” They’ve done a good job there.

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The Station: Tesla’s rough week, China’s AV strategy and Joby’s air taxi play in South Korea

TechCrunch

The coalition wants to help develop a policy framework in Europe around micromobility and decreasing emissions associated with urban travel. . A coalition has formed among scooter operators in Europe called Micromobility for Europe , made up of founding members like Bird, Bolt, Dott, FreeNow, Lime, Tier, Voi and Wind. Deal of the week.

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8 cannabis investors share their outlook on the European market in H1 2022

TechCrunch

Does this mean that we’ll see recreational use of cannabis for adults becoming a common policy in Europe? Germany’s government created quite a buzz when it announced that recreational cannabis would be legalized during the current term. It’s too soon to say.

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

TechCrunch

The app’s enforcement policy says that tweets with such labels will not show up in search results, recommendations or timelines — those tweets will be hidden in both the “For You” and “Following timelines. It’s not clear if the company is applying the same policy to personal accounts.

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