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Police in Minneapolis reportedly used a geofence warrant at Floyd protest last year

The Verge

Police in Minneapolis got a search warrant that ordered Google to provide account data on people who were near a protest that turned violent two days after the killing of George Floyd last year, TechCrunch reported. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The man said he was filming the protest, not participating in it.

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Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department

The Verge

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to approve an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition software by its police department and other city agencies, the Star Tribune reported. Minneapolis’ ordinance created an appeals process allowing city agencies to request exemptions under some circumstances.

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Minneapolis hiring social media influencers for former police officers’ trials

The Verge

Minneapolis is hiring social media influencers to share “city-generated and approved messages” during the trials of four former city police officers charged in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, according to the Minnesota Reformer. The incident sparked protests in Minneapolis and across the country for much of last summer.

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Employers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that Match Donations

Double the Donation

Double the Donation has received several requests asking about matching gift programs in Minneapolis. To clear up some of the confusion we created this post highlighting some of the top companies in the area that currently offer these programs.

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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

[Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] Rethinking the waiting room Part of the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals system, the Stad Center is a five-year-old clinic that builds off Friedrichsdorf’s previous working building a similar pain center in Minneapolis.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Live’s special Minneapolis event!

TechCrunch

Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystems. Like past City Spotlights, this one will feature a pitch-off with local Minneapolis startups pitching to VCs. Check out this agenda: TechCrunch Live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2:20pm CT: Pitch-off.

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Pitch your startup at TechCrunch Live’s Minneapolis event

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is thrilled to be (virtually) headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. It’s free to attend, and it’s free to submit your Minneapolis-area startup to the pitch-off competition. To qualify you need to: Be based in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota area. I hope you can make it. Have an MVP. Be pre-Series A.