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Fintech Roundup: Goldman Sachs buys another startup, Fast hits a speed bump and BaaS gets hotter

TechCrunch

The Fort Lee, New Jersey-based institution is also a technology infrastructure provider that quietly powers lending and payments for many of the fintechs that top VCs are also backing — a reverse of sorts of the more common fintech-powering-bank dynamic we’re used to. Mosaic wants to flip that ratio on its head. .

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How Indigenous Peoples’ Day is Supplanting Columbus Day

Whole Whale

Google Trends, which shows the unbiased data behind searches reveals that there is a long way to go for the adoption of the new holiday. However, starting in as early as 2014, “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” begins to show up in comparison at a 89:1 volume ratio. What do people search for?

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TikTok’s success has made it a big target for regulators

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Trending down : Digital ad platforms run by Google , Amazon, and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million into websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year. Talk to us.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Trending up: Instagram is launching new features aimed at making the platform a more positive space. Trending up: Jack Dorsey gave $15 million to San Francisco’s coronavirus relief fund. Reported cases in New York: 342,267.

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What a speech controversy at Stanford tells us about Facebook?s Oversight Board

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. ?? Trending up : Apple CEO Tim Cook published a blog post to address the senseless killing of George Floyd and the long history of racism. Reported cases in New York: 379,977. Total test results (positive and negative) in New York: 2,229,473.

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Nine things we learned from leaked audio of Mark Zuckerberg facing his employees

The Verge

Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. ?? Trending up : Grindr is removing ethnicity filters from its app. Trending down : Google is placing ads on websites that publish coronavirus conspiracy theories, helping their owners generate revenue and continue their operations.

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How Amazon is growing its power during the pandemic

The Verge

And if it succeeds, the new normal will look a lot like the old one. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms. Trending down : TikTok is full of dangerous coronavirus conspiracy theories despite the company’s pledge to curb misinformation on the platform. Reported cases in New York: 343,705.

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