Uruguay's first unicorn, the payment processor dLocal, and GeneXus, a sophisticated COVID-19 advice app, have put the country's tech scene on the global map (Benedict Mander/Financial Times)
![Uruguay's first unicorn, the payment processor dLocal, and GeneXus, a sophisticated COVID-19 advice app, have put the country's tech scene on the global map (Benedict Mander/Financial Times)]()
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December 28, 2020
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With $87M in political contributions, $200M spent on Prop 22, and record spending on federal lobbying, tech industry spent record amounts on politics in 2020 (Sara Harrison/The Markup)
![With $87M in political contributions, $200M spent on Prop 22, and record spending on federal lobbying, tech industry spent record amounts on politics in 2020 (Sara Harrison/The Markup)]()
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December 28, 2020
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5
Documents detail CellHawk, a little-known surveillance tool used widely by law enforcement, which can visualize large amounts of data collected by cell towers (Sam Richards/The Intercept)
![Documents detail CellHawk, a little-known surveillance tool used widely by law enforcement, which can visualize large amounts of data collected by cell towers (Sam Richards/The Intercept)]()
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December 28, 2020
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5
Report: Indian startups raised ~$9.3B from 1,088 deals in 2020, lower than $14.5B from 1,185 deals in 2019; rounds of $100M+ fell from 26 in 2019 to 20 in 2020 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)
![Report: Indian startups raised ~$9.3B from 1,088 deals in 2020, lower than $14.5B from 1,185 deals in 2019; rounds of $100M+ fell from 26 in 2019 to 20 in 2020 (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)]()
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swadu
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December 27, 2020
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5
Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports
![Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Dr Mahinder Watsa: India’s most famous ‘sexpert’ dies at 96
![Dr Mahinder Watsa: India’s most famous ‘sexpert’ dies at 96]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Alibaba raises proposed stock repurchase program by $4B to $10B, but shares slide 5%+ to a six month low in early Hong Kong trading amid antitrust fears (Coco Liu/Bloomberg)
![Alibaba raises proposed stock repurchase program by $4B to $10B, but shares slide 5%+ to a six month low in early Hong Kong trading amid antitrust fears (Coco Liu/Bloomberg)]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Chinese games billionaire poisoned to death
![Chinese games billionaire poisoned to death]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Eight themes for the near future of tech: from decentralized workplaces and the rise of community-as-a-service to quirky social apps for kids under 16 (Scott Belsky/Medium)
![Eight themes for the near future of tech: from decentralized workplaces and the rise of community-as-a-service to quirky social apps for kids under 16 (Scott Belsky/Medium)]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law
![Covid: Trump signs relief and spending package into law]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Maestro Dudamel takes virtual reality Symphony on tour
![Maestro Dudamel takes virtual reality Symphony on tour]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus
![Covid-19: China's painful year fighting the coronavirus]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict
![Tigray crisis: Eritrea's role in Ethiopian conflict]()
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December 27, 2020
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5
