6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

Panel participants for sea.citi’s conversation about DEI efforts: Stephan Yu from Facebook and sea.citi (top left), Neal Myrick from the Tableau Foundation (top right), Kim Vu from Remitly (bottom left) and Luanda Arai by sea.citi. As people across the country celebrate the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, companies committed to doing more for … Read more

‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ to Leave YouTube After NFT Sale

'Charlie Bit My Finger' to Leave YouTube After NFT Sale

The original 2007 video, Charlie Bit My Finger, a carrier of the viral internet fascination, sold as a non-fungible token for $ 760,999, and the family who created it will be removing the original from YouTube for good. The original video, almost 900 million views, shows Charlie Davies-Carr, a kid in England, who bites his … Read more

Interactio, a remote interpretation platform, grabs $30M after seeing 12x growth during COVID-19 – TechCrunch

Interactio, a remote interpretation platform, grabs $30M after seeing 12x growth during COVID-19 – TechCrunch

Interactio, a remote interpretation platform whose clients include massive institutions like the United Nations, the European Commission, and Parliament, as well as companies like BMW, JP Morgan, and Microsoft, has closed a $ 30 million Series A after deploying its Tools increased 12-fold between 2019 and 2020 During the coronavirus pandemic, the demand for online … Read more

Best travel credit cards of 2021

Best travel credit cards of 2021

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Ultrapotent, nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine with Univ. of Wash. roots gets $173M for human trials

Ultrapotent, nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine with Univ. of Wash. roots gets $173M for human trials

An image of the nanoparticle with spike proteins used in a newly developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate. (Ian Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) A project to test what is known as an ultrapotent second-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate will receive up to $ 173.4 million to conduct Phase 3 clinical trials. The vaccine was developed … Read more

Tips – The New York Times

Tips - The New York Times

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E-commerce startup Little Birdie lands $30M AUD pre-launch funding from Australia’s largest bank – TechCrunch

E-commerce startup Little Birdie lands $30M AUD pre-launch funding from Australia’s largest bank – TechCrunch

Angus Sullivan, Group Executive, Commonwealth Bank; and Jon Beros, Co-Founder and CEO of Little Birdie Melbourne-based Little Birdie, an e-commerce startup aiming to become the “new home page for online shopping,” won’t be released until next month, but has already attracted a large investor. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), the largest of Australia’s “Big Four” … Read more

Pro-Palestinian activists tank Facebook app ratings to protest alleged censorship

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In the past, users have used app reviews to object to company policies. However, an ongoing campaign can cause significant damage. NBC News has learned that pro-Palestinian activists have successfully dismissed Facebook’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store ratings with “thousands” of one-star ratings. Many of the attendees have accused Facebook of silencing Palestinians … Read more