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SoftBank-Backed Startup Better.com Axes 900 in Three Minutes

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty Better.com, the SoftBank-backed mortgage startup with a...

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Michigan State University suspends fraternity after Vietnamese American student’s death

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Michigan State University (MSU) and the Pi Alpha Phi national organization have suspended the...

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BuzzFeed News union members plan walkout for same day as SPAC IPO vote

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Members of BuzzFeed News’ union said they plan to walk out on the job...

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What ‘insurtech’ means for Lansing’s $30B insurance industry

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Important as it is, insurance is a quiet part of most people’s lives. But...

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BuzzFeed News Workers Walk Off the Job to Protest Contract Talks

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

(Bloomberg) — BuzzFeed News employees plan to walk off the job Thursday to protest...

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Funding news: Upbound raises $60M for cloud infrastructure, competitive intelligence startup Klue lands $62M

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Upbound founder and CEO Bassam Tabbara. (GeekWire File Photo) The news: Seattle-based cloud management...

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Elizabeth Holmes testifies she reached out to Rupert Murdoch to try to kill a damning Wall Street Journal story

December 2, 2021 Maria H. Gray

By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business When Elizabeth Holmes got wind that then-Wall Street...

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Several trump cards for Helsinki in the competition between startup cities

December 1, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Published: Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:37 AM EST|Updated: 11 hours ago HELSINKI, Dec. 1,...

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Startups use tech, ‘gamification’ for public health problems

December 1, 2021 Maria H. Gray

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Matthew Loper’s mission to use technology and science to revolutionize...

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Climate tech funding news: BattGenie works its magic; lithium refining startup gets Gates’ support

December 1, 2021 Maria H. Gray

BattGenie team, from left to right: Manan Pathak, Chintan Pathak and Venkat Subramanian. (BattGenie...