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6 investors share where they draw the line when it comes to ethical issues

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We’ve all seen startups happily taking money from investors who back companies that have a negative impact on the climate or broadcast misogynistic rhetoric. How much does a company’s potential to create positive social or societal impact influence your investment decisions? Geri Kirilova, managing partner, Laconia.

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5 hot IT leadership trends — and 4 going cold

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I think this arises in part because of the personal stress of the pandemic, in part from general societal turbulence, and in part because of the challenges of attracting and retaining talent,” McNulty says. Executives want to get better at listening, self-reflection, empathy, and developing a growth mindset, he says.

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Plaid names former Meta exec as its new payments head

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Along the way, the company partnered with nearly 50 payments companies. It also has built its data products to be modular with the goal of “maximizing choice” for its customers and “ultimately expanding the use of bank payments.”

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John Snow Labs’ Healthcare Data Library with 2,400+ Curated Datasets Is Generally Available on the Databricks Marketplace

John Snow Labs

John Snow Labs, the Healthcare AI and NLP company and developer of the Spark NLP library, is pleased to announce the general availability of its comprehensive Healthcare Data Library on the Databricks Marketplace. We’re thrilled to see what customers will build with these newly integrated capabilities.”

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Despite remote work and the economic downturn, some companies look to London for expansion

TechCrunch

It’s not limited to any particular size of company, either — everything from fledgling startups and scaleups , to billion-dollar public entities such as Netflix have all “downsized” or put their hiring plans on pause this year. unicorns and public companies revealing inaugural or upsized offices in the U.K.

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Jetstream, a Ghanaian e-logistics platform for Africa’s B2B importers and exporters, takes in $13M equity, debt

TechCrunch

The market for cross-border logistics services is said to hit revenues of $32 billion by 2025, with several companies vying for market share in the ever-growing competitive industry. Ghana’s Jetstream lands $3M to build the digital infrastructure for Africa’s trade corridors.

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Application of advanced analytics and machine learning in the banking industry

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Banks have always been custodian of customer data, but they lack the technological and analytical capability to derive value from the data. On the other hand, fintech companies have the analytical capabilities and, thanks to payments services directives, they now have access to valuable data. Enhancing customer experience.