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Bird lays off nearly a third of its staff during coronavirus pandemic
Bird is laying off about 30 percent of its staff in response to the financial uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The layoffs, which were first reported by TechCrunch, are the first major staff cuts by a scooter startup since the pandemic first hit — but they are likely not to…
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Nursing home residents tested positive for the coronavirus before showing symptoms
Only around half of the residents of one Washington nursing home overwhelmed by COVID-19 had symptoms when they tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a new report. King County, Washington, was the first coronavirus hotspot in the United States. Multiple nursing homes in the area had cases, including the…
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Maze ransomware hits insurance giant Chubb
The Switzerland-based cybersecurity insurance provider Chubb, which helps businesses deal with data breaches, has revealed that is has fallen victim to a data breach itself. The insurance giant is currently investigating a “security incident” that involves unauthorized access to data belonging to an unnamed third party. Chubb spokesperson Jeffrey Zack…
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It looks like Brandon Middaugh is heading up the $1B Microsoft climate fund
Earlier this year, Microsoft made waves in the corporate community by coming out with one of the most ambitious and wide-ranging strategies to reduce carbon emissions from the company’s operations. Part of that plan was a $1 billion fund that would invest in climate change mitigation technologies — specifically focused…
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When is it time to stop fundraising?
Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the co-founder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe, and Trulia. Follow him here: @rheddleston and @docsend More posts by this contributor What…
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Now might be the perfect time to rethink your fundraising approach
Russ Heddleston Contributor Russ is the co-founder and CEO of DocSend. He was previously a product manager at Facebook, where he arrived via the acquisition of his startup Pursuit.com, and has held roles at Dropbox, Greystripe, and Trulia. Follow him here: @rheddleston and @docsend More posts by this contributor What…
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