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Radical Ethereum entrepreneurs are redefining what ‘rape kit’ means

TechCrunch

Their investors call them disruptive innovators. Vaidya said Leda Health’s Ethereum-powered mobile app gives survivors the choice to document their own accounts, using blockchain technology for time-stamping evidence collected in the kit, which puts power back in survivors’ hands. . We’re not in the business of proving consent.

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Y Combinator’s new batch features its largest group of Indian startups

TechCrunch

Its app has been downloaded over 1.4 Fifthtry is building a Github for product documentation. The tool blocks code changes until documentation has been approved. Three startups in the current batch are planning to disrupt this market, which is largely commanded by state and bank-backed insurers.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

The damning leak of more than 124,000 documents, now known as the Uber Files, spans a five-year period between 2013 and 2017. Some officials would download the app and hail rides so they could pull sting operations on unlicensed taxi journeys and fine Uber or impound drivers’ cars.

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#MyTechFrenemy

TechCrunch

They could not share resources with each other or download any of the study material. Any student who asked a question that has “already been clearly communicated or is easy to find within documentation already shared with them” would receive a strike. I’m shocked about it all,” Charlie said of what happened in the meeting.

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The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups

Both Sides of the Table

I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. Craigslist is everybody’s favorite business to say, “I’m going to disrupt them” but somehow nobody has really been able to. recruiting) he could build a very profitable business. It’s the reason I invested in TextPlus.

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Brex: The Future of Business Banking and Cash Management

Y Combinator

Most banks and card providers ask for excessive documentation, take 3–5 days to onboard customers, and require a personal guarantee from business founders and owner-operators. 4) Lower the cost for customers: As a financial services provider and a software company, Brex is disrupting existing pricing models of point solutions in both layers.

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Ours to Share: How Worker-Ownership Can Change the American Economy

Surdna Foundation

Since the 2007 financial meltdown, we have seen firsthand the disruptive power of rising inequality and economic volatility. Download Related Document(s): Ours to Share: How Worker-Ownership Can Change the American Economy. And, is there a place for them in the U.S. Published By: The Surdna Foundation.