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- get your weft: Veterinarians are being pushed to their limits as more people own pets since the pandemic. Romania-based Digitail is a company that automates veterinary administrative tasks so that veterinarians can focus on our four-legged friend. microphone reports that the company has closed $11 million in new funding to expand its operations in the United States and Canada.
- your movement: Amanda A writeup proposing changes to Dungeons & Dragons’ Open Gaming License threatens an entire cohort of D&D content creators, who are fighting to protect their livelihoods.
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Startups and VC
The prospects for investing in China are suddenly brightening as the country gradually phases out its strict zero-COVID policy that has caused disruptions to businesses of all kinds and kept borders closed for the past three years. Rita report. For venture capitalists, the pandemic has been tumultuous. Northern Lights, a China-focused VC with $4.5 billion in assets under management, said 2022 will be among his 15 years of investing in Chinese startups. described it as “the toughest year”.
Another headline for your edification:
Why there were no unicorns in Africa last year, despite record funding
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Unicorns are becoming an endangered species in Africa’s startup ecosystem, reports Tage Kene-Okafor.
Funding in the region increased slightly in 2022, but “no unicorns emerged throughout the year compared to five unicorns in 2021,” he wrote.
“So what happened in Africa in 2022 that made it so… weird?”
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I started partly yesterday, Natasha L. Brings warning articles to other ad-funding programs to take note that Meta advertising has been found to be illegal in the European Union. she wrote: “Just because Facebook – for years – has processed and profited from the data of Europeans by serving illegal ads, other ad-funded platforms are similarly free from blocking regulators. It’s not like you’re going to get a ride. Enforcement is finally here.”
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