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Why global investors are flocking to back Latin American startups. The Latin America startup ecosystem is having a great year, with mega-rounds being announced at breakneck speed and new unicorns minted almost monthly. This is mostly due to the clearly maturing startup scene in the region, with proven successes such as Nubank, Cornershop, Gympass and Loggi helping to bolster LatAm’s credibility. (Mary Ann Azevedo via TechCrunch)
The Washington Post is beefing up its TikTok team and plans to expand into new formats like live video. The Washington Post is expanding its TikTok team after building a fan base of 1 million followers. The company is hiring a producer and community manager to engage with users and test new formats. (Dan Whateley via Business Insider)
Social Media is becoming saturated with the climate crisis. We are living through a time unprecedented in human history. The world is at once more connected than ever and also falling apart in ways almost beyond comprehension. Living at the nexus of these two existential challenges is often disorienting. (Gizmodo)
In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out. A disparate group of American veterans, military contractors, aid workers and former spies is scrambling to get as many people out of Afghanistan as they can before President Biden shuts down the window for rescues in coming days. (Dion Nissenbaum via Wall Street Journal)
Facebook Considers Building NFT Features Alongside Digital Wallet. Social network is ‘definitely looking' at digital assets as part of push into financial products, executive says Facebook Inc. is considering building products and features related to nonfungible tokens, or NFT s, the digital assets that… (Kurt Wagner via Bloomberg)
CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid. Unvaccinated people are about 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19 than those who are fully vaccinated, according to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Berkeley Lovelace Jr. via CNBC)
Chelsea Manning Is Back, And Hacking Again, Only This Time For A Bitcoin-Based Privacy Startup. Chelsea Manning's long blonde hair catches in a cool summer breeze as she turns the corner into Brooklyn's Starr Bar, a dimly lit counter-cultural haunt in the heart of the hipster enclave of Bushwick. (Michael del Castillo via Forbes)
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