Terminated health care workers will not be eligible for unemployment.
London’s Dice raises $122M at a $400M valuation for its intelligent event discovery and booking platform
Covid-19 really put the kibosh on live events in the last 18 months, but in the world of tech, it also meant that live event startups that found a way to survive and grow throughout the period got a lot of attention. In the latest development, Dice — a London company that has built a […]
Gabby Petito: mourners gather in Long Island as search for fiance goes on
Line forms outside funeral home near New York CityMissing Brian Laundrie charged with illegal bank card useMourners attended a Long Island funeral home on Sunday for a viewing for Gabby Petito, the 22-year-old woman whose death on a cross-country trip …
Ocrolus lands $80M at a $500M+ valuation to automate document processing for fintechs and banks
If you’ve ever had to take out a loan, you know just how many documents are involved in the approval process. It’s a lot. The process is tedious and time-consuming, and in many more cases than you’d expect — still manual. Ocrolus is a startup that is hoping to change that with an automation platform […]
Virgin Atlantic reports 600% surge in flight bookings to the US
Sales jump as US says it will allow fully vaccinated passengers from UK and some EU countries to enter from NovemberCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVirgin Atlantic has reported a 600% surge in flight bookings to the US and B…
Blackbird.AI grabs $10M to help brands counter disinformation
New York-based Blackbird.AI has closed a $10 million Series A as it prepares to launched the next version of its disinformation intelligence platform this fall. The Series A is led by Dorilton Ventures, along with new investors including Generation Ventures, Trousdale Ventures, StartFast Ventures and Richard Clarke, former chief counter-terrorism advisor for the National Security […]
優先順位付投票制は、多数決に代わる優れた合意形成のやり方か：ニューヨーク市で始まった実験
次のニューヨーク市長選で導入される優先順位付投票制は、従来の勝者総取りの多数決方式に比べ、より優れた合意形成のやり方だと期待されている。票割れによる漁夫の利や、過半数に届かない当選などを回避できる一方で、より複雑な投票用紙がマイノリティや無関心層を遠ざけるリスクもある。よりよい民主主義と合意形成のあり方を模索する新しい投票方式のメカニズムと、そのコスト／ベネフィットを検証する。
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As New York City goes back to its old self, remind me: why do we live like this? | Emma Brockes
The airlessness of lockdown as a family has been replaced with uncomfortable proximity to 8.5 million peopleMore than 1 million kids went back to school in New York this week. In the largest school district in the US, the return looked, from a distance…
High court will serve US court papers on Prince Andrew if necessary
Court initially rejected request from Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers in sexual assault civil case filed against royalThe high court has agreed to intervene if necessary to serve papers on the Duke of York in the sexual assault civil case filed against him …
Sustainable e-commerce startup Olive now ships beauty products, in addition to apparel
Earlier this year, a startup called Olive launched its new shopping site and app with the goal of making e-commerce more efficient, convenient, and sustainable by offering a way for consumers to aggregate their orders from across retailers into single shipments that arrive in reusable packaging, not cardboard. If items need to be returned, those […]