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Apple files a notice of opposition with USPTO against a startup trying to trademark a logo which resembles a pear for its recipe search app called Prepear (Gary Ng/iPhone in Canada Blog)

Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog: Apple files a notice of opposition with USPTO against a startup trying to trademark a logo which resembles a pear for its recipe search app called Prepear  —  Prepear is a meal planner and grocery list app that helps people discover recipes and more.  It’s a spin off

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The important bits about Nissan’s 300-mile Ariya, its first EV in 10 years

This article was originally published by Michael Coates on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. The Ariya is similar in size to Nissan’s best-selling Rogue crossover,

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Toronto-based Thriver, formerly known as Platterz, raises $33M Series B to expand beyond a B2B marketplace for corporate meal plans to virtual wellness programs (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat)

Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Toronto-based Thriver, formerly known as Platterz, raises $33M Series B to expand beyond a B2B marketplace for corporate meal plans to virtual wellness programs  —  Thriver said it has raised $33 million in a second round of funding as it moves beyond corporate food to the business of virtual health and

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As Zynga buys Istanbul-based Rollic Games for $168M, a look at the rapid growth of hyper-casual mobile games, where publishers may launch a new title every week (Tim Bradshaw/Financial Times)

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: As Zynga buys Istanbul-based Rollic Games for $168M, a look at the rapid growth of hyper-casual mobile games, where publishers may launch a new title every week  —  Games makers are scoring hundreds of millions of downloads by churning out cheaply made titles As Zynga buys Istanbul-based Rollic Games for

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iwoca, an online lending startup for SMBs, raises £100M to support SMBs looking for financing via the UK's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (PYMNTS.com)

PYMNTS.com: iwoca, an online lending startup for SMBs, raises £100M to support SMBs looking for financing via the UK’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme  —  U.K. FinTech iwoca has notched £100 million in funding to help coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) clients. iwoca, an online lending startup for SMBs, raises £100M to support SMBs

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The language in Trump's EOs on WeChat and TikTok may be vague deliberately, as some argue the uncertainty may dissuade more US companies from operating in China (Ana Swanson/New York Times)

{$inline_image} Ana Swanson / New York Times: The language in Trump’s EOs on WeChat and TikTok may be vague deliberately, as some argue the uncertainty may dissuade more US companies from operating in China  —  The restrictions on the two Chinese-owned apps followed a familiar model for other policy announcements on China from the Trump

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