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Natural Gas and its Supply Chain

Natural gas is a commonly used energy source around the world. Thousands of people are employed in its supply chain, helping with drilling and extracting natural gas, treating it, and transporting it to commercial and industrial consumers. In this article, we’ll discuss what natural gas is, explore its supply chain in greater detail, and cover

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CB Insights: global fintech funding totaled $15B in Q1, up 55% QoQ, with Egypt-based MNT-Halan becoming the only unicorn, a first since the end of 2016 (TechCrunch)

TechCrunch: CB Insights: global fintech funding totaled $15B in Q1, up 55% QoQ, with Egypt-based MNT-Halan becoming the only unicorn, a first since the end of 2016  —  Global fintech funding totaled $15 billion in the first quarter of this year, growing 55% from the fourth quarter, according to CB Insights’ latest State of Fintech

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Sources: TSMC is pushing back on some “unacceptable” conditions imposed by the US on chip-factory subsidies, as it seeks up to $15B in government support (Yang Jie/Wall Street Journal)

Yang Jie / Wall Street Journal: Sources: TSMC is pushing back on some “unacceptable” conditions imposed by the US on chip-factory subsidies, as it seeks up to $15B in government support  —  With construction under way in Arizona, Taiwanese semiconductor maker calls some aid terms unacceptable

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ASML reports Q1 revenue up 91% YoY to €6.74B and net profit up nearly 3x YoY to €1.96B, beating estimates of €6.31B and €1.62B, respectively (Toby Sterling/Reuters)

Toby Sterling / Reuters: ASML reports Q1 revenue up 91% YoY to €6.74B and net profit up nearly 3x YoY to €1.96B, beating estimates of €6.31B and €1.62B, respectively  —  ASML Holding NV (ASML.AS) beat first-quarter earnings forecasts on Wednesday on continued strong demand for its chip making equipment …

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Netflix upgrades its ad-supported plan’s video quality from 720p to 1080p and lets subscribers watch two streams at once, starting with Canada and Spain (Jay Peters/The Verge)

Jay Peters / The Verge: Netflix upgrades its ad-supported plan’s video quality from 720p to 1080p and lets subscribers watch two streams at once, starting with Canada and Spain  —  Netflix is making its $6.99 per month ad-supported plan a much better value. … Subscribers in Canada and Spain …

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The EU establishes the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency in Seville, Spain, to support oversight of large platforms under the Digital Services Act (Natasha Lomas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: The EU establishes the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency in Seville, Spain, to support oversight of large platforms under the Digital Services Act  —  Seville, Spain-based algorithmic transparency center to support enforcement of EU’s Digital Services Act

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Some people are using AI chatbots as a supplement to, or in lieu of, traditional mental health services, despite privacy issues and warnings from experts (Rachel Metz/Bloomberg)

Rachel Metz / Bloomberg: Some people are using AI chatbots as a supplement to, or in lieu of, traditional mental health services, despite privacy issues and warnings from experts  —  Milo Van Slyck missed an appointment with his therapist in early April, so he decided to try something new: telling ChatGPT about his problems.

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CB Insights: Indian startups raised just $2B in Q1, down 75% YoY and the smallest quarterly total in nearly three years, across 271 startups, down from 561 YoY (M. Sriram/Reuters)

M. Sriram / Reuters: CB Insights: Indian startups raised just $2B in Q1, down 75% YoY and the smallest quarterly total in nearly three years, across 271 startups, down from 561 YoY  —  A funding squeeze at Indian startups that has already led to layoffs and delayed stock listings is set to worsen as investors

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