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Facebook will expand its symptom tracking survey globally to measure the spread of COVID-19

Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge Two weeks after beginning to survey users about disease symptoms in an effort to track the spread of COVID-19, Facebook said Monday that early results showed promise — and that the effort will roll out internationally beginning Wednesday. Carnegie Mellon University, which conducts the survey, said that 150,000

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Amid the pandemic, some Israeli tech companies have cut salaries by up to 40% and many have turned to repricing stock options as a means of retaining talent (Sophie Shulman/CTech)

Sophie Shulman / CTech: Amid the pandemic, some Israeli tech companies have cut salaries by up to 40% and many have turned to repricing stock options as a means of retaining talent  —  With Israeli tech companies having to cut employees’ salaries by up to 40%, many have turned to repricing stock options as a

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UK government announces a £250M Future Fund, to provide up to £5M of funding to qualifying high-growth companies, so they can remain viable through the pandemic (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: UK government announces a £250M Future Fund, to provide up to £5M of funding to qualifying high-growth companies, so they can remain viable through the pandemic  —  After mounting pressure from the U.K. tech startup ecosystem, and much debate, the British government today unveiled plans for a new … UK government

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Venture capital invested in startups worldwide in Q1 2020 is projected to be $63.8B, down from the previous quarter by 17% and down 8% YoY (Gené Teare/Crunchbase News)

Gené Teare / Crunchbase News: Venture capital invested in startups worldwide in Q1 2020 is projected to be $63.8B, down from the previous quarter by 17% and down 8% YoY  —  Chronologically, the first quarter of 2020 began just over three months ago.  But psychologically, it feels like a lifetime ago. Venture capital invested in

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Parsyl, which uses an IoT supply chain data service to offer cargo insurance for shippers of perishable goods, raises $15M Series A led by GLP and Ascot Group (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Parsyl, which uses an IoT supply chain data service to offer cargo insurance for shippers of perishable goods, raises $15M Series A led by GLP and Ascot Group  —  Parsyl, Inc., a Denver, CO-based supply chain data platform, raised 15m in Series A funding.  —  The round was led by GLP and Ascot Group.

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Greenbits, a San Jose-based cannabis retail platform provider, raises $23M Series B led by Tiger Global Management and Casa Verde (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: Greenbits, a San Jose-based cannabis retail platform provider, raises $23M Series B led by Tiger Global Management and Casa Verde  —  Greenbits, a San Jose, CA-based cannabis retail platform provider, raised $23m in Series B financing.  —  The round was co-led by Tiger Global Management … Greenbits, a San Jose-based cannabis retail platform provider,

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