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To save lives, we need technology that acts more like a thoughtful journalist, doctor, or other fiduciary agent that cares about the ethics of their choices (Tristan Harris/Center for Humane …)

Tristan Harris / Center for Humane Technology: To save lives, we need technology that acts more like a thoughtful journalist, doctor, or other fiduciary agent that cares about the ethics of their choices  —  We are in an emergency.  This article is a call to action for major tech platforms to get more aggressive about

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Tokyo-based Kyash, which provides digital banking services to individual consumers as well as businesses, raises $45M Series C, bringing total raised to $73M (Pavel Alpeyev/Bloomberg)

Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: Tokyo-based Kyash, which provides digital banking services to individual consumers as well as businesses, raises $45M Series C, bringing total raised to $73M  —  – Online services aim to take on far larger traditional lenders  —  Kyash Inc., a Tokyo-based digital banking startup … Tokyo-based Kyash, which provides digital banking services

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Instacart says worker strike had "no impact" on its operations and that its workforce has seen 40% earnings rise in the past month compared to the month prior (Shirin Ghaffary/Vox)

Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: Instacart says worker strike had “no impact” on its operations and that its workforce has seen 40% earnings rise in the past month compared to the month prior  —  Vanessa Bain is one of many Instacart shoppers going on strike for better working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. Instacart says worker

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