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Australian digital lending platform Athena Home Loans raises $70M Series C at a $230M valuation to expand into home loans after an initial focus on refinancing (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Australian digital lending platform Athena Home Loans raises $70M Series C at a $230M valuation to expand into home loans after an initial focus on refinancing  —  Athena Home Loans, a fast-growing Australian fintech startup, has raised a $70 million Series C in its third round of funding in

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An All-Electric Plane Takes to the Skies

With climate protests and airline strikes occurring around the world, there is more awareness than ever before for the necessity of environmental sustainability. More importantly, there is more discussion around the immense carbon footprint left by the airline industry, perhaps one of the largest contributors to climate change worldwide. The Slovenian-based Pipistrel ALPHA Electro is

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How Census Bureau is working with internet platforms to fight misinformation ahead of 2020 census and guide users to its site via searches and voice assistants (Associated Press)

Associated Press: How Census Bureau is working with internet platforms to fight misinformation ahead of 2020 census and guide users to its site via searches and voice assistants  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing … How Census Bureau is working with internet platforms

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Squarespace has acquired Unfold, a templates app for creating Stories on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat that has 9M MAUs, for an undisclosed sum (Natasha Mascarenhas/Crunchbase News)

Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: Squarespace has acquired Unfold, a templates app for creating Stories on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat that has 9M MAUs, for an undisclosed sum  —  Squarespace, a build-your-own website startup, has acquired social media app Unfold, used by a slew of celebrities including Kim Kardashian West … Squarespace has acquired Unfold,

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Facebook took down ad by a PAC, which falsely claimed Sen. Graham supports Green New Deal, says it will fact-check ads from political groups but not politicians (Elizabeth Culliford/Reuters)

Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: Facebook took down ad by a PAC, which falsely claimed Sen. Graham supports Green New Deal, says it will fact-check ads from political groups but not politicians  —  (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Saturday that it had removed an ad which falsely claimed that U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supported

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