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Google is testing Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking iOS and Android app, based on shared interests around events and activities, starting in NYC (Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo)

{$inline_image} Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: Google is testing Shoelace, a hyper-local social networking iOS and Android app, based on shared interests around events and activities, starting in NYC  —  Google has never made a successful social network, but you have to give the company some credit for never giving up. Google is testing Shoelace, a

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France passes a 3% digital services tax on sales in France for large internet companies with over €25M in French revenues; the law affects about 30 companies (BBC)

BBC: France passes a 3% digital services tax on sales in France for large internet companies with over €25M in French revenues; the law affects about 30 companies  —  France has approved a digital services tax despite threats of retaliation by the US, which argues that it unfairly targets American tech giants. France passes a

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German mobile banking startup N26 launches in the US, will offer bank accounts with debit cards in partnership with Axos bank (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: German mobile banking startup N26 launches in the US, will offer bank accounts with debit cards in partnership with Axos bank  —  European fintech startup N26 is now accepting customers in the U.S. The company is launching a bank account with a debit card that should provide a better experience compared

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Near, which is developing a sharded, proof-of-stake protocol for making dApps, raises $12.1M Series A led by Metastable and Accomplice (Isabel Woodford/The Block)

Isabel Woodford / The Block: Near, which is developing a sharded, proof-of-stake protocol for making dApps, raises $12.1M Series A led by Metastable and Accomplice  —  If you haven’t heard of NEAR, it may be time to familiarise yourself.  —  The blockchain-building firm has secured $12.1 million in its Series … Near, which is developing

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