Augment provides an MBA-like program, but exclusively online
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​ French startup Augment has seen the incredible rise of online courses and edtech companies, as well as its potential when it comes to reinventing education at scale. That’s why the startup has been working on highly polished online courses sold as a package. Augment thinks its main program could potentially become an alternative to […]

A Damning Report Claims a Major Gig Economy Union Had a Culture of Abuse and Toxicity
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​An independent report obtained by WIRED claims a UK union that won a major case against Uber mistreated its staff and grappled with incidents of racism. Two of its most senior figures have now stepped down. Business, Unhappy Union 

Wind.app makes DeFi accessible to the average consumer
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​ Hussain Elius is best known as the co-founder of Pathao, one of Bangladesh’s top ride-sharing apps. For his latest startup, however, Elius is exploring the world of DeFi with Wind.app, a self-custodial, smart contract wallet with three main features. The first is enabling businesses to send payments to remote employees around the world. The […]

Amazon announces three new serverless offerings to kick off re:Invent
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​ Amazon kicked off AWS re:Invent, its annual customer conference, in Las Vegas tonight with a few new serverless offerings designed to make it easier to manage Aurora, Elastic Cache and Redshift serverless services. Matt Wood, AWS VP, says that Aurora Serverless is great for getting up and running very quickly with a cloud database, […]

Paris-based startup studio Hexa raises some funding to launch even more startups
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​ You might not be familiar with Hexa, the Paris-based startup studio that has launched dozens of B2B software companies, but some of its portfolio companies have become well-known unicorns, such as Front, Aircall and Spendesk. And it turns out that Hexa itself could be considered as a startup as the company just raised a […]

Learn a new skill with StackSkills Unlimited for under £20
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​ TL;DR: Lifetime access to StackSkills Unlimited is on sale for £15.94 this Cyber Monday, saving you 96% on list price. Staying competitive at work is a necessity. It’s wise to upgrade your skills professionally and personally to gain an edge and stay sharp. But who has time to do the legwork to find classes, […]

Apple partner Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India
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​ Foxconn plans to invest $1.54 billion in India, the latest in its growing expansion plan, following a surge in revenues in the South Asian market. Foxconn said in a stock exchange filing that the investment will help it fulfil “operational needs.” The investment comes two months after the Taiwanese firm said it plans to […]

Inflow connects small fashion brands with manufacturers in Vietnam
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​ Textiles and garments contribute 16% of Vietnam’s total GPD, but it’s challenging for small garment brands to take advantage of the country’s manufacturing prowess. Inflow is stepping into the gap, with a platform that gives small brands visibility into manufacturers’ supply chains and the design-to-production cycle. It also helps them meet manufacturers who are […]

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for November 28
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​ Connections is the latest New York Times word game that’s captured the public’s attention. The game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we’ve served up some hints and tips to get you over […]