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Github removes Tsunami Democràtic’s APK after a takedown order from Spain – TechCrunch

Microsoft-owned Github has removed the APK of an app for organizing political protests in the autonomous community of Catalonia —…

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Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience – TechCrunch

Is our age of ubiquitous smartphones and social media turning into an era of mass civil unrest? Two years after…

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Spanish startup Elma gets $3.2M for a digital-first health insurance play – TechCrunch

Insurtech startup Elma has closed a €3 million (~$3.2M) Series A funding round led by Mangrove Capital partners to build…

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Target Global is firming up its bet on Barcelona’s entrepreneurs – TechCrunch

VC firm Target Global has just announced it’s expanding its European network by adding a local office in Barcelona, Spain…

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Pan-European VC fund Target Global is opening an office in Barcelona – TechCrunch

Hola Barcelona. Target Global, a pan-European VC firm with €700 million under management and a broad investment canvas spanning SaaS,…

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TravelPerk launches flexible refunds to help businesses save on cancelled trips – TechCrunch

Fresh from topping up its Series C with a whopping $60 million, business travel booking platform TravelPerk is launching a…

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Cities must plan ahead for innovation without leaving people behind – TechCrunch

More posts by this contributor To actually change the world, Big Tech needs to grow up From Toronto to Tokyo,…

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Hubtype raises $1.1M to help developers build richer chat support – TechCrunch

Barcelona-based Hubtype has raised a €1 million (~$1.1M) seed round led by Madrid-based early stage VC firm, K Fund. The…

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Fleksy’s AI keyboard is getting a store to put mini apps at chatters’ fingertips – TechCrunch

Remember Fleksy? The customizable Android keyboard app has a new trick up its sleeve: It’s adding a store where users…

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Waymo unleashes laser bear, Bird spreads its wings, Lyft tightens its belt – TechCrunch

Welcome back to Transportation Weekly; I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch . This is the fifth…