Porto Digital Is the Quixotic Tech Hub That Actually Worked
Created in 2000 to halt urban decay in the Brazilian city of Recife, the initiative has brought thousands of tech jobs to the region.
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Love That Song? Buy Shares in It
Read more: Love That Song? Buy Shares in ItA Swedish platform promises to help fund your favorite artists while making you rich and saving the music industry.
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Chinese VCs Lived the Silicon Valley High Life. Now the Party’s Over
Read more: Chinese VCs Lived the Silicon Valley High Life. Now the Party’s OverBefore the US cracked down on China’s tech sector, the country’s investors chased deals in California with Maseratis and Michelin-starred food.
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A Peter Thiel-Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s Delaware
Read more: A Peter Thiel-Backed Startup City Wants to Be Africa’s DelawareNigeria’s Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy.
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Meet RedBalloon, the ‘Anti-Woke’ Job Board for Christian Nationalists
Read more: Meet RedBalloon, the ‘Anti-Woke’ Job Board for Christian NationalistsDonald Trump Jr. says Idaho-based RedBalloon will “advance” the US culture war. It has fewer than 900 active job listings.
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Your Next Landlord Could Be 100 Random People
Read more: Your Next Landlord Could Be 100 Random PeopleStartups are buying properties and wooing first-time real estate investors to buy shares. The model could have real repercussions for renters.
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ChatGPT Opened a New Era in Search. Microsoft Could Ruin It
Read more: ChatGPT Opened a New Era in Search. Microsoft Could Ruin ItStartups say Microsoft and its Bing chatbot—not just Google—are stifling competition when it comes to creating better search engines.
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When Colleges Offer Coding Boot Camp, Students Can Get a Raw Deal
Read more: When Colleges Offer Coding Boot Camp, Students Can Get a Raw DealUniversities boost revenue by partnering with unregulated, for-profit providers. But when a boot camp went bust, some students took the fall.
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The Weekend Silicon Valley Stared Into the Abyss
Read more: The Weekend Silicon Valley Stared Into the AbyssWhen SVB collapsed, entrepreneurs who feared losing everything spent nerve-wracking days crafting backup plans, seeking new funds, and pleading with politicians.
