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Gen Z social app Yubo rolls out age ‘estimating’ technology to better identify minors using its service

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Yubo , a social livestreaming app popular with a Gen Z audience, announced today it’s becoming one of the first major social platforms to adopt a new age verification technique that uses live image capture technology to identify minors using its app, in order to keep them separated from adult users.

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Southeast Asian startups to watch in 2022

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As someone who covers Southeast Asia startups and funding stories, the best word I can think of to describe 2021 is “whoa!” A comprehensive report from Golden Gate Ventures also forecasted a record number of exits , due in part to an increase in B and C rounds. Both countries produced a fair amount of unicorns in 2021.

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Do you need another app to discover beautiful places when you travel?

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But Backdrop is not unlike other global social media platforms that allow users to take ephemeral photos, flex their lifestyle on disappearing stories or discover millions of personalized short videos. “Instagram is like an operating system for pictures. Social media and travel.

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Why focusing on holistic care helped Kindbody triple its revenue in 2021

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Over the last decade, our lives have changed exponentially due to the easy access to information via social media platforms, and the COVID-19 pandemic only added a feeling of perpetual uncertainty. It’s a 100% reactionary system. And in healthcare, of course, your customer is the patient.”. Image Credits: Kindbody. “It’s

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#MyTechFrenemy

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Many said Awodele carefully monitored students’ social media accounts. At least three students said that they were not allowed to create external social groups with other students. When reached for comment by TechCrunch, Awodele confirmed some allegations and denied others.

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Nigerian blockchain payments startup Bitmama closes $2M pre-seed as it scales to new markets

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and Nigeria-based company, which has built a distributed remote team across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, says it’s working to democratize Africa’s highly fragmented payment system by leveraging blockchain-based solutions. Chief executive officer Ruth Iselema founded the Africa-focused blockchain payments startup in 2019. CEO Ruth Iselema.

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S3 Ventures, Tacora close on new funds to boost Austin startups

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More than 380 funding deals were made into Austin startups in 2021 , amounting to $4.9 Brian Smith was an early believer in the city, founding S3 Ventures with a $20 million first fund after a career as an electrical engineer at companies like IBM before starting his own company, Crossroads Systems. Keri Findley, founder of Tacora.