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Singapore-based Transcelestial uses lasers to build affordable internet networks

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Transcelestial is on a mission to make the internet more accessible by building a network of shoebox-sized devices that send lasers to one another, creating a fiber-like network. The two say current internet infrastructure is the main reason so many people lack reliable internet access. and anywhere on earth.”

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Telecom operators in India want tech companies to pay for network usage

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Telecom operators in India, the second largest wireless market, would like internet companies to compensate for using their networks, a recommendation they’ve made to the local regulatory body, echoing a viewpoint that is gaining some momentum in other parts of the world.

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Emotional marketing and an e-mail titan walk into a bar

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How Klaviyo used data and no-code to transform owned marketing (3,000 words/12 minutes). Marketing in 2021 is emotional and not just transactional (2,200 words/9 minutes). Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson on ‘the conversation no one has during an upmarket’ Internet is the new Miami. million in funding.

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WeLink raises $185M to deliver high-bandwidth wireless internet to the home using 5G

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For the vast majority of American homes, there’s no choice of how customers get their internet access. Yet, as more and more people rely on the internet for more than just cat photos (and after recent events, maybe rely on cat photos as well for sustenance), it seems obvious the market needs more choice and competition.

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Indian social network Public App raises $41 million

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Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just six months after securing $35 million as the hyper-local Indian startup looks to expand its presence in the world’s second-largest internet market.

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Virtual social network IMVU raises $35M from China’s NetEase and others

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The line between social networking and gaming is increasingly blurring , and internet incumbents are taking notice. NetEase, the second-largest gaming company in China (behind Tencent), is among a group of investors who just backed IMVU, an avatar-focused social network operating out of California.

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IoT satellite network startup Hiber secures €26M in funding round led by EU’s innovation agency

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European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26 million in EU and private investment to expand its IoT satellite network. It is a key step in realizing our aim of making the Internet of Things really simple and available for everyone in remote and developing regions of the world.”.

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