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H-1B visa: Rule to ban H-1B spouses from working coming in March, Homeland Security says 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 21, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will publish in March a proposed rule to strip work authorization from spouses of H-1B visa holders, the agency said Wednesday in the latest federal government rule-making agenda. While the announcement in the Unified Agenda should be taken with a grain of salt — the agency has several times…
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Bandit opens a ‘mobile-only’ coffee shop in New York 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 21, 2019
If you wander into the Bandit coffee shop in Midtown New York, you won’t be able to just walk up to the counter and order something. Instead, you’ll need to download a mobile app. I experienced it for myself yesterday afternoon, when I — along with several other customers — pulled out my phone, downloaded…
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5 Real Estate Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in 2020 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 21, 2019
Even new entrants can profit from one of the economy’s most dynamic and profitable sectors.
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VEnvirotech transforms organic waste into bioplastics 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 21, 2019
After a year of testing out environmental technologies for a private company, co-founder Patricia Ayma developed a process for bioplastic production using bacteria. The system turns organic matter, such as food waste, into a product that can be used as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastics. “I realized that it was a simple technology for…
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Tim Cook, Marc Benioff talk values at Dreamforce 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 20, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce, which kicked off its annual conference Tuesday, likes to say it is a “different company,” as co-CEO Keith Block noted during the opening keynote. “We’re doing things the right way by doing well and doing good.” There’s another tech giant that’s well-known for thinking “different.” And that company’s CEO, Tim Cook,…
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Dream Games raises $7.5M seed to develop ‘high-quality’ puzzle games 0
- Startup News, Uncategorized
- November 20, 2019
Dream Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company founded by former Peak Games employees who worked together on hit puzzle games Toy Blast and Toon Blast, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Makers Fund, with co-investment from London’s Balderton Capital. The funding will be used to increase headcount within the Dream…
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