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(Iraq/Saudi Arabia) Iraqi PM seeks to boost ties on his first visit to Saudi Arabia (Al Jazeera)

Mustafa al-Kadhimi meets top Saudi leadership as he aims to forge a closer economic and security ties with the kingdom. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/1/iraq-pm-soothes-security-concern-forges-deals-on-saudi-visit

(Humanitarian System) The future of humanitarian response is local (Al Jazeera)

Hossam Khalil Elsharkawi The COVID-19 ‘stress test’ clearly demonstrated the need for a truly locally-led international humanitarian system. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/1/the-future-of-humanitarian-response-is-local

(Innovation/Technology) Collabio lets you co-edit documents without the cloud (TechCrunch)

Natasha Lomas Meet Collabio Spaces: An office suite app with a cloudless co-authoring twist that looks helpful if you need to collaborate on documents without having...

(Innovation/Technology) Pair Eyewear raises $12M to bring more personality to your glasses (TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha Pair Eyewear has raised a $12 million Series A to help glasses-wearing kids and adults turn those glasses into what co-CEO Sophia Edelstein called...

(Innovation/Technology) Collaborative iOS app Craft Docs secures $8M, led by Creandum and a ‘Skyscanner Mafia’ (TechCrunch)

Mike Butcher Launched in only November last year, the Craft Docs app — which was built from the ground up as an iOS app for collaborative documents...

(Innovation/Technology/TechCrunch) Airtel Africa receives $100M for its mobile money business from Mastercard (TechCrunch)

Tage Kene-Okafor Two weeks ago, TPG’s Rise Fund invested $200 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV) — the mobile money business of London-listed telecom Airtel Africa. After...

(Innovation/Technology) Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap (TechCrunch)

Rita Liao Competition in China’s gaming industry is getting stiffer in recent times as tech giants sniff out potential buyouts and investments to beef up...

(Innovation/Technology) LINE Ventures merges with YJ Capital, launches $271M fund (TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu LINE completed its merger with Yahoo! Japan owner Z Holdings last month, and now the two firm’s venture capital arms have also combined. Z Holdings...

(Innovation/Technology/Defense) Biden’s infrastructure plan includes billions to develop emerging tech the military needs (Defense News)

Andrew Eversden  President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan released Wednesday calls for $180 billion in new research and development spending on emerging technologies expected to define...

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