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(USA/Syria/UN) Blinken at UN calls for opening of border crossings for Syria aid (Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State pleads for more access for UN aid to population of strife-torn Syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/blinken-at-un-calls-for-opening-of-border-crossings-for-syria-aid

(Yemen/UN) UN monitors backtrack on Yemen money-laundering accusations (Al Jazeera)

Yemen’s central bank says operations it carried out were transparent and compliant with international banking and trade requirements. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/un-monitors-backtrack-on-yemen-money-laundering-accusations

(Cybersecurity) London-based academies Harris Federation hit by ransomware attack (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Harris Federation, the multi-academy trust of 50 primary and secondary academies in and around London, was hit by a ransomware attack. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116101/malware/harris-federation-hit-ransomware.html

(Cybersecurity) China-linked RedEcho APT took down part of its C2 domains (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini China-linked APT group RedEcho has taken down its attack infrastructure after it was exposed at the end of February by security researchers. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116094/apt/redecho-apt-c2-shutdown.html

(Innovation/Technology) Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund (TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos During every economic boom, there are startup investors who appear on the scene from new corners. Some churn out; others earn the respect...

(Innovation/Technology) LIVEKINDLY screams its way to the top of new plant brands with the close of a $335 million round (TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber LIVEKINDLY Collective, the shouty parent company behind a family of plant-based food brands, has snagged cash from the global impact investing arm of...

(Innovation/Technology) Daily Crunch: Boston Dynamics shows off its next commercial robot (TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha We’ve got the details on Boston Dynamics’ upcoming warehouse robot Stretch, Apple releases security patches and Cazoo is going public via SPAC. This...

(Innovation/Technology) Ramp looks to raise more capital as the corporate-spend market mints unicorns (TechCrunch)

Alex Wilhelm Earlier this year Divvy, a Utah-based software company that provides corporate spend management software, raised a $165 million round at a $1.6 billion valuation. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/ramp-looks-to-raise-more-capital-as-the-corporate-spend-market-mints-unicorns/

(Technology/Innovation) ABB and AWS team up to create an EV fleet management platform (TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan Swiss automation and technology company ABB has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create a cloud-based EV fleet management platform that it...

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