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(Defense) Special Operations team in Pacific will confront Chinese information campaigns (Defense News)

Mark Pomerleau U.S. Special Operations Command created a task force in the Pacific region to work with allies there to thwart China’s information operations, the...

(Saudi Arabia/Turkey/Greece) Playing both sides: Will Saudi-Greek drills impact ties with Turkey? (Defense News)

Agnes Helou The Saudi military has had a busy March, conducting eight exercises involving simulated attacks on oil facilities and interoperability drills with other nations. https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2021/03/25/playing-both-sides-will-saudi-greek-drills-impact-ties-with-turkey/

(Defense) Space Force begins loaning anti-jamming GPS tech to allies (Defense News)

Nathan Strout The U.S. Space Force created a three-year arrangement for allies to borrow and test equipment for navigation that uses a new GPS signal...

(Innovation/Technology) Spotify rolls out redesigned desktop and web apps (TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez Spotify today announced it’s rolling out a new look for its streaming service on the desktop, with the launch of a redesigned app for both...

(Innovation/Technology) PPRO extends latest round to $270M, adding JPMorgan and Eldridge to grow its localized payments platform (TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden In January, localized payments provider PPRO became the latest fintech-as-a-service startup to hit a billion-dollar valuation when it closed $180 million in funding. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/25/ppro-extends-latest-round-to-270m-adding-jpmorgan-and-eldridge-to-grow-its-localized-payments-platform/

(Innovation/Technology) Brazil’s iFood outlines sustainability initiatives aiming to reduce its carbon footprint (TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber The Brazilian-based pan-Latin American food delivery startup iFood has announced a series of initiatives designed to reduce the company’s environmental impact as consumers push companies...

(Innovation/Technology) FatFace tells customers to keep its data breach ‘strictly private’ (TechCrunch)

Zack Whittaker Clothing giant FatFace had a data breach, but doesn’t want you to tell anyone about it. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/25/fatface-data-breach-strictly-private/

(Innovation/Technology) Better Health raises $3.5M seed round to reinvent medical supply shopping through e-commerce (TechCrunch)

Darrell Etherington The home medical supply market in the U.S. is significant and growing, but the way that Americans go about getting much-needed medical supplies,...

(Innovation/Technology) Argentina’s Digital House raises over $50M to help solve LatAm’s tech talent shortage (TechCrunch)

Mary Ann Azevedo Digital House, a Buenos Aires-based edtech focused on developing tech talent through immersive remote courses, announced today it has raised more than...

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