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Work Deepki grabs $166M Deepki grabs $166 million to help real estate investors reduce carbon emissions Work 5 things first-time founders must remember when working with VCs I was so focused on the product experience that I didnt think through other strategic initiatives like marketing, partnerships, or, at times, fundraising. Work Antimatter raises $12M Series A Antimatter provides SaaS companies with the cryptographic infrastructure that can guarantee a service meets their residency, governance and tenancy requirements Work Yelp expands restaurant health ratings in partnership with food tech startup Hazel Analytics Yelp is broadening its partnership with food tech startup Hazel Analytics to expand health ratings on its platform Work As Docker gains momentum, it hauls in $105M Series C on $2B valuation It wasnt that long ago that Docker looked like it was on the ropes. 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Work A new U.S. government website aims to help Americans find Covid antiviral pills. Work Russia's War Lacks a Battlefield Commander, U.S. Officials Say Poor logistics and flagging morale have plagued a disjointed military campaign in Ukraine, according to American officials and independent analysts. Work Rising Wages Could Complicate America's Inflation Cool-Down Economists hoped that as households shifted spending back to services, price gains would cool. That effect might be less pronounced now. Work This Is What Happens When Globalization Breaks Down The story of one shipping container from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States traces the arc of a global supply chain consumed by trouble. Work Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, Romney says Mitt Romney said he and Chuck Schumer reached a deal on $10 billion in Covid aid, less than half of what the Biden administration wanted. Work Why 'free' shipping isn't free The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for "free." Work What an expert says you should consider before getting a 2nd Covid-19 booster CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen answers questions about who should get an additional vaccine dose and what are the factors people might want to consider. Work The next phase of the US jobs recovery has begun The US jobs market has come a long way since the worst days of the pandemic when more than 20 million Americans lost their jobs. Now the recovery is moving into a new phase -- one that will likely be slower. Work A team from the International Red Cross prepares to try to enter Mariupol. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. 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