UK government says its Future Fund has invested £1.14B since April 2020 and has stakes in 158 startups, including DIY computer maker Kano and event app Dice FM (Sam Shead/CNBC)

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UK government says its Future Fund has invested £1.14B since April 2020 and has stakes in 158 startups, including DIY computer maker Kano and event app Dice FM  —  - The British Business Bank, which administers the so-called Future Fund program, said it has issued 1,190 companies …

Amazon says it is increasing the US hourly starting wage to $18 and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers (Jeffrey Dastin/Reuters)

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Amazon says it is increasing the US hourly starting wage to $18 and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers  —  Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse …

What RBI's approval to ToneTag means for digital payments in India

Voice-based financial transaction is soon going to become a reality as the Reserve Bank has given approval to ToneTag, a hardware-agnostic sound wave tech solutions provider, for such payments. ToneTag has completed the first cohort under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sandbox for retail payments, the company said on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/397Tz8e

Users trade in more iPhones than Android smartphones: Report

Ahead of Apple "iPhone 13" launch, a new report suggests that iPhone gets traded in at a higher rate than Android handsets, with nearly one-third of Apple trade-ins going toward the purchase of an upgrade. https://ift.tt/3zbWkj8

Crypto CEOs should cooperate with regulators to unlock future growth, says panel

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5.8 million Facebook users have VIP pass that exempts them from harsh action

At least 5.8 million high profile Facebook users have VIP pass that allows them to break rules without consequences, the media reported. https://ift.tt/3z9ukNh