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NorStar Appliance Looks to Serve Their Community With New Appliance Store in Limestone, Maine

Frank Beal and Adam Peckham, friends and business partners aim to expand their appliance sales and repair services with a new location on Main Street in Limestone and nearby communities. Spring 2021 NorStar Appliance officially opened. They offer used washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, microwave and toaster ovens, TVs. appliance accessories and in-home repairs. Peckham and Beck have known one another…

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Thumbtack, a local services marketplace, is partnering with Workiz, a field service management and communication provider, that will help home service professionals find and grow their business.

Thumbtack wanted to create seamless experiences, streamline and grow their business while helping homeowners get more done and recently announced their partnership with Workiz that combines tools to manage businesses from end to end. This new partnership will help Thumbtack service pros across the county grow and scale their businesses more efficiently and seamlessly. When you need to hire someone…

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Sequoia Capital India unveils fifth group of startups for Surge

Sequoia Capital India has selected 23 early-stage startups for its fifth cohort of Surge, its accelerator program for India and Southeast Asia, at a time when dealflow activity is at its peak in the region. The new cohort, Surge’s largest to date, have collectively raised $55 million, the storied investment firm said Wednesday. The group also includes 10 women founders,…

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Indian tech startup exposed Byju’s student data

India-based technology startup Salesken.ai has secured an exposed server that was spilling private and sensitive data on one of its customers, Byju’s, an education technology giant and India’s most valuable startup. The server was left unprotected since at least June 14, according to historical data provided by Shodan, a search engine for exposed devices and databases. Because the server was without a…

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Ably raises $70 million for its developer platform that enables realtime features

Ably is a Pub/Sub messaging platform that companies can use to develop realtime features in their products. The company just raised a $70 million Series B funding round co-led by Insight Partners and Dawn Capital. Every day, you use various apps that push and fetch data in realtime. When you send a message in your favorite chat app, when you edit a document collaboratively, when you…

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