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Google co-founder backs biotech studying psychedelic African shrub
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Investments myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Google co-founder Sergey Brin is bankrolling the development of a hallucinogen derived from a rainforest shrub for use as a mental health treatment, marking the latest Silicon Valley deal in the nascent psychedelics sector. Catalyst4, a …
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Google backs Indian open-source Uber rival
Google has joined investors backing Moving Tech, the parent firm of open-source ride-sharing app Namma Yatri in India that is eroding market share from Uber and Ola with its no-commission model. Namma Yatri works atop of Open Network for Digital Commerce, an interoperable e-commerce scheme backed by the Indian government. Namma Yatri’s app connects customers …