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Here's your daily crunch. The time is ticking for Tik-Tock. It has a month left to give a good answer to the European Commission, which is concerned over its commercial practices and policy. The areas that are causing problems, according to the Commission, include hidden marketing,

aggressive advertising techniques targeted at children, and certain contractual terms with the Chinese owned video sharing app.

Now let's see what's going on in the world of startups that are challenging the status quo, shall we?

Penfold just raised $8.5 million to keep pensions alive.

In your part of the world, the pension may be dead, but Penfold wants to keep the retirement plan alive in the UK with a mobile app.

Sure, your company has probably given up on the idea that it should materially provide for workers

post-work existence.

But PENfold is betting that its freelancer-friendly pension system will find

purchase in its market.

Kit put together a $5 million round to build out your next office.

Parts of the world are slowly circling back to the idea of going to the office.

Kit wants to take advantage of the trend by a fully customizable workspace solution to tenants

via its landlord partners.

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