Count one of Alphabet’s investment arms, Google Ventures, to stay out of the state of North Carolina until further notice. According to a report from Re/code, the firm will not be making any investments in North Carolina until its controversial law preventing LBGT persons from being protected under anti-discrimination clauses is repealed. GV CEO Bill Maris was one of dozens of CEOs and executives who signed a protest letter about the law, which among other things forces transgender persons to use public restrooms in accordance with sex assigned at birth. But in a note sent to partners, Maris wanted to…

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