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    Indonesian telecom network Telkomsel invests $150 million in GoJek – TechCrunch

    Telkomsel, Indonesia’s biggest telecom network, has invested $150 million in ride-hailing firm GoJek, the two companies said on Tuesday. As part of the “strategic partnership,”...

    Cooper raises $2M to build a professional network centered on introductions – TechCrunch

    In a period of social distancing, making new professional connections feels harder than ever. So Amsterdam-based Cooper is building a network that’s all about...

    PingCAP, the open-source developer behind TiDB, closes $270 million Series D – TechCrunch

    PingCAP, the open-source software developer best known for NewSQL database TiDB, has raised a $270 million Series D. TiDB handles hybrid transactional and analytical...

    Digital electricity supplier Tibber closes $65M Series B led by Eight Roads, Balderton – TechCrunch

    Tibber, a ‘digital electricity’ supplier which uses AI to switch around power for houses based on their predicted levels of consumption – has closed...

    What to Expect in Senate Hearing With Zuckerberg and Dorsey

    WASHINGTON — Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, and Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief, will appear before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on...

    Sequoia-backed recycling robot maker AMP Robotics gets its largest purchase order – TechCrunch

    AMP Robotics, the manufacturer of robotic recycling systems, has received its largest purchase order from the publicly traded North American waste handling company, Waste...

    Huawei sells budget phone unit Honor to government, distribution partners – TechCrunch

    After weeks of rumors, Huawei confirmed it is selling its budget phone unit Honor to a consortium of companies, including government-backed firms and Honor’s...

    Tesla gets a spot on the S&P 500 – TechCrunch

    Tesla will be added to the S&P 500, a milestone that will expand its investor base and put the electric automaker in the same...

    Airbnb’s IPO is finally here – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today we have an Equity Shot for you...

    GitHub reinstates YouTube downloading project – TechCrunch

    GitHub defies a takedown order, Strava raises a big round and Moderna reports promising COVID-19 vaccine results. This is your Daily Crunch for...

    Albert R. Jonsen, 89, Dies; Brought Medical Ethics to the Bedside

    He and Dr. Andereck went on to establish a clinical ethics consultation service as part of Sutter Health, a large Northern California network of...

    Is Moderna in Operation Warp Speed?

    Very much so. The United States government provided $1 billion in support for the design and testing of the Moderna vaccine. Researchers at the...

    How do Moderna’s early results compare with Pfizer’s?

    Pfizer provided less detail in its announcement last week on Nov. 9 than Moderna did on Monday, Nov. 16. Pfizer’s outside board of experts...

    Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg will face Congress again, this time about the election – TechCrunch

    After giving in to the looming threat of subpoenas, two of tech’s most high profile CEOs will again be grilled by Congress. On Tuesday, the...

    Is it safe to go to a holiday get-together?

    “This is not going to dig us out of what’s ahead this next month,” Natalie Dean, a biostatistician at the University of Florida, warned...

    The VC and founder winners in Airbnb’s IPO – TechCrunch

    After a tumultuous year for the travel industry, Airbnb’s long-awaited IPO filing just dropped. One thing is clear: there is still plenty of juice...