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    Techfugees non-profit brings on new CEO to engage tech industry with refugee issues – TechCrunch

    Techfugees, the global non-profit which advocates the use of technology to aid refugees and displaced people, has appointed tech entrepreneur and Raj Burman as...

    Moderna reports its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective in first data from Phase 3 trial – TechCrunch

    Following fast on the heels of Pfizer’s announcement of its COVID-19 vaccine efficacy, Moderna is also sharing positive results from its Phase 3 trial...

    Airport Activity – The New York Times

    Many Americans won’t be visiting relatives for Thanksgiving this year in light of the pandemic. With this puzzle you can still experience the thrill...

    Harbr raises $38.5M to help enterprises exchange and share big data troves securely – TechCrunch

    Organizations today are sitting on mountains of data that they amass and use in their own businesses, but many are also looking to share...

    Tips for Pandemic Insomnia – The New York Times

    He encourages parents to create a room for their child that is quiet and dark. For adults who can’t resist their phones or other...

    Video Games to Relax – The New York Times

    Take a deep breath. Hold it for five seconds. Exhale. Breathe in for three seconds. Repeat. How does that feel? A little better? Good....

    Apple responds to Gatekeeper issue with upcoming fixes – TechCrunch

    Apple has updated a documentation page detailing the company’s next steps to prevent last week’s Gatekeeper bug from happening again, as Rene Ritchie...

    KKR, Rakuten to acquire most of Walmart’s stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu – TechCrunch

    Walmart announced today it will sell most of its shares in Seiyu, the Japanese supermarket chain it acquired 12 years ago, to KKR...

    Former WeWork China exec launches a ‘startup studio’ for real estate – TechCrunch

    The real estate industry has been slow to adopt technology compared to many other sectors. So when Dominic Penaloza left his job at WeWork...

    SpaceX’s ‘Resilience’ Lifts 4 Astronauts Into NASA’s New Era of Spaceflight

    It’s not yet the same as hopping on a commuter flight from New York to Washington or renting a car from Avis, but Sunday’s...

    SpaceX and NASA successfully launch four astronauts to space for first operational Dragon crew mission – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has become the first private company to launch astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the culmination of years of work in...

    Sales readiness platform MindTickle raises $100 million led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 – TechCrunch

    MindTickle, a startup that is helping hundreds of small and large firms improve their sales through its eponymous sales readiness platform, said on Monday...

    The Hot New Covid Tech Is Wearable and Constantly Tracks You

    In Rochester, Mich., Oakland University is preparing to hand out wearable devices to students that log skin temperature once a minute — or more...

    ‘The Vow’ offers a muddled look at the NXIVM cult – TechCrunch

    “The Vow” is a fascinating documentary, but we can’t quite recommend it whole-heartedly. As we discuss on the latest episode of the Original Content podcast,...

    Watch SpaceX launch its historic first NASA astronaut crew mission live – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg SpaceX and NASA have spent years working towards today’s Crew-1 mission, which is set to launch from Florida at 7:27 PM EST (4:27 PM...

    Reliance Retail buys Urban Ladder for $24.4 million – TechCrunch

    Reliance Retail has acquired a majority stake in furniture and decor platform Urban Ladder, making a broader push into e-commerce as the largest...