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    Startup brands like the shoe company Thousand Fell are bringing circular economics to the fashion industry – TechCrunch

    Thousand Fell, the environmentally conscious, direct-to-consumer shoe retailer which launched last November, has revealed the details of the recycling program that’s a core component...

    GAIA Design has raised more capital to become the West Elm of Mexico – TechCrunch

    Designing higher end furniture for Mexico’s rising middle and upper-middle class consumers has netted the Mexico City-based GAIA $15 million in a new round...

    WeWork employees used an alarmingly insecure printer password – TechCrunch

    A shared user account used by WeWork employees to access printer settings and some print jobs had an incredibly simple password — so...

    Is fintech’s Series A market hot, or just overhyped? – TechCrunch

    More posts by this contributor Fintech’s $138 billion opportunity Theo Katsoulis Contributor According to industry reports, venture capital deal-making has notably rebounded since dropping off briefly in March...

    Bill Murray’s charm can’t hide the sadness of ‘On the Rocks’ – TechCrunch

    “On the Rocks,” a new film on Apple TV+, focuses on a troubled marriage between Laura (a writer played by Rashida Jones) and...

    Is Wall Street losing its tech enthusiasm? – TechCrunch

    This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for...

    Uber Eats hit with claims of ‘reverse racism’ – TechCrunch

    Nellie Peshkov, formerly Reddit’s VP of People and Culture, is now Chief People Officer. Her appointment to the C-suite is part of the much-needed,...

    MG Siegler talks portfolio management and fundraising 6 months into the COVID-19 pandemic – TechCrunch

    This week, GV General Partner (and TechCrunch alum) MG Siegler joined us on Extra Crunch Live for a far-ranging chat about what it takes...

    The 2020s promise better tech solutions to humanity’s biggest problems – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. Let’s think...

    Facebook Gaming skips iOS, TikTok goes shopping, Apple One bundles arrive – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through...

    Boo! It’s the Halloween earnings special! – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. As promised, the whole gang...

    Gilead’s Covid-19 Drug Is Mediocre. It Will Be a Blockbuster Anyway.

    The United States reached a milestone, of sorts, when last week the Food and Drug Administration approved the first treatment for Covid-19.The drug is...

    Cruise Ships Can Sail Again, With Strict Rules. Here’s What to Know.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday lifted its “no sail” order on U.S. cruise ships and set out a framework for...

    Crispr Gene Editing Can Cause Unwanted Changes in Human Embryos, Study Finds

    In 2017, a team of researchers led by Shoukhrat Mitalipov, a geneticist at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, reported that human embryos...

    You can start a venture fund if you’re not rich; here’s how – TechCrunch

    For years — decades, even — there was little question about whether you could become a venture capitalist if you weren’t comfortable financially. You...

    Apple acknowledges AirPods Pro issues, will replace those that crackle and rattle – TechCrunch

    Are your AirPods Pro earbuds making weird noises? You’re not imagining it — and you’re not the only one. Just a few months after Apple...