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    German energy company E.ON forms EUR250 million venture fund focused on smart grid tech – TechCrunch

    The German energy company E.ON, which counts over 50 million commercial, residential, and industrial customers, has created a new EUR250 million ($265 million) investment...

    Tech for Campaigns, created to get Democrats elected, on the parties’ biggest differences – TechCrunch

    Yesterday, a 450-page “investigation on competition in digital markets” was published by the House based on 16 months of evidence gathering, including interviews with...

    Lydia partners with Tink to improve open banking features – TechCrunch

    French fintech startup Lydia is going to work with financial API startup Tink for its open banking features in its app. Lydia started...

    That Airport Spa? It’s a Coronavirus Testing Clinic

    Although the company brought back most of its corporate staff who had been furloughed, including those who worked in construction design and human resources,...

    One 13-Year-Old Girl Spread the Coronavirus to 11 of Her Family Members

    Adolescents who contract Covid-19 usually do not get as sick as adults and often experience few if any symptoms, but they can spread the...

    In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers

    Throughout its 208-year history, The New England Journal of Medicine has remained staunchly nonpartisan. The world’s most prestigious medical journal has never supported or...

    Lanturn, a Singaporean tech-enabled corporate services provider, raises $3 million seed round – TechCrunch

    Running a small- to medium-sized business means a small staff needs to juggle a plethora of tasks, like bookkeeping, tax records and regulatory filings....

    Big tech responds to antitrust report – TechCrunch

    The major tech platforms push back against the House antitrust report, Google Assistant gets a “guest” mode and we interview a freshly minted...

    Bringing micromobility to Africa – TechCrunch

    When you look at maps of micromobility across the world, it appears there’s not a ton of activity throughout Africa. Well, that’s because there’s...

    House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech’s ‘Monopoly Power’ and Urge Their Breakups

    Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google had roles as “gatekeepers” in common and controlled prices and the distribution of goods and services, the report said....

    What We Dream When We Dream About Covid-19

    People with persistent waking anxieties also tended to play out scenarios involving future work, relationships and life generally in their heads over the course...

    QAnon Believers Say Being Banned From Facebook Is Proof of the Conspiracy

    QAnon followers were speculating on Tuesday night that Facebook’s new ban on all QAnon groups and pages was part of a complex plan by...

    It’s Not Only Women Who Want More Intimacy in Relationships

    This sounds completely counterintuitive. How is it that so many men need deeper, stable ties in their love lives, yet historically they have been...

    Supreme Court Hears Copyright Battle Between Google and Oracle

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court considered on Wednesday whether Google should have to pay Oracle billions of dollars in a long-running lawsuit over software...

    For Parents, a New Level of Big-Picture Anxiety

    To parents with a penchant for it, worry is a love language, so primal as to feel eternal. It’s not. By and large, fretting...

    The White House Bet on Abbott’s Rapid Tests. It Didn’t Work Out.

    People without Covid-19 symptoms have been among those taking the test on White House grounds, where individuals who received negative results were granted swift...