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    Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Scientists Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus

    The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice on Monday for the...

    Cooler Screens raises $80M to bring interactive screens into cooler aisles – TechCrunch

    Cooler Screens, which replaces the glass doors in store cooler aisles with interactive digital displays, is announcing that it has raised more than $80...

    Crowdcube and Seedrs agree to merge, creating a significant private equity marketplace – TechCrunch

    The two main crowd-equity fundraising platforms in the UK, Crowdcube and Seedrs, have agreed terms on a long-rumoured merger, thus creating one of the...

    Google delays mandating Play Store’s 30% cut in India to April 2022 – TechCrunch

    Google is postponing the enforcement of its new Play Store billing policy in India to April 2022, days after more than 150 startups...

    Ola fails to get ride-hailing license renewed in London, says it will appeal and continues to operate – TechCrunch

    Just six days after Uber won its appeal against London transportation regulators to continue operating in London for another 18 months, one of its...

    Lime and Scoot veterans have built Ridepanda, a one-stop micromobility marketplace – TechCrunch

    Chinmay Malaviya and Charlie Depman found themselves at the center of the shared micromobility industry just as it took off, working for companies like...

    Jenny Holzer App to Bring ‘Great Books’ Home

    For decades, the artist Jenny Holzer has projected phrases — often borrowed sayings — on surfaces such as building facades, ocean waves and mountains....

    Einride raises $10 million to fast track its autonomous electric cargo pods – TechCrunch

    For the past four years, Swedish startup Einride has captured interest, investment and even a few customer contracts for its unusual-looking pods —...

    What to Know About Sean Conley, the White House Physician

    As President Trump remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus, one doctor is at the center...

    How to Trick-or-Treat Safely on Halloween

    It had already been a hard year for kids.They lost time with friends and teachers at school, their summer vacations and their everyday routines...

    Netflix’s ‘Away’ deftly balances space exploration and human drama – TechCrunch

    “Away,” a new drama on Netflix, tells the story of the first manned expedition to Mars — Emma Green (played by Hilary Swank)...

    Accel VCs Sonali De Rycker and Andrew Braccia say European deal pace is ‘incredibly active’ – TechCrunch

    The other week TechCrunch’s Extra Crunch Live series sat down with Accel VCs Sonali De Rycker and Andrew Braccia to chat about the state...

    Digging into the next wave of tech IPOs – TechCrunch

    After taking five consecutive business days off from my work laptop — and to shout at my personal laptop while losing games on Dominion...

    Meet Cocoa Press, the Philly startup making a 3D printer for chocolate – TechCrunch

    Evan Weinstein, the founder of the Philadelphia-based startup, Cocoa Press, which makes a 3D printer for chocolate, doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth....

    Why Male Baboons Benefit From Female Friends

    In the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro, baboons live out their daily dramas. They tussle, they mate, they care for their young. Some are loners...

    President Trump Received Regeneron Experimental Antibody Treatment

    President Trump has received a dose of an experimental antibody cocktail being developed by the drug maker Regeneron, in addition to several other drugs,...