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    ‘Hamilton’ gives Disney+ a holiday weekend bump in U.S., with app downloads up 72% – TechCrunch

    The much-anticipated addition of “Hamilton” seems to have paid off for Disney+. According to new data from app store analytics firm Apptopia, Disney’s streaming...

    Border Blunder Leads US Tourists To Swap Italian Island For Birmingham

    A group of wealthy American tourists and their international friends were hoping to spend their vacation on the beautiful Italian island of Sardinia. Instead...

    The World’s Airbus A380s Are Stored At Just 24 Airports

    Today, Qantas is flying its first Airbus A380 to the Mojave Desert for long term storage. Meanwhile, most Airbus A380s across the world are...

    Facebook and WhatsApp halts reviews of Hong Kong demands for user data – TechCrunch

    Facebook has confirmed it has suspended processing demands for user data from Hong Kong authorities following the introduction of a new Beijing-imposed national...

    Minted.com’s Mariam Naficy will join us at TechCrunch Early Stage – TechCrunch

    At Early Stage, the first event of its kind from TechCrunch, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds...

    is edtech changing how we learn? – TechCrunch

    In the future, students might dismiss stories about weather-related school closures as folklore. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled us to experiment with edtech, but it’s still...

    Where You Can Still Fly On A Boeing 747 After COVID

    While an imminent retirement was on the cards pre-pandemic, the haste with which we have had to say goodbye to many 747s across the...

    Uber-Postmates is announced, three funding rounds, and narrative construction – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This is Equity Monday, our week-starting primer in...

    What To Expect From Wizz Air’s Belgrade Expansion?

    Wizz Air is preparing for a big expansion in Serbia, almost ten years after first opening a base in Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. This...

    Uber confirms it is acquiring Postmates in an all-stock, $2.65B deal – TechCrunch

    Competition continues to heat up in the food delivery wars. In the latest development, Uber today announced that it has acquired Postmates in a...

    Payfazz gets $53 million to give more Indonesians access to financial services – TechCrunch

    Indonesia is not only Southeast Asia’s most populated country, but also one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. But many people, especially outside of major...

    Lufthansa CEO Renews Claims That €9.99 Fares Are Irresponsible

    Lufthansa’s CEO, Carsten Spohr, has renewed his claims that super-low fares are irresponsible. The comments come almost a year after similar comments reignited a...

    Alaska Airlines CEO Predicts Air Fares Will Fall Post-COVID

    A hot topic for debate throughout the COVID crisis has been what effect this situation will have on air fares? Many believe that all...

    Royal Air Maroc To Sell 20 Planes Including Boeing 787s And 737s

    As a result of the COVID-19 medical emergency Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is reportedly preparing for massive layoffs and the sale of 20 planes,...

    Cathay Could Send Some Aircraft To Desert Graveyards For Storage

    Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific is reportedly sending some of its widebody aircraft to long-term storage in the desert. Up to 50 widebody aircraft could...

    Qatar Airways Accidentally Issues Almost $20M Refund To A Single Passenger

    Imagine waking up one morning, and your available credit card balance has increased by several million! That’s precisely what happened recently to one Australian...