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    What My Sled Dogs Taught Me About Planning for the Unknown

    But resting early, anticipating your dogs’ needs, does something even more important than that: It builds trust. A sled dog learns that by the...

    UK launches COVID-19 exposure notification app for England and Wales – TechCrunch

    The last two regions of the UK now have an official coronavirus contacts tracing app, after the UK government pushed the button to launch...

    American Consumers Have Lost $145 Million to Coronavirus Fraud

    The number of reports of fraud has declined since the spring, the data shows.There is often an increase in fraudulent activity after disease outbreaks...

    A Quadriplegic, a Specialty Van and a Lifetime of Adventures

    Kirk Williams loved racing mountain bikes and “enjoyed playing on anything that had a motor,” he said.Katie Renker, a photographer and musician, chained herself...

    Ripjar, founded by GCHQ alums, raises $36.8M for AI that detects financial crime – TechCrunch

    Financial crime as a wider category of cybercrime continues to be one of the most potent of online threats, covering nefarious actives as diverse...

    Small business challenger bank Finom raises another $12 million to expand in Europe – TechCrunch

    B2B financial service start-up Finom — which provides online financial services for SMEs, freelancers, and the self-employed in Europe — has raised an additional...

    WeWork sells majority stake in Chinese entity, seeks localization – TechCrunch

    Four years after its foray into the Chinese market followed by rapid and cash-hemorrhaging expansion, WeWork decided to wind down its involvement in the...

    Mobileye signs driver-assistance deal with Geely, one of China’s largest privately-held auto makers – TechCrunch

    Mobileye’s computer vision technology will be used in a new premium electric vehicle called Zero Concept from Geely Auto Group, one of China’s largest...

    Facebook gives more details about its efforts against hate speech before Myanmar’s general election – TechCrunch

    About three weeks ago, Facebook announced will increase its efforts against hate speech and misinformation in Myanmar before the country’s general election on...

    Teachers deserve two screens, and Two Screens for Teachers aims to get them just that – TechCrunch

    The pandemic has caused K-12 classrooms, chaotic at the best of times, to descend into Zoom call chaos. What’s more, thousands of teachers who...

    Kard raises another $3.5 million for its challenger bank for teens – TechCrunch

    French startup Kard has added $3.5 million (€3 million) to its seed round. The company already raised the same amount last year, which means...

    Email startup Superhuman debuts a cheaper $10/month tier for students and academics – TechCrunch

    Email startup Superhuman has been lauded by plenty in the tech community as a simpler and faster way to navigate email, but at $30...

    Top 20 iOS homescreen customization apps reach 5.7M installs after iOS 14 release – TechCrunch

    The iOS 14 home screen customization trend is driving a new set of apps to the top of the App Store charts, and delivering...

    Curly the curling robot throws stones like a pro – TechCrunch

    Robots have shown themselves to excel at any number of sports and activities, though they do best when they have a single task. Fortunately...

    TC Sessions Mobility 2020 kicks off in two weeks – TechCrunch

    Holy cats, it’s less than two weeks until TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 kicks off for two program-packed days focused squarely on mobility and transportation technology....

    Sneaker culture staple GOAT hits $1.75 billion valuation on new $100 million round – TechCrunch

    In this case, money, it really is the shoes. GOAT, the proprietor of online and physical retail locations for reselling the collectible kicks and kits...