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    British Airways Repatriates Nearly 40,000 UK Citizens In 3 Months

    British Airways has repatriated almost 40,000 British citizens since it started such flights in late March. The airline’s flight schedule has been minimal since...

    Facebook discovers it shared user data with at least 5,000 app developers after a cutoff data – TechCrunch

    Facebook accidentally allowed around 5,000 developers to access data from their app’s inactive users, even though that access should have been cut off....

    Why I flip-flopped on opposing remote work – TechCrunch

    COVID-19 forced me to reevaluate many of my assumptions David Cancel, a five-time entrepreneur and author of the book "Conversational Marketing," is CEO and founder...

    Advertiser Exodus Snowballs as Facebook Struggles to Ease Concerns

    The company’s executives continued the campaign on Tuesday morning with another video meeting with advertisers, followed by separate sessions with ad holding companies. At...

    China’s Software Stalked Uighurs Earlier and More Widely, Researchers Learn

    The malicious apps mimicked so-called virtual private networks, which are used to set up secure web connections and view prohibited content inside China. They...

    Walmart partners with Tribeca to turn 160 store parking lots into drive-in theaters – TechCrunch

    Just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Walmart announced a partnership with Tribeca Enterprises (most notably the purveyors of the film festival of...

    High-flying IPOs for Lemonade and Accolade may encourage other unicorns to go public – TechCrunch

    If you’d predicted in late March and early April that Q3 would kick off with a wide-open IPO market and receptive investors, I doubt...

    QuestDB nabs $2.3M seed to build open source time series database – TechCrunch

    QuestDB, a member of the Y Combinator summer 2020 cohort, is building an open source time series database with speed top of mind. Today...

    The Simple Flying Podcast Episode 21: 737 MAX Recertification, Au Revoir To Air France’s A380

    Simple Flying’s latest podcast is live and ready for you to enjoy. Hosted by Joanna Bailey, our editor, and Tom Boon, our content manager, our 21st...

    Growth capital investor Kennet raises $250M fund, backed by Edmond de Rothschild – TechCrunch

    Venture capital is “not the only fruit” for entrepreneurs, as the often quieter ‘Growth Capital’ can also see great returns for entrepreneurs who prefer...

    DoubleVerify names adtech exec Mark Zagorski as new CEO – TechCrunch

    Ad measurement company DoubleVerify announced this morning that it has a new: CEO Mark Zagorski, who was most recently president and COO of adtech...

    State Set To Take A Stake In TAP Air Portugal

    The Portuguese government is set to take a larger stake in TAP Air Portugal as it avoids nationalization. The state will increase its share...

    Top LA investors discuss the city’s post-COVID-19 prospects – TechCrunch

    When it comes to venture capital, Los Angeles is a city on the rise. In the past year, it’s seen one of the most profitable...

    Tesla delivered 90,650 vehicles in second quarter, a 4.9% decline – TechCrunch

    Tesla said Thursday that it delivered 90,650 vehicles in the second quarter, a 4.9% decline from the same period last year. Tesla still managed...

    Hawaiian Airlines To Relaunch Mainland US Network In August

    After four months of operating a bare minimum schedule, Hawaiian Airlines is setting up to restore its mainland routes from August 1st. The carrier...

    Google confirms US offices will remain closed until at least September, as COVID-19 spikes – TechCrunch

    A few months back, Google announced plans to reopen some U.S. offices after the July 4th holiday. But the best-laid plans, and all of...