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    Bill Gates on Coronavirus, Vaccines and Global Health

    That will not happen soon, Mr. Gates conceded. The Trump administration has publicly refused to join the international collaborative agreement known as Covax, under...

    Indian decacorn Byju’s CEO talks about future acquisitions, coronavirus, and international expansion – TechCrunch

    Since India enforced a lockdown across the country in late March, shutting schools and other public places, Bangalore-headquartered startup Byju’s has emerged as one...

    He Had Recurring Pain for Nearly a Decade

    It was his usual practice, when possible, to extend his evaluation beyond the colon into the last section of the ileum, the tail end...

    Gen Zers Say Silicon Valley Is Elitist and Exclusive. Can They Build a New System?

    For young people, breaking into the cutthroat tech industry — or any industry, really — has become far more difficult during the pandemic. In-person...

    Klarna raises $650 million at a $10.6 billion valuation – TechCrunch

    Fintech startup Klarna has raised a mega-round of funding led by Silver Lake. The company is raising $650 million at a post-money valuation of...

    Bank-as-a-service startup Swan helps other companies issue cards, accounts and IBANs – TechCrunch

    Meet Swan, a new French startup that wants to let other companies offer financial services by issuing cards, bank accounts and IBANs with just...

    Coming This Fall: Return of the Video Game Console Wars

    Sony, which declined to comment on its coming release, has produced the three best-selling individual home consoles — the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 4 and...

    The Good, the Bad and the ‘Radically Dishonest’

    Lying and cheating behavior comes in several distinct flavors, a recent study found. Source link

    Watch Apple’s hardware event live right here – TechCrunch

    Apple is holding a keynote today to unveil some new products. This time, the company is switching to a virtual event, which means...

    Homage announces strategic partnership with Infocom, one of Japan’s largest healthcare IT providers – TechCrunch

    Homage, a Singapore-based caregiving and telehealth company, has taken a major step in its global expansion plan. The startup announced today that it has...

    Facebook launches a climate change information center and commits to eliminating ‘scope 3’ emissions by 2030 – TechCrunch

    Even as Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, admits that climate change “is real” and that “the science is unambiguous and the need...

    Indian e-commerce deals site CashKaro gets $10 million Series B led by Korea Investment Partners – TechCrunch

    CashKaro co-founders Rohan and Swati Bhargava CashKaro, one of the leading cashback and coupon sites in India, will expand its range of services for e-commerce...

    Discount on Dell XPS laptop and Dell for Entrepreneurs program – TechCrunch

    We’re excited to announce a new Partner Perk from Dell for Extra Crunch members. Starting today, annual and two-year Extra Crunch members can get...

    Clinic Price Check has built a service to see if patients can save money by paying cash for procedures – TechCrunch

    Before launching Clinic Price Check, Joanne Rodrigues-Craig had been a stay-at-home mom with Master’s degrees in population demographics, political science and applied mathematics from...

    Carbon Health and Color founders see power in bringing healthcare to the edge – TechCrunch

    When COVID-19 spread to the United States, the pandemic exposed two conflicting realities: a healthcare system that excels at high-cost, complex treatments while failing...

    Oracle Chosen as TikTok’s Tech Partner, as Microsoft’s Bid Is Rejected

    WASHINGTON — The Chinese owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle to be the app’s technology partner for its U.S. operations and has rejected an...