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    In Sign of Progress, Fewer Than 1% of New York’s Virus Tests Are Positive

    Around the globe, including in some of the world’s wealthiest countries, educators are struggling with how to facilitate distance learning during the pandemic. But...

    Indian telecom giant Vodafone Idea rebrands as ‘Vi’ – TechCrunch

    Vodafone Idea, one of the largest telecom operators in India, has rebranded as ‘Vi’ as it looks for a “fresh start” three years...

    Freshket lands $3 million Series A led by Openspace to streamline Thailand’s food supply chain – TechCrunch

    Based in Bangkok, Freshket simplifies the process of getting fresh produce from farms to tables. Launched in 2017, the startup has now raised a...

    Daybridge, a time management app by former Monzo engineer Kieran McHugh, raises £750K seed – TechCrunch

    Daybridge, a productivity and time management app by former Monzo engineer Kieran McHugh, has picked by £750,000 in a seed round led by early...

    Meet the TC Top Picks for Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    We’ve been extremely privileged to witness thousands of early stage startups launch and take flight at Disrupt over the past 10 years, and they...

    Lokalise raises $6 million to make it easier to localize your product – TechCrunch

    Meet Lokalise, a Latvian startup that focuses on translation and localization of apps, websites, games and more. The company provides a software-as-a-service product that...

    Chief CEO Carolyn Childers, Reboot.io CEO Jerry Colona, Ureeka co-founder Melissa Bradley are coming to Disrupt 2020 – TechCrunch

    Becoming a successful leader isn’t a one-size-fits-all formula. Each startup — depending on the industry and internal culture — has its own needs. The hard...

    ‘Teenage Bounty Hunters’ is more interested in relationships than bounty hunting – TechCrunch

    “Teenage Bounty Hunters” has one of the most memorable — if not entirely appealing — titles of any new show on Netflix . As we...

    ‘Dwarf Pride’ Was Hard Won. Will a Growth Drug Undermine It?

    “I can do everything that someone a foot taller can do, with minor accommodations,” Ms. Schimmel wrote in an email, adding that vosoritide sent...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Face Shields, Coronavirus Treatments and Exercise for Aging Well

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    How one VC firm wound up with no-code startups as part of its investing thesis – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free,...

    Covid-19 Live Updates: Northeastern University Dismisses 11 Students for Partying But Keeps Their Tuition

    Northeastern ousts 11 students for violating safety protocols, and keeps their $36,500 tuition.In one of the harshest punishments imposed to date against students for...

    When Learning Is Really Remote: Students Climb Trees and Travel Miles for a Cell Signal

    On school days, the three teenage students hop on a motorbike and ride to their personal study hall: a spot along a narrow road...

    Grab a Labor Day flash sale pass to Disrupt 2020 and save $100 – TechCrunch

    No matter how you celebrate Labor Day weekend, we urge you to mask up, keep your distance when grilling burgers and dogs and —...

    The future of retail and office space is up in the air, and proptech investors are optimistic – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The malls...

    Apple opens up — slightly — on Hong Kong’s national security law – TechCrunch

    After Beijing unilaterally imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong on July 1, many saw the move as an effort by Beijing...