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    Anxiety and Depression Rises Among Young Adults, Blacks and Latinos in Pandemic

    The collateral damage from the pandemic continues: Young adults, as well as Black and Latino people of all ages, describe rising levels of anxiety,...

    Liquid unicorns, accelerating transitions, and Gen Z’s venture impact – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Pesticides, Cancer and Coronavirus

    Test your knowledge of this week’s health news. Source link

    The Particular Pain of Pandemic Grief

    I had never told my father I loved him until he lay dying half a world away, body wrecked with coronavirus. Source link

    How Young People Can Own Their Health Care (Even if They Still See a Pediatrician)

    Make your own appointments, and cancel them if neededIf your doctor’s office has a health care portal such as MyChart, you may be able...

    Coronavirus Live Updates: Arizona School District Cancels Reopening

    A teachers’ strike closed down a school district in Arizona that was set to begin classes on Monday.A school district outside Phoenix has canceled...

    The US is finally getting serious about 5G – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). Subscribe here. There are few...

    Hackers show off their exploits as Black Hat goes virtual – TechCrunch

    Every year hackers descend on Las Vegas in the sweltering August heat to break ground on security research and the most innovative hacks. This...

    Elon Musk says ’embarrassingly late’ two-factor is coming to Tesla app – TechCrunch

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged Friday that the company was ‘embarrassingly late’ rolling out a security layer known as two-factor authentication for its...

    How Apple’s 30% App Store Cut Became a Boon and a Headache

    Before Mr. Cook’s testimony to Congress, at a House hearing focused on the power of Big Tech, Apple commissioned a study that showed its...

    Pinterest Employees Demand Gender and Race Equality

    The messages used words like disappointed, disheartened, angered, upset, ashamed, frustrated, infuriated, disillusioned, deeply saddened and disturbed. On Friday, 236 employees of Pinterest, a...

    Join Anu Duggal for a live Q&A on August 20 at 11am PT/2pm ET – TechCrunch

    Rent the Runway and Glossier became unicorns within the same week in June 2019. That same year, only 2.7% of venture capital dollars went...

    Clearview AI landed a new facial recognition contract with ICE – TechCrunch

    The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. Clearview was already known...

    Debunking 3 Viral Falsehoods About Kamala Harris

    And on YouTube, a QAnon channel with over 100,000 followers pushed the conspiracy, too. “Remember, we know what pizza was code language for,” Daniel...

    Birmingham-based Help Lightning raises $8 million for its remote training and support tools – TechCrunch

    In the four years since Help Lightning first began pitching its services out of its Birmingham, Ala. headquarters, the company has managed to sign...

    Facebook’s former PR chief explains why no one is paying attention to your startup – TechCrunch

    At TechCrunch Early Stage, I spoke with Coatue Management GP Caryn Marooney about startup branding and how founders can get people to pay attention...