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    Typewise taps $1M to build an offline next word prediction engine – TechCrunch

    Swiss keyboard startup Typewise has bagged a $1 million seed round to build out a typo-busting, ‘privacy-safe’ next word prediction engine designed to run...

    China’s first Mars rover is en route to the Red Planet after successful launch of Tianwen-1 – TechCrunch

    China successfully launched a combination Mars orbiter and rover early this morning, using a Long March 5 rocket that took off from Wenchang...

    Twitter Q2 misses on sales of $683M, loss per share of $0.16 as Covid-19 takes its toll – TechCrunch

    On the back of a major security breach last week that saw a bitcoin scam ripple through some of the highest profile accounts on...

    Emirates Resumes Flights To Boston And Los Angeles

    Emirates is resuming services to Los Angeles and Boston starting from today and August 15th, respectively. The routes take Emirates’ total US destinations to...

    Amazon reportedly in talks to buy a 9.9% stake in India’s Reliance Retail – TechCrunch

    Amazon may join its global rivals Google and Facebook in backing one of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s ventures. The American e-commerce giant is...

    Digital design platform Ceros raises $100M – TechCrunch

    Ceros is taking a big step up in fundraising today, with the announcement that it has raised a $100 million investment led by Sumeru...

    Panasonic Avionics Signs On MEA And Air Tanzania

    In the past two weeks, Panasonic Avionics has won two new clients for its inflight entertainment and connectivity services. First, Middle East Airlines (MEA)...

    Qatar Airways Mulls Operating A Portion Of Its A380 Fleet From 2021

    This week, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker shared that the airline’s Airbus A380s will remain in storage for at least a year. The...

    Quantexa raises $64.7M to bring big data intelligence to risk analysis and investigations – TechCrunch

    The wider field of cyber security — not just defending networks, but identifying fraudulent activity — has seen a big boost in activity in...

    Amazon now sells auto insurance in India – TechCrunch

    Amazon’s India business said on Thursday it has begun offering auto insurance to cover two and four-wheeler in the country, marking American giant’s first...

    How Equity Is Lost When Companies Hire Only Workers With Disabilities

    But many advocates said programs like these could potentially box workers with specific disabilities into certain industries, when they should instead be evaluated holistically....

    Electric-bike maker Cowboy raises $26 million – TechCrunch

    Cowboy has raised a $26 million (€23 million) Series B funding round from Exor Seeds, HCVC, Isomer Capital, Future Positive Capital and Index Ventures....

    Wizz Air Targets 5 Billion People In Middle East Expansion

    At this week’s virtual Farnborough International Airshow, Wizz Air’s CEO Jozsef Varadi reiterated his confidence in the second airline of his company – Wizz...

    Flying On Concorde: Could You See The Curvature Of The Earth?

    As the Concorde flew higher than other commercial traffic (as it flew faster, it needed to operate at a higher altitude to avoid other...

    Flipkart buys Walmart’s India wholesale business to reach mom and pop stores – TechCrunch

    Flipkart said on Thursday it is launching a wholesale marketplace to serve small and medium-sized businesses and neighborhood stores in India, entering an...

    Brussels Airport To Get US Preclearance Facility

    Brussels Airport will become the first airport on Europe’s mainland to offer preclearance into the United States. In doing so, the airport has got...