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    Boss of Chinese gaming titan NetEase calls for shared parental leave – TechCrunch

    China’s relaxation of its one-child restriction has not delivered the population targets set by its policy planners. In 2019, the birth rate in China...

    Apple’s App Store is now also under antitrust scrutiny in the UK – TechCrunch

    Apple is facing another antitrust investigation in Europe into how it operates the iOS App Store. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today...

    IFC backs Bolt with $24M to expand its transportation network in emerging markets – TechCrunch

    Bolt, an Uber competitor that is building an international on-demand network of services to transport people, food and other items in cars, scooters and...

    Deliveroo confirms anticipated £8bn floatation in London, will be among first to use ‘dual shares’ structure – TechCrunch

    Food delivery start-up Deliveroo has today confirmed its £8bn ($11bn) stock market floatation in London, something which was on the cards previously. The eight-year-old company...

    Colleges That Require Coronavirus Screening Tech Struggle to Say Whether It Works

    Before the University of Idaho welcomed students back to campus last fall, it made a big bet on new virus-screening technology.The university spent $90,000...

    Amazon Expands in N.Y.C. as Pandemic Sends Shoppers Online

    When the pandemic gripped New York City, it propelled an enormous surge in online shopping that has not waned, even in a metropolis where...

    WhatsApp rolls out voice and video calls to desktop app – TechCrunch

    WhatsApp is rolling out support for voice and video calling to its desktop app, the Facebook-owned messaging service said Thursday, providing relief to countless...

    Countingup closes £9.1M for its business current account with built-in accounting features – TechCrunch

    Countingup, the U.K. fintech offering a business current account with built-in accounting features, has closed £9.1 million in Series A investment. Leading the round...

    Payfazz invests $30M in Xfers as the two Southeast Asian fintechs form Fazz Financial Group – TechCrunch

    Payfazz and Xfers, two startups that want to increase financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, announced today they have joined forces to create a new...

    Indian state government website exposed COVID-19 lab test results – TechCrunch

    A security flaw in a website run by the government of West Bengal in India exposed the lab results of at least hundreds of...

    Gillmor Gang: Off The Record

    Of all the gin joints etc. etc. Clubhouse continues to confound those who don’t believe in the restorative powers of the Next Big Thing....

    Mary Meeker’s Bond is closing on $2 billion for its second fund, per a new filing – TechCrunch

    Bond, the growth-stage firm that spun out of the Kleiner Perkins Digital Growth Fund in late 2018, is closing a second fund with $2...

    Revolut lets customers switch to Revolut Bank in 10 additional countries – TechCrunch

    Fintech startup Revolut has its own banking license in the European Union since late 2018. It lets the company offer some additional financial services...

    The Aston Martin DBX is a tale of two vehicles – TechCrunch

    The Aston Martin DBX is the brand’s first SUV — and the stakes for the iconic British luxury car maker couldn’t be higher. Like Astons...

    SpaceX’s Starship prototype flies to 32,000 feet and sticks the landing in third flight test – TechCrunch

    SpaceX has launched SN10 – the tenth iteration of its current prototype series of Starship, the heavy-lift reusable spacecraft it’s developing. Starship SN10 took...

    Daily Crunch: Google swears off ad-tracking

    Google says it’s focusing on privacy-friendly approaches to ad targeting, Okta acquires Auth0 and a flying taxi startup raises $241 million. This is your...