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    Instagram is testing a ‘Personal Fundraiser’ feature – TechCrunch

    Instagram today announced a new tool for personal fundraisers. The company says it’s beginning a small test of the feature, which will allow users...

    OnePlus’s fully wireless earbuds are unexceptional, but at least they’re pretty cheap – TechCrunch

    OnePlus’s first fully wireless earbuds just aren’t very good. It doesn’t give me joy to say that. OnePlus is a fascinating company that has...

    Tracking the growth of low-code, no-code startups – TechCrunch

    Companies in the sector are on pace to raise at least $500 million in 2020 Startup buzz comes in waves, with a particular thesis or...

    Kiwibot delivery robots head to San Jose with new partners Shopify and Ordermark – TechCrunch

    Kiwibot, the delivery robot startup that got its start shuttling burritos and snacks to students on the University of California-Berkeley campus, is expanding to...

    Major Security Flaws Found in South Korea Quarantine App

    SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has been praised for making effective use of digital tools to contain the coronavirus, from emergency phone alerts...

    UK gov’t asleep at the wheel on Russia cyber ops threat, report warns – TechCrunch

    The UK lacks a comprehensive and cohesive high level strategy to respond to the cyber threat posed by Russia and other hostile states using...

    IBM Research develops new macromolecule that could counter antibiotic resistance – TechCrunch

    There are other persistent, grave health crises brewing besides the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Antibiotic resistance is one, and the troubling trend is that it’s...

    Medley, a life and career coaching community for everyone, launches today – TechCrunch

    As we speak, there are professional networks for women executives, mothers, owners of small and medium-sized businesses, and many more. Medley, a new membership-based community...

    Robinhood, the stock trading app, postpones UK launch ‘indefinitely’ – TechCrunch

    Robinhood, the U.S.-based stock trading app, is postponing its U.K. launch “indefinitely,” more than a year and a half after the company begun...

    Netflix tests new low-cost subscription plan in India – TechCrunch

    Netflix is testing a new pricing tier in India as the on-demand video streaming service looks to court more subscribers in Asia’s third-largest...

    Russia’s BestDoctor attracts international investors for its $4.5M round – TechCrunch

    The private medical insurance market is expanding year on year by over 5%, and that includes in Russia where the insurance market – which...

    Eco-friendly laundry goods subscription service smol raises £8M from Balderton – TechCrunch

    Smol is a startup that delivers eco-friendly laundry capsules and dishwasher tablets on subscription through letterboxes, which undercut the price of the leading brands,...

    Adevinta acquires eBay’s Classifieds business unit in $9.2B deal – TechCrunch

    Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market. Today, eBay announced that it...

    Plum raises $10M for its ‘smart’ money management app – TechCrunch

    Plum, the London and Athens-based fintech that offers a ‘smart’ money management app to help you improve your “financial resilience,” has raised a further...

    Gett raises $100M more to double down on its B2B on-demand ride business – TechCrunch

    A number of ride-sharing companies are feeling the strain from reduced business, with many consumers still reluctant to travel, and especially to travel in...

    Coronavirus Threatens the Luster of Superstar Cities

    From 1980 to 2018, the income per person in New York’s metropolitan area rose from 118 percent of the national average to 141 percent,...