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The 3% gap in no-code

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Up top the crew this week was the regular contingent:

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EU Leaders Resume Plenary Discussions on Economic Recovery Fund

The EU leaders resumed plenary discussions at 9:30 pm local time (19:30 GMT) on Monday as the summit continued into an unplanned fourth day due to strong differences ov

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Equity Monday: As Xpeng raises $500M more, is there any ceiling for EV enthusiasm?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest big new

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Disneyland Paris reopens after roller-coaster few months

02:44 Disneyland Paris is reopening after a four-month closure with reinforced health and safety measures.The move comes just days after the entertainment company's park in Hong Kong w

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Wealth Management Connect to facilitate capital flow in China's Greater Bay Area: report

Wealth Management Connect will help promote investment diversification and facilitate the flow of capital in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), a KP

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Most UK businesses unprepared for end of Brexit transition period: survey

Only a quarter of British businesses said they are fully ready when Brexit transition period expires on Dec. 31, a survey from the Institute of Directors revealed Monday. Nearly half of the 978 comp

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This Week in Apps: US ponders TikTok ban, apps see a record Q2, iOS 14 public beta arrives

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever, wit

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Amazon email telling staff to delete TikTok app was 'sent in error'

The email is believed to have told staff to delete the app from company phones, citing "security risks".

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This Week in Apps: India bans Chinese apps, Apple freezes game updates in China, iOS developer backlash continues

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.The app industry is as hot as ever, wit

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Prague celebrates end of lockdown with outdoor bridge dinner

00:40 After months of mandatory measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, thousands of residents gathered along both sides of a 500-meter-long table on the iconic Charles Bridge i

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Bars reopen in Thailand as virus restrictions eased

00:43 Bars and pubs opened across Thailand on Wednesday for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown began in the country in mid-March.Restaurants were permitted to resume alcohol

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Budapest's thermal baths reopen after longest closure in history

02:16 Two of Budapest's famous thermal bath complexes have reopened four months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced their closure.For locals, it's a welcome return to normality and a ch

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The Latest: 52 countries welcome China's adoption of law on safeguarding national security in HK

Hong Kong citizens celebrate the passage of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in Causeway Bay of south

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As Uber hunts for a deal, can Postmates leverage an IPO?

It’s been a busy last 24 hours or so for on-demand delivery company Postmates. According to reporting, the company is reviving its IPO plans, possibly selling to Uber, or perhaps looking to go p

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Medtech assessor Elektra Labs is offering free evaluations of COVID-19 biosensors to doctors

As COVID-19 cases in the US continue to spike and doctors and researchers try to marshal any and all technological resources to help patients, understand the disease, and fight off the spread of the e

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Businesses generally positive about national security legislation for HK: investment promotion head

After months of turmoil in Hong Kong, businesses generally welcome and understand the need for the national security legislation, and what businesses want is "stability

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The way to win is to lose the most money the fastest

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week was a bit feisty, but that’s only because Danny Crichto