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U.S. Texas to further reopen economy

U.S. Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced plans to further reopen the state's economy, with hair salons and gyms to welcome customers. During a press briefin

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As Uber (reportedly) squeezes Lime, scooter startups run low on juice

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.In December of 2019, this column wrote an entry detailing Uber’s micro-mobil

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A turbulent stock market is a boon to investing-focused fintech startups

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A few weeks back we dug into the boom that savings and investing apps and services

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Equity Monday: Intel covets Moovit, two early stage rounds, and Uber’s earnings

Good morning and welcome back to TechCrunch’s Equity Monday, a jumpstart for your week.Equity had a busy last few days, so to help you catch up: Friday’s episode was a lot of fun (Duolingo, Figm

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This Week in Apps: Zoom gets busted, TikTok’s new record, contact tracing API launches

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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IPOs, crypto funds and other things I missed this week

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.What a week it’s been. I’m exhausted. Not only are we another cycle de

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Robots on hand to greet Japanese coronavirus patients in hotels

Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise – a robot greeter in the lobby.Japan is now using hotels to hous

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Inter manager Conte welcomes Nainggolan, Perisic back, but not Icardi

L-R: Mauro Icardi of Paris Saint-Germain, Radja Nainggolan of Cagliari Calcio and Ivan Perisic of Bayern Munich. /VCG The 2019-20 Serie A season is still under suspension but that doesn't mean

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As Uber reportedly contemplates layoffs, a look back at its post-IPO financial performance

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Yesterday news broke that Uber’s CTO Thuan Pham would leave the company (co

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Africa's anti-COVID-19 efforts boosted by donations from China

The third round of Jack Ma COVID-19 medical supplies that landed in Addis Ababa on Monday evening is literally a lifesaver, an official at the Africa Center for Diseas

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The startup cash countdown begins

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.As global startup markets enter a slowdown — more on that shortly — we

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Chinese county donates medical supplies to Australian city

A batch of medical supplies donated by Qinglong County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has arrived at its sister city of Tamworth in Australia to aid the fight against COVID-19, according to t

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London Marathon may be for elite athletes only

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the 2019 London Marathon, April 28, 2019. /VCG This year's delayed London Marathon may now be restricted to elite runners only, race organiser H

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Rome set to host Formula E until 2025 as marble racing thrills

Electric racing cars at the Formula E race in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2019. /VCG Rome has signed an extended agreement to host a Formula Electric (Formula E) race until at least 2025, the all-e

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London Marathon may be for elite athletes only

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the 2019 London Marathon, April 28, 2019. /VCG This year's delayed London Marathon may now be restricted to elite runners only, race organiser H

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This Week in Apps: Facebook takes on Houseparty, Fortnite comes to Google Play, contact tracing API

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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Digging into Europe’s Q1 venture results

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re taking a look at a bit of data on the European venture capital s