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EU chiefs fear for future of bloc ahead of financial summit

The EU will try to thrash out a financial strategy on Thursday. /AP European Union leaders will attempt to nail down a financial plan on Thursday to tackle the impact of COVID-19, amid fears t

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New data details the decline in Silicon Valley’s Q1 venture activity

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today we’re unpacking some new data concerning what happened to Silicon Vall

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Expo body agrees to propose one-year delay for Expo 2020 Dubai

The awarding body for World Expos has agreed to propose a one-year delay for Expo 2020 Dubai from October 1, 2021, to March 31 due to coronavirus and still keep "Expo 2020 Dubai" as the official n

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Syria says ready to help citizens return home amid COVID-19 outbreak: embassy

The Syrian embassy in Lebanon announced on Tuesday the Syrian government's readiness to help its citizens return to their homeland amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the Natio

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Green shoots for software companies

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.This morning we’re hunting up “green shoots” for software compan

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An IPO? In this economy?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Late last week a Chinese company called Kingsoft Cloud filed to go public in the U

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This Week in Apps: Layoffs at VSCO, Google Play’s new guidelines, TikTok rolls out parental controls

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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Global COVID-19 deaths top 150,000, int'l coordinated response intensifying

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 150,000 with over 2.2 million infections on Friday as international institutions are intensifying their collective efforts on battling the pandemic. A total of

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Saving, not spending, is the new hotness in fintech

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Yesterday news broke that Robinhood is on the hunt for new capital at a roughly fl

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Ethiopia lauds China's help in anti-pandemic battle

The Chinese medical team arrived at the airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 16, to join in the fight against the novel coronavirus. /Xinhua Ethiopia has lauded efforts made by Chinese m

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Chinese premier suggests leveraging regional mechanisms to enhance crisis preparedness

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday suggested making full use of mechanisms such as the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization to enhance crisis preparedness. Li

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Checking on Utah’s startup scene as the economy slips

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.TechCrunch is taking a closer look at a few markets as the world changes. Followin

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Ahead of earnings, SaaS stocks show resilience

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.This morning we’re taking a brief look at SaaS stocks ahead of earnings, mak

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Founder worries increase as investors pump the brakes

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.So far, 2020 has proven to be a year of surprises and disappointments. Over the pa

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White House press secretary Grisham leaves job to become first lady's chief of staff

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham stepped down from her current post Tuesday and will become first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff. "I am excited to we

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How SaaS startups should plan for a turbulent Q2

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.We’ve dug into churn twice in the last week from an expert and data-based pe

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Zoom Video Communications offers 20% off Annual Business plans to Extra Crunch members

With the trying times the country is going through due to COVID-19, Extra Crunch is excited to announce a new Partner Perk from video conference software Zoom. Starting today, annual and two-year memb