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For Uber and Lyft, this week has been a wild ride

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Uber and Lyft have been on quite a ride this year. After enjoying modest gains ea

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Namibian official says ready to embrace traditional Chinese medicine to tackle COVID-19

Namibia is ready to embrace the traditional Chinese medicine in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, a health ministry official said on Friday. In an interview with Xinhua, Ministry of Health and

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12,000 supporting medics leave Hubei for home: official

A total of 12,000 medical staff supporting virus-hit Hubei Province have started to depart the province since Tuesday as the epidemic situation has been greatly eased,

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Trump supports government taking stake in certain companies

Donald Trump said that he would support U.S. government take shares in private companies, a move companies generally do not like for fear that they would lose control of their business. Photo:

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Gaming company Scopely adds $200 million more to its M&A stockpile

Scopely, the mobile gaming publisher behind titles including Marvel Strike Force, Scrabble Go, Yahtzee with Buddies, and Star Trek Fleet Command, has added another $200 million to its hoard of cash fo

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Venture investment in esports looks light as Q1 races to a close

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 the world of esports venture capital investment

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Gig workers have created a tool to offer mutual aid during COVID-19 pandemic

Despite cities and states across the nation ordering people to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, gig workers are still out there delivering food to people and giving them rides for essential

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With the travel market in tatters, when can Airbnb go public in 2020?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.This morning we’re tracking Airbnb’s latest losses, its anticipated a

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Palestine welcomes U.S. Congress members' letter over Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes

Palestine on Tuesday welcomed a letter by 64 U.S. Congress members to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo concerning Israel's home demolition against the Palestinians. Hana

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Salesforce hires former banker Arundhati Bhattacharya as chairperson and CEO of India business

Salesforce, the global giant in CRM, said on Wednesday that former banker Arundhati Bhattacharya will be joining the company on April 20 as chairperson and chief executive of its India division.The S

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Extra Crunch members get 60% off data privacy platform Osano

Extra Crunch is excited to announce a new community perk from Startup Battlefield alum Osano. Starting today, annual and two-year members of Extra Crunch can receive 60% off their data privacy managem

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S. African parks to remain open with stringent measures amid COVID-19 outbreak

The South African National Parks (SANParks) on Monday said the country's national parks will remain open as they take necessary precaution to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This follows the annou

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Uber and Lyft plunge, erasing recent gains after promising profits

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.A few weeks ago, Uber and Lyft, kicking bags of the 2019 stock market and regular

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Cloud’s growth cycle isn’t behind us yet

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.Today, something a little different. Last week both Okta (2017 IPO) and Ping Ident

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Chinese envoy asks int'l community to help Afghanistan seize opportunity of peace

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday asked the international community to help Afghanistan seize the opportunity of peace. The situation in Afghanistan is at a critical time wit

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Turbulent trading leads to market gains as stocks recover, SaaS lags

Sometimes, it takes only the promise of a massive government bailout to put that rose-colored filter on the effluent sandwich of today’s economic realities.After yesterday’s terrifying sel

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As stocks continue to tumble, what’s ahead for startups?

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.The world is a mess today. Everything that trades is down, and sentiment is in the