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Is it better to be a private or public company right now?

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Every week we write this post with some opening line akin to wow, what

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COVID-19 accelerates five key trends shaping Chinese economy: McKinsey report

As a result of the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, five trends shaping the Chinese economy have been accelerated, or "fast-forwarded," a recent report from McKinsey Comp

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Every Mother is a fitness streaming platform for new and expecting mothers

When Allison Rapaport was pregnant for the first time, in 2013, she struggled to find workout classes that didn’t completely go against the advice her OB-GYN gave her.Conflicted on whether to trust on

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LeBron: Lakers ready to play despite call to cancel NBA

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James said Thursday he's ready for the NBA to return, refuting a report some agents and team executives want the league to scrap the 2019-20 season."Saw some re

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NBA set to allow individual workouts May 8 at the earliest

The NBA has been suspended since March 12 due to COVID-19 pandemic. /VCG The NBA informed clubs Monday that it plans to allow individual workouts by players at team facilities no sooner than M

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NBA set to allow individual workouts May 8 at the earliest

The NBA has been suspended since March 12 due to COVID-19 pandemic. /VCG The NBA informed clubs Monday that it plans to allow individual workouts by players at team facilities no sooner than M

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NBA training facilities can reopen Friday: reports

Darius Bazley #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks in Oklahoma, January 24, 2020. /VCG NBA team practice facilities will reportedly reopen Friday in s

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Fitness gear sales soar 600% as Germans forced into home workouts

There has been an increase in people working out at home under lockdown. CGTN Fitness equipment sales have surged by up to 600 percent, boosted by Germans looking to work out indoors amid the

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IMF chief says "much more to be done" to prevent protracted recession

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Monday that countries have responded strongly in the initial phase of the COVID-19 crisis,

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Apple said to be working on modular, high-end, noise-cancelling over-ear headphones

Apple is said to be developing its own competitors to popular over-ear noise-cancelling headphones like those made by Bose and Sony, Bloomberg reports, but with similar technology on board to that u

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Fitness app Aaptiv raises from Insight Partners, launches Enterprise channel

With a lot of towns instituting shelter-in-place orders to restrict how people physically interact in order to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, fitness has come into its own.In places wh

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How to exercise easily at home during the pandemic?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, what exercises can you do to stay fit and healthy while staying at home?Below is a set of home workouts suggested by the orthopedists and spinal surgery team of Minha

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Facebook launches a global version of its Community Help feature in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Facebook first launched its Community Help feature in 2017, to give users a way to offer assistance, search for and receive help in the wake of a crisis. The feature has since been used to connect Fac

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COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a very unpredictable NBA Draft

Anthony Edwards of the Georgia Bulldogs handles the ball in the game. /AP The 2019-20 NBA regular season is still suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. and there is no clear s

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Daily Crunch: Senate and White House reach stimulus deal

A $2 trillion stimulus package is moving forward in the United States, Google Podcasts comes to iOS and ClassPass offers livestreamed fitness classes. Here’s your Daily Crunch for March 25, 2020

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ClassPass now offers live streamed workouts for those house-bound by coronavirus

ClassPass, the fitness platform that connects gym-goers with the right studio/fitness class, has today announced that it’s dusting off its shuttered video product in the wake of the coronavirus

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Entertainment moves online amid lockdowns

01:53 Public events have been cancelled and social spaces have been closed across Europe in an effort to fight the spread of COVID-19.Life and entertainment is now becoming increasingl