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Stricter anti-virus rules set for Tokyo Olympics after Uganda team infections

Olympic teams should be immediately isolated if they arrive in Japan with any member found infected with coronavirus, a Tokyo Olympics official said on June 27.Hidemasa

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Startup leaders need to learn how to build companies ready for crisis

It’s been a tough year for business. From ransomware attacks and power outages to cloud downtime and supply-chain disruptions, it’s never been more important to communicate to customers and stakeholde

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Daily Crunch: Google and Jio Platforms unveil ‘extremely optimized Android’ phone for Indian consumers

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 24, 2021. There’s an ocea

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Slain Journo Khashoggi Covered Afghan Mujahideen With ‘Good Friend’ Osama Bin Laden

A new podcast raises questions about slain Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and his relationship with a close family friend - al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden

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Home services platform Thumbtack raises $275M on a $3.2B valuation to double down on home management

On the heels of making an acquisition in December of home management startup Setter, Thumbtack — one of the pioneers in the home services gig economy — has raised a big round to double dow

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Here’s what’s on tap today at TC Sessions: Mobility 2021

It’s game day for mobility tech mavens around the world. Well, at least for the ones who made the savvy decision to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2021. Are you ready for a day packed with potential, ov

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Daily Crunch: Facebook extends Trump’s suspension until January 2023

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 4, 2021. What a week, yea

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Lux Capital has raised $1.5 billion more to invest in — and create — new startups

The fundraising continues apace in the go-go world of venture capital. Today, it’s Lux Capital — known for its frontier investing — that has closed a $675 million early-stage venture

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Sprinklr’s IPO filing shows uneven cash flow but modest growth

Another week, another unicorn IPO. This time, Sprinklr is taking on the public markets.The New York-based software company works in what it describes as the customer experience market. After attractin

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Brian Chesky describes a faster, nimbler post-pandemic Airbnb

As we transition from the pandemic to whatever comes next, Airbnb is evolving. The company announced a major redesign of its website and introduced a bevy of features focused on both hosts and guests

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Arrival’s Denis Sverdlov on the new era of car manufacturing

Electric vehicle company Arrival wants to break the current auto manufacturing model. Instead of one giant factory and an assembly line, Arrival’s commercial electric vans, buses and cars are robotica

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Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee acknowledges Biden was 'legitimately' elected

Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glen Youngkin conceded this week that President Biden was "legitimately" elected after making restoring faith in "election integrity"

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Why can't developing countries get their fair share of vaccines?

04:54 Editor's note: How to improve global vaccine distribution? Dr. Mohga Kamal-Yanni with the People's Vaccine Alliance told Wang Guan that vaccine production needs to be expanded, an

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Take your shot and apply to compete in Startup Battlefield at TC Disrupt 2021

Startup Battlefield, the world’s preeminent pitch competition, has launched hundreds of startups over the years — 922 if you want to be a stickler about it. The next Battlefield takes place at TechCru

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Osaka says risk of staging Tokyo Olympics must be carefully weighed

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during the Madrid Open tennis event in Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2021. /CFP Japan's Naomi Osaka said on Sunday that while she has spent her entire life waiting to c

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Osaka says risk of staging Tokyo Olympics must be carefully weighed

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action during the Madrid Open tennis event in Madrid, Spain, May 2, 2021. /CFP Japan's Naomi Osaka said on Sunday that while she has spent her entire life waiting to c

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Emergence Capital cofounder Jason Green on transitioning out of the firm, and what’s next

Succession is a major issue for many venture firms. Institutional investors, founders — even reporters — often get attached to individual members of a team, and when one of those individua