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Catch takes hold of $12M to provide benefits that aren’t tied to employers

Catch is working to make sure that every gig worker has the health and retirement benefits they need.The company, which is in the midst of moving its headquarters to New York, sells health insurance,

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Growth is not enough

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.We were a smaller team this week, with Natasha and Alex together with G

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Is China being framed for COVID-19?

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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Is China being framed for COVID-19?

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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What lessons has the world learned from the pandemic?

What lessons has the world learned from the pandemic.mp3 00:00 Editor's note: This 100-episode podcast explains how China works. Exploring Xi Jinping Thought and how the Chinese p

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Another banner quarter as Chromebook shipments grow 75% YOY

Last quarter, Chromebooks saw 275% year-over-year growth up to 12 million units. The figure isn’t quite as unwieldy for Q2, but a 75% year-over-year growth is still extremely respectable, with the cat

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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged

02:10 The U.S.FederalReservehas leftinterestrates unchanged at near zero, saying the U.S. economy continues to “strengthen.” That’s despite the highly infectious delta variant driving u

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China wants cooperation, but is U.S. prepared for it?

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offeri

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China wants cooperation, but is U.S. prepared for it?

Editor's note: CGTN's First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The daily column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offeri

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Nura finally goes fully wireless with the NuraTrue buds

As I write this, I have no fewer than five recently reviewed earbuds sitting on the desk in front of me. And you know what? They’re all pretty good. Some are better than others, of course — that’s why

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The graveyard of empires groaning again: What's the way out?

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Abu Naser is an inde

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Chinese taekwondo athlete Zhao Shuai savors flag bearer experience

02:11 A gold medal winner in taekwondo's 58-kilogram division at Rio 2016 and the Chinese flag bearer in the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony, Zhao Shuai returned to the podium in the p

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UN chief calls for G20 leadership on climate action

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) on global climate action."The world urgently needs a clear and unambiguous commitment to the 1.5-degree

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Mercedes-Benz hits accelerator in e-car race with Tesla

A visitor passes an EQA Power all-electric automobile in a Mercedes Benz AG dealership in Berlin, Germany, July 19, 2021. /CFP Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion

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Fauci, Paul clash on virus origins, trade charges of lying

Top American infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci responds to accusations by Senator Rand Paul as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pen

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Commercial EV company Arrival to build electric buses for Anaheim

Arrival, the commercial electric vehicle company that is shaking up the traditional auto production line with AI-run microfactories, has been chosen to build electric buses for the City of Anaheim, Ca

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Commercial EV company Arrival to build electric buses for Anaheim

Arrival, the commercial electric vehicle company that is shaking up the traditional auto production line with AI-run microfactories, has been chosen to build electric buses for the City of Anaheim, Ca