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How one founder turned painful personal experience into the solution for a huge gap in healthcare

A lot of startup founders think there’s a dire need for their product in the market, but Liya Shuster-Bier knew for sure that there was one, because she’d required it herself prior to buil

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Equity Monday: Y Combinator Demo Day Approaches

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest private

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UAE to resume visas for tourists vaccinated against COVID-19

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it will resume issuing visas to all fully vaccinated tourists from August 30, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020

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UAE to resume visas for tourists vaccinated against COVID-19

The Burj Al Arab, also known as Tower of the Arabs, is a luxury hotel located in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. /CFP The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it will resume issuing v

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UK reports another 32,406 daily coronavirus cases, 133 deaths

FILE PIC: The United Kingdom has recorded 32,406 new coronavirus cases and 133 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period, daily government data shows. /Xinhua The United Kingdom has recorded

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UK ends civilian evacuation mission in Afghanistan: Defense Ministry

FILE PIC: The British national flag. /Xinhua The final evacuation flight purely for civilians under Britain's Operation Pitting has left the Kabul airport, the British Ministry of Defense said

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S. Africa to introduce huge discounts to encourage local travel

FILE PIC: South Africa Tourism (SAT) has launched the 2021 Sho't Left Travel Week during which tourists are given discounts to encourage local travel to revive the sector. /Getty Images South

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Chinese regulator moves to allow online users to switch off algorithms

China steps up effort to protect personal data. /CFPUsers should be allowed to conveniently switch off algorithms that recommend internet content to them, China's cyber

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Britain records 38,046 COVID infections, 100 more deaths

The United Kingdom has recorded 38,046 new COVID cases and 100 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /AFP The United Kingdom has recorded

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Mixed reactions in New York as kids head back to school

02:39 In the first year of the pandemic, schools in New York City returned in the fall with a hybrid model.Kids were in class a few days a week and learned remotely the rest.It worked f

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The DOJ and DHS subpoenaed Peloton over treadmill injury reporting

On Tuesday, Peloton announced the upcoming release of its entry-level Tread device. The news came ahead of a disappointing earnings report and after recalls of both of its treadmill products. Today, t

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COVID-19 vaccination drive for teenagers kicks off in Sao Paulo

01:51 Brazil’s biggest state, São Paulo, began this week to vaccinate teenagers. The plan is to to give access to the vaccine to all teens, age 12 and older, by September 6th. CGTN's Pa

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COVID: Britain reports 38,281 infections, 140 more deaths

The United Kingdom has recorded 38,281 new COVID cases and 140 more coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, government data shows. /Xinhua The United Kingdom has recorded 38,2

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AI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A funding

“Voice skins” have become a very popular feature for AI-based voice assistants, to help personalize some of the more anodyne aspects of helpful, yet also kind of bland and robotic, speaking voices you

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As evacuations continue from Kabul, some residents are seen shopping

Click arrows to view gallery As the U.S. and other countries continue to evacuate people from the Kabul airport this week, Afghans appear to be adjusting to

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YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation

YouTube has removed 1 million videos for dangerous COVID-19 misinformation since February 2020, according to YouTube’s Chief Product Officer Neal Mahon.Mahon shared the statistic in a blog post outlin

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Germany's daily COVID-19 cases exceed 10,000 again

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-in COVID-19 vaccination station in Meerbusch, a town near Dusseldorf, Germany, June 5, 2021. (Photo by Tang Ying/Xinhua) Daily COVID-19 infections