Residents wait in line outside a Costco Warehouse in Los Angeles, the United States, Nov. 20, 2020. /Xinhua A new stay-at-home order took effect Monday in Los Angeles as confirmed cases of COV
This morning Salut, an app-based service that allows fitness trainers to host classes virtually, announced that it has raised $1.25 million in a new financing event. The round was led by Charles Hudso
We are hearing that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the way sooner than later, and that means we could be returning to normal life some time in 2021. That’s the good news. The perplexing news, ho
Onit, a workflow software company based in Houston with a legal component, announced this week that it has acquired 2018 TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield alum McCarthyFinch. Onit intends to use the star
Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool /CFP Premier League defending champions Liverpool are about to meet Manchester City, one of the major challengers, at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday ni
Afghan journalists film inside a classroom after Monday's attack at the University of Kabul, Afghanistan, November 3, 2020. /Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Thursday strongly co
FILE PHOTO: A client stands in front of a shop selling masks, gloves and visors, often scarce in other countries, near Rossio square in Lisbon, Portugal. /Getty Images Portugal's parliament on
French startup Alan is building health insurance products. And 100,000 people are now covered through Alan . I caught up with the company’s co-founder and CEO Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve so that he c
Fintech startup Revolut has rolled out a handful of additional features over the past few days. The financial app lets you track all your subscriptions that you pay with your Revolut account or your c
While many companies are using chatbots and other forms of automation to manage their communication with customers, Boston-based Tone is betting that humans will remain a key part of the equation.“The
An aspect of video calls that many of us take for granted is the way they can switch between feeds to highlight whoever’s speaking. Great — if speaking is how you communicate. Silent speech like
Amazon today introduced a redesign of its best-selling smart speaker, the Echo Dot. The company is bringing a new spherical design to the Echo Dot, Echo Dot with Clock and a new Echo Dot Kids Editio
02:05 From now on, pubs, bars and restaurants in the UK must close at 22:00 GMT and will be restricted to table service only as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise.In a chan
Both Zoom and Twitter found themselves under fire this weekend for their respective issues with algorithmic bias. On Zoom, it’s an issue with the video conferencing service’s virtual back
One of the biggest complaints around VR is the same issue that’s plagued generations of gaming platforms: content. A console is only as good as its games, as the saying goes. Today at Facebook Connect
Welcome to Day One of Disrupt 2020, our biggest Disrupt ever! Over the next five days (cue Star Trek theme), you’ll explore strange new technology, seek out new opportunities and new collaborations. Y
Protesters gather near a memorial for Daniel Prude at the site of his death in Rochester, New York, U.S., September 3, 2020. /AP Seven police officers were suspended Thursday over the arrest