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Which 5 cloud startup categories are the hottest?

Hello from the midst of Disrupt 2020: after this short piece for you I am wrapping my prep for a panel with investors from Bessemer, a16z and Canaan about the future of SaaS. Luckily, The Exchange thi

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Less than 10 pct COVID-19 cases, 0.2 pct deaths under age 20: WHO

Less than 10 percent of globally reported COVID-19 cases and less than 0.2 percent of deaths have been people under the age of 20, but more research is still needed on the risk of severe disease a

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What’s ahead in IPO land for JFrog, Snowflake, Sumo Logic and Unity

Welcome to Tuesday of TechCrunch Disrupt week. In a few hours, I’m hosting a panel about how startups can reach $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) with the CEOs of Egnyte, GitLab and

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Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight

Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the company at its Boca Chica, Texas facility. Recently, SpaceX has completed

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ECB keeps key interest rates unchanged

The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to keep key interest rates unchanged and made no changes to its forward guidance and asset purchase programs.The 19-

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EU chiefs concerned about UK's intention to breach Brexit agreement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday she is "very concerned" about the United Kingdom's intention to breach the Brexit agreement. "Very c

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Microsoft confirms $499 Xbox Series X arrives November 10, pre-orders begin September 22

The flagship Xbox Series X is arriving on November 10, and will carry a retail price tag of $499, Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday. The console will also be available for pre-orders beginning on Sept

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Ireland warns UK not to 'fundamentally undermine' Brexit talks

Ireland’s foreign minister said Dublin should not overreact to reports that Britain may seek to undermine its Brexit withdrawal agreement but warned that such a move wo

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China celebrates successful launch of 'secretive' spacecraft

The highly secretive launch took place without any official pictures of the spacecraft, the name of which hasn't been released.

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New Japanese PM May Call Snap Election After Taking Office This Month, LDP Party Member Claims

Kyodo News has cited Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) General Council chief Shunichi Suzuki as saying that the country's next prime minister may announce a

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Ethiopian Airlines in rescue talks with South African Airways -CEO

Ethiopian Airlines is in talks over the possibility of being involved in the rescue of the South African Airways (SAA), the head of the airlines Tewolde Gebremariam told Reuters on Friday. /Getty

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Expert: The services trade fair to boost domestic consumption in China

The exhibition area of the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, September 2, 2020. /Xinhua The upcoming China International Fair for Trade in S

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New electronic skin can react to pain just like human skin

"No electronic technologies have been able to realistically mimic that very human feeling of pain - until now," say researchers.

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New cases jump as global COVID-19 count passes 25 million

More than 25 million people around the world have been infected with COVID-19 and 842,702 have died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.While Europe is no longer the

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Hungary's daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

People visit the 'Memorial of National Unity' commemorating the Trianon treaty, in Budapest, Hungary, August 20, 2020. /Reuters The number of registered coronavirus infections in Hungary rose

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Watch Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain computer interface progress update live

Elon Musk is set to deliver a progress update for Neuralink, the company and technology he founded that aims to create a direct, ultra-low latency connection between our brains and our computers. The

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Undermyfork scores $400K seed for its diabetes tracking app and US launch

Undermyfork, a diabetes tracking app designed to help people with the disease improve “time-in-range” and better manage their condition, has raised $400,000 in seed funding.Investment comes from AltaI