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Three days left to save on on early-bird pricing for TC Early Stage – Operations & Fundraising

In a mere 72 hours, early bird pricing disappears for TechCrunch Early Stage 2021, our two-part, founder bootcamp series focused on the building blocks you need to grow your company. The first event,

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Politicized genocide claims disrespect real genocide victims

Locals sing and dance to welcome tourists from all over the country, Kuqa City, Xinjiang, China, October 22, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political ana

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USPS struggles to keep services moving along

03:41 United StatesPostalServicemail is running horribly behind right now and it's been this way throughout the pandemic. ​The outlook for improvement is not promising. From coast to c

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Inside Rover and MoneyLion’s SPAC-led public debuts

If we are not careful, every entry of this column could consist of SPAC news.Special purpose acquisition companies, or blank-check companies, whatever you prefer to call them, are enormous business to

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Zynga CEO says he’s on the lookout for more acquisitions

If you’re wondering why Zynga issued $875 million in convertible notes at the end of 2020, CEO Frank Gibeau said the company was fundraising to build up a “war chest” for more acquis

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Rebuilding transatlantic alliance is Biden's 'mission impossible'

Editor's note: Liu Kun is a journalist with China Plus and former Washington correspondent of CRI. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Europe, in gener

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Battling algorithmic bias at TC Sessions: Justice

At TC Sessions: Justice on March 3, we’re going to dive head-first into data discrimination, algorithmic bias and how to ensure a more just future, as technology companies rely more on automated

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TV show highlights Chinese relics

The new season of The Nation's Greatest Treasures features 27 key relics, including the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province. [Photo provided to China Daily] TV show, with celebrities, drama

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Reflections on the first all-virtual CES

I’ve spent more time than I care to mention over the last several years wondering aloud about the value of in-person trade shows. There’s something seemingly antiquated in the idea of jamming a bunch

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A theory about the current IPO market

As expected, shares of Poshmark exploded this morning, blasting over 130% higher in afternoon trading from the company’s above-range IPO price of $42. The enormous and noisy debut of Poshmark co

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VLOG| Gulping Hainanese chicken rice at its birthplace in Wenchang

04:03 Singapore and Malaysia both claim to be the place of origin for Hainanese chicken rice, the smooth-skinned, sweet, firm-fleshed dish served with broth-boiled rice

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Trump circumvents Twitter ban to decry ‘unprecedented assault on free speech’

Following a comprehensive ban from Twitter and a number of other online services following last week’s assault on the Capitol by his followers, President Trump managed to put out a tweet in the

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After the Capitol siege, what is the future for Trumpism?

It may have been the mixture of fear and adrenaline.Watching the police dispersing Donald Trump’s supporters from the Capitol with flash grenades and tear gas last week my mind wandered to my very

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Daily Crunch: Roku buys Quibi’s content library

Quibi’s content will live on, Hyundai may partner with Apple and Donald Trump returns to Twitter. This is your Daily Crunch for January 8, 2021.The big story: Roku buys Quibi’s content l

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YouTube will start penalizing channels that post election misinformation

YouTube just announced that channels publishing “false claims” about the U.S. presidential election will be penalized with a strike, which would temporarily suspend them from posting vide

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Memos, rows and Windows: A '90s struggle to get UK government online

Newly released UK government documents from the mid-1990s detail the agonies of setting up the first public website for 10 Downing Street – along with other big tech decisions, such as migrating to W

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Original Content podcast: The pandemic thriller ‘Songbird’ could have been a lot worse

Let’s be clear: “Songbird” is not a good movie.It’s hard to see how it could have been any good, since “Songbird” was written shortly after the pandemic began and