Extra Crunch Live is off to a kick-ass start this year. Lightspeed’s Gaurav Gupta and Grafana’s Raj Dutt taught us how to nail the narrative. Felicis Ventures’ Aydin Senkut and Guide
Outrage fast-followed Facebook’s announcement yesterday that it was making good on its threat to block Australian users’ ability to share news on its platform.The tech giant’s intent
CoinDesk reported yesterday that crypto trading startup Coinbase is being valued at $77 billion on private exchanges. And Forbes reported that Stripe is being valued at $115 billion on secondary marke
Like corporate financial accounting, the power grid never draws headlines when things are going well. No journalist writes “The power remains on,” or discusses the extensive work it takes to maintain
Enterprises have been loading more of their operations into cloud — and, more often than not, multi-cloud — environments over the last year, creating vast networks of services that can be
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
Italy's new prime minister Mario Draghi has vowed to unite and restart the country.The former European Central Bank chief was officially sworn in by President Sergio Ma
An Ox projected onto Nelson's Column in London's Trafalgar Square. /Getty Editor's note:Liu Shinan is a senior columnist of China Daily. The article reflects the author's opinion, and not nece
We take an in-depth look at TikTok usage in Russia, Facebook’s Oversight Board looks beyond Facebook and Sesame Workshop backs an edtech fund. This is your Daily Crunch for February 11, 2021.The
MetroMile began trading as a public company yesterday. Its exit from the private market was accelerated by its decision to combine with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC.Such transactions
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin addresses a press conference in Beijing, February 10, 2021. /via China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs China and India held discussions via vide
The Amazon Marketplace roll-up play is well and truly underway. In the latest development, Thrasio — one of the biggest and earliest movers in the market to consolidate third-party sellers on th
An orbiter and lander launched by China is today set to be the second of three space missions to reach Mars this month.The Tianwen-1 orbiter will enter into Martian orbit later today before releasing
Four years ago when Zach Jones went to do due diligence on C-Zero, a startup out of Santa Barbara, Calif. commercializing a new approach to producing hydrogen, for the small family office he was worki
Reddit has raised a new funding round, totalling $250 million. This is the company’s Series E round of financing, and it comes hot on the heels of renewed public attention on the site that has d
Ethena co-founders Roxanne Petraeus and Anne Solmssen began their company with a clear goal: There needs to be a more modern, and effective, way to deploy anti-harassment training to employees. Ethena
On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board rejected Amazon’s attempt to delay a union vote set to begin on Monday, February 8. For many, the online giant’s bid was seen as a stalling tactic, includ