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Looking for liquidity and cash, a16z-backed Accolade files for IPO

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.We’re still in IPO-land this morning, working our way through the Accolade S

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UEFA sets up group to focus on coronavirus fixture impact

UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis (L) and UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin (R) attend the press conference during the 44th UEFA Congress in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2020. /VCG

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Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want 'millions' to die

When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at po

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Guinea delays disputed referendum that could extend Conde's rule

Guinea's President Alpha Conde greets his supporters in capital Conakry, October 31, 2019. (Photo by Cellou Binani/AFP via Getty Images). Guinea's President Alpha Conde has delayed Sunday's co

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Greek Police Use Tear Gas Against Refugees After Turkey Says It Cannot Stem Migrant Flow From Syria

On Thursday, Turkey’s ruling AK Party spokesman Omer Celik said that Ankara was no longer able to contain the flow of refugees from Syria toward the country’s borders w

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China in my heart

Workers put up government posters related to the novel coronavirus in Beijing, February 20, 2020. /AP Editor's note: Brooks Robertson is a New York City based writer and executive. He has live

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GDC 2020 has been canceled

Well, after what I’m sure was a hectic few days for the folks planning the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the team announced today that they have officially decided to cancel the e

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Public markets fall yet again as venture deal counts appear to slip

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.All around, this has been a tough week. The coronavirus is spreading and worry is

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Spotlight: Tariffs continue weighing heavily on U.S. economy

While uncertainties over U.S. trade policy have declined somewhat in recent months, most tariffs that the President Donald Trump administration imposed over the past two years remain in place an

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Coronavirus spreads as outbreaks worsen in Europe

Three new countries in Europe reported their first coronavirus caseson Tuesday. Italy, the most affected country on the continent, has reported 323 cases of COVID-19, and 12 deaths have been reported

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Andreessen Horowitz has backed Run The World, a startup with a timely offering: live online events

Every day, there’s another event-related cancellation owing to concern around the coronavirus. Just today Microsoft announced it will not have a presence at the Game Developers Conference in mid

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Facebook cancels F8 conference, citing coronavirus concerns

Facebook has confirmed that it has canceled its annual F8 developers conference over growing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.More specifically, the company says it’s canceling

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Beijing issues rules for movie theaters to resume business

Filmgoers will have to space themselves in seating and register to purchase tickets in the initial stage of business resumption for the film industry, according to a notice released by the Beijing Cen

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Vice President Mike Pence will lead the US response to the COVID-19 outbreak

In an early-evening press conference, President Donald Trump tapped Vice President Mike Pence to lead the U.S. response to the COVID-19 outbreak that has spread through Europe, Asia and Latin America

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Outdoor Voices founder Tyler Haney says adios altogether to the company amid layoffs

Last week, the Business of Fashion broke the news that cofounder and CEO Tyler Haney was stepping down from her role as CEO of the activewear label, citing slowing growth for the company and reporting

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As Block exits, Salesforce forecasts it will surpass $20B in revenue in FY2021

When Keith Block joined Salesforce from Oracle in 2013, the CRM giant was already a successful SaaS vendor on a billion dollar quarterly revenue cadence. When the co-CEO announced he was stepping do

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Daily Crunch: Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down

Yesterday was a big day for executive moves, with Bob Iger stepping down as Disney CEO and Keith Block stepping down as Salesforce co-CEO. Meanwhile, Facebook has acquired another VR game studio and t