President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Joe Biden arrive for a summit between the two powers. /AFP/Kenzo Tribouillard The U.S. and the European Union have agreed
On the heels of making an acquisition in December of home management startup Setter, Thumbtack — one of the pioneers in the home services gig economy — has raised a big round to double dow
Despite the pandemic’s economic impact, Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has proven to be very resilient. In fact, a new report from investment firm Golden Gate Ventures predicts a record number of
Developer Insomniac's latest release, Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart, tackles mental health issues such as anxiety.
Iranians this week are preparing to vote in — or perhaps to boycott — a presidential election that many fear will only underscore their powerlessness to shape the count
As we mentioned in part 1 of this EC-1, David Velez had two key co-founding roles he needed to fill to get started building Nubank. For one, he needed a CTO to lead the engineering side of the busines
U.S. President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts will bid a symbolic farewell to Afghanistan on Monday in their last summit before America winds up its longest “forev
Syringes with AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are prepared in Fasano, Italy, April 13, 2021. /Reuters A top official in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it might be worth abandoning Astr
A top official in the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it might be worth abandoning AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for all age groups where alternatives are avai
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Didi filed to go public in the United States last night, providing a look into the Chinese ride-hailing company’s business. This morning, we’re extending our earlier reporting on the compa
Mate Rimac, the founder and CEO of Croatian electric hypercar and components developer Rimac Automobili, started a separate company nearly three years ago to work on electric robotaxis.Little is known
Huawei's manufacturing plant in France is expected to open in 2023. /CFP Security concerns about Chinese tech giant Huawei raised by the U.S. are not necessarily shared by other developed coun
The war for talent in the tech world can be brutal — and so, it turns out, can the war between platforms that help companies source it. In the latest developement, Toptal — a marketplace f
It’s been just under two years since I reviewed the WF-1000XM3, and in that time, Sony’s earbuds never stopped being the reference point for high-end earbuds. Seriously, I reviewed a new pair like a m
Beauty and wellness businesses have come roaring back to life with the decline of Covid-19 restrictions, and a startup that’s built a platform that caters to the many needs of small enterprises
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