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Truce agreed in 17-year aircraft subsidy battle between U.S. and EU

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

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Home services platform Thumbtack raises $275M on a $3.2B valuation to double down on home management

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

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Golden Gate Ventures forecasts a record number of exits in Southeast Asia

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

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Even heroes need encouragement: The sci-fi game shining a spotlight on mental health

Developer Insomniac's latest release, Ratchet And Clank: Rift Apart, tackles mental health issues such as anxiety.

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Voices of Iranians ahead of the presidential election

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

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One woman’s drive to make a neobank as magical as Disney

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

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NATO leaders bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit

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

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EMA official suggests ditching AstraZeneca jab for all age groups

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

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EMA official suggests ditching AstraZeneca jab for all age groups

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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Daily Crunch: Toptal sues rival Andela for allegedly making ‘a perfect clone’ of its freelancer marketplace

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 11, 2021. As a small note

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Despite flat growth, ride-hailing colossus Didi’s US IPO could reach $70B

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

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Why Mate Rimac is working on electric robotaxis

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

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U.S.' Huawei fears aren't shared by other developed countries: report

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

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Freelancer marketplace Toptal sues Andela and ex-employees, alleging theft of trade secrets

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

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Sony sets a new standard with the WF-1000XM4 earbuds

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

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Fresha raises $100M for its beauty and wellness booking platform and marketplace

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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Daily Crunch: With $639M funding found, Klarna is Europe’s highest-valued private fintech

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here.Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 10, 2021. A short note fr