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Latch, a smart lock company, looks to become a platform with the launch of LatchOS

Tech that powers physical spaces is in the midst of a growth spurt. One company in the mix, Latch, is today announcing the next phase of the company with the launch of LatchOS.Latch was founded back

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Global Business Daily: Bank leaks, Climate week, TikTok deal

"I hope these findings spur urgent action from policymakers to enact needed reforms."That was a strong call for action from Tim Adams, chief executive of the trade group Institute of International Fi

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In its 5th filing with the SEC, Palantir finally admits it is not a democracy

Palantir is not a democracy, and it really, really, really wants you to know that.Palantir’s governance has been under an exacting lens from regulators the past few weeks as it prepares for a public d

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Was Snowflake’s IPO mispriced or just misunderstood?

Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that appears on Extra Crunch, but free, and made for your weekend reading. Rea

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Finance and the digital divide: a conversation with Tunde Kehinde of Lidya

Small and medium businesses have been some of the hardest hit in the Covid-19 pandemic. And all that has been as true in emerging markets as it has been for SMBs in the developed world.Tunde Kehinde

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Lionel Messi breaks billion-dollar barrier to beat Cristiano Ronaldo on football rich list

There are no prizes for guessing why Lionel Messi looked dejected when he returned to full training with Barcelona last week. The 33-year-old superstar was denied a lon

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Lionel Messi breaks billion-dollar barrier to beat Cristiano Ronaldo on football rich list

There are no prizes for guessing why Lionel Messi looked dejected when he returned to full training with Barcelona last week. The 33-year-old superstar was denied a lon

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DCM has already made nearly $1 billion off its $26 million bet on Bill.com

David Chao, the cofounder of the cross-border venture firm DCM, speaks English, Japanese, and Mandarin. But he also knows how to talk to founders.It’s worth a lot. Consider that DCM should see

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Toucan raises $3M to teach you new languages as you browse the web

Toucan has developed a Chrome browser extension designed for people who want to learn a new language but haven’t found the motivation or the time.Once installed, the extension scans the text of

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Forbidden City's 600 years focus of show

Times change, but some cultural legacies can be everlasting.A special exhibition has been set up at the entrance of the Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, for visitors to revi

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The Christopher Nolan Phenomenon: Do you understand 'Tenet'?

Some Chinese moviegoers compared Christopher Nolan's new film "Tenet" to the mathematics paper of the national college entrance exam in Jiangsu Province."I don't even understand the question, let

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How aviation's impact on global warming has doubled

02:14 What's the environmental cost of flying? According to a newly published study, the contribution of aviation to global warming nearly doubled between 2000 and 2018.That's mainly b

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What happens when public SaaS companies don’t meet heightened investor expectations?

Late last week we discussed how, this deep into the earnings cycle, it appeared that public SaaS and cloud companies had largely made it through the Q2 gauntlet unscathed. Sure, through last week ther

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Peer Medical allows lung cancer patients to anonymously share treatments with each other

Peer Medical has a big mission. After his father died of lung cancer, serial entrepreneur Ed Spiegel vowed to create a better way for lung cancer patients to deal with their disease. The startup has s

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Workplace management startup Legion raises $22 million

Legion, an artificial intelligence driven platform for workplace management, has raised a $22 million series B round led by Stripes with participation from Workday Ventures and others.Legion is design

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Now providing healthcare access to nearly 1.5 million kids, Hazel Health raises $33.5 million

Hazel Health was founded five years ago to provide telemedicine services to children in public schools. Launched by a former Apple software engineer and serial entrepreneur, Nick Woods, and named afte

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Lenovo’s Smart Clock Essential is less smart by design

The Smart Clock Essential really blurs smart display lines. Aesthetics aside, Lenovo’s news device probably has more in common with the Echo Dot with Clock than it does the company’s first gen