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McConnell slams Biden's 'botched exit' from Afghanistan

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) slammed President Biden's "botched exit" from Afghanistan on Sunday after the Taliban entered the capital city of Kabul,

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I have a piece of advice for Mr. Trudeau

Xia Jixuan got this advice from Pierre Elliot Trudeau in 1986 when he worked as a reporter for China Radio International. Xia Jixuan/CGTN Actually, I'm passing this piece of advice on to Justi

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Box reports earnings early to give shareholders time to review financials ahead of board vote

Box has been in an ongoing dispute with activist investors Starboard Value over control of the board, an argument that is expected to come to a head on September 9th at the annual shareholder meeting.

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​Nobel laureate Mo Yan starts blog to communicate with youngsters

Prominent Chinese writer and Nobel laureate Mo Yan opened a new social media account Monday, with the aim of talking to young people.He recorded a short video on the WeChat social media platform, intr

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Hochul prepares for spotlight as Cuomo steps aside

Kathy Hochul, a western New York Democrat unfamiliar to many people in the state even after six years as its lieutenant governor, was set to begin reintroducing herself

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Analysis: Andrew Cuomo's fall serves as a warning for other governors whose flaws are magnified in the Covid spotlight

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's fall from grace -- unthinkable a year ago -- serves as a warning for other governors caught in a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic: The crisis ha

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Daily Crunch: FEMA tests national emergency alert system for first time since pandemic began

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 August 11, 2021. If you are a

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'We're normal people': Women being targeted by trolls using online gossip forum 'Tattle Life'

Instagram users including Lauren Harris told Sky News that the things written about her on the Tattle Life website caused her "terrible anxiety" and impacted her mental health and reputation.

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Samsung’s latest Galaxy Fold adds stylus support, waterproofing and an under-display camera

Behold, Samsung’s latest flagship. With the Galaxy Note out of the way — for this year, at least — the company used today’s Unpacked event to breathe added legitimacy into its foldable lin

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Instagram introduces new tool to combat waves of online abuse

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri says he knows there is more to do but they are "committed to doing everything we can to fight hate on our platform".

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Fox Host: GOP Senators Who Voted for Infrastructure ‘Chose Tyranny’ and ‘Need to Go’

Fox News host Mark Levin railed against the 19 Republican senators who voted to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Tuesday, demanding primary challengers oust t

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Coinbase crushes Q2 expectations, notes Q3 trading volume is trending lower

After the bell today, Coinbase reported another period of impressive results in its second quarter earnings report.During the quarter, Coinbase’s total revenue reached $2.23 billion, which helpe

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The art of startup storytelling with Julian Shapiro

Although he’s coming from a numbers-driven background, growth expert Julian Shapiro focuses on the emotional power of storytelling these days.“I like to think of successful brand-building

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With liberty and privacy for some: Widening inequality on the digital frontier

Privacy is emotional — we often value privacy the most when we feel vulnerable or powerless when confronted with creepy data practices. But in the eyes of the court, emotions don’t always consti

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Wix launches a no-code app builder for $200 per month

This morning, Wix announced a new product for business owners called Branded App by Wix, which allows users to develop native apps without writing code. The publicly-traded company provides tools for

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Daily Crunch: Bangalore-based UpGrad becomes India’s newest unicorn with $185M funding round

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 August 9, 2021. We are ever so

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Crypto community slams ‘disastrous’ new amendment to Biden’s big infrastructure bill

Biden’s major bipartisan infrastructure plan struck a rare chord of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats, but changes it proposes to cryptocurrency regulation are tripping up the bill.The adm