Wing, an early-stage, Palo Alto, Ca.-based venture firm that was formed in 2013 by veteran VCs Peter Wagner and Gaurav Garg, has closed its third fund with $450 million in capital commitments. That
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LeoPatrizi| / Getty Creative The science is pretty clear about one thing – COVID-19 is spread by droplets that come out of infected people's mouths while coughing, sneezing, singing, talking a
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will withdraw from the inter-Korean liaison office because South Korea has not acted enough to stop groups from sendin
An elderly woman reacts as a heath worker collects a sample for coronavirus testing in Katlehong, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 22, 2020. /AP South Africa's worst hotspot for the c
A new study on kids’ app usage and habits indicates a major threat to YouTube’s dominance, as kids now split their time between Google’s online video platform and other apps, like Ti
A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has threatened to scrap the military agreement with South Korea unless Seoul stops sending anti-Py
Mobile banking startup Varo Money has raised an additional $241 million in Series D funding, the company announced today. The investment was co-led by new investor Gallatin Point Capital and existing
A worker makes Shu mat in Qianshan City, eastern China's Anhui Province on May 21, 2020. (Xinhua) Mats made of "water bamboo" were a necessity to survive the scorching
03:28 Many old Chinese brands are trying to make a comeback. Among them is Zhengguanghe, a Shanghai beverage that once took the whole country by storm, with a history of 150 years.Ther
Shaquille O'Neal #34 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks in the game against the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, 2004. /VCG When the Los Angeles Lakers knocked out t
For over 200,000 families with children under 6 years old in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, there could be no better gift for the upcoming Intern
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week’s show took a break from regularly scheduled programmi
More than one in six young people have stopped working since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic while those who remain employed have seen their working hours cut by 23 percent, according to the la
VCG Only about half of Americans say they would get a COVID-19 vaccine if the scientists working furiously to create one succeed, a number that's surprisingly low considering the effort going
Fintech’s funding boom for the past decade has led to a flurry of new consumer startups tackling a wide range of money-related issues, from saving apps to investing platforms.Should you download Robin