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Most UK businesses unprepared for end of Brexit transition period: survey

Only a quarter of British businesses said they are fully ready when Brexit transition period expires on Dec. 31, a survey from the Institute of Directors revealed Monday. Nearly half of the 978 comp

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GGV’s Jeff Richards: ‘There is a level of resiliency in Silicon Valley that we did not have 10 years ago’

Earlier this week, GGV Capital’s Jeff Richards and Hans Tung joined TechCrunch for an Extra Crunch Live session. During our hour-long chat, we touched on startup profitability, the global ventur

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Where to open a game studio

With the game industry booming, more entrepreneurs are evaluating where to base their new startup or open a new office for their existing company. The U.S. government’s block on H1-B and L-1 vis

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CIO Cynthia Stoddard explains Adobe’s journey from boxes to the cloud

Up until 2013, Adobe sold its software in cardboard boxes that were distributed mostly by third party vendors.In time, the company realized there were a number of problems with that approach. For star

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Facebook acquires VR studio behind ‘Lone Echo’

Facebook has been on a game studio acquisition spree over the past year, buying up developers behind some of the most popular VR titles.That trend continued today with the company’s acquisition

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Shady TikTok clone Zynn finally removed from the App Store

Zynn, the TikTok clone that shot to the top of the app store charts in late May, was pulled from Apple’s App Store on Monday. The controversial app had already been removed from the Google Play

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Anthos Capital and NBA All-Star Baron Davis back LA-based college tuition savings service, UNest

UNest, a Los Angeles provider of financial planning and savings tools for parents including college savings plans and other beneficial investment vehicles for various life events, has raised $9 millio

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Fresh route, new safety measures unveiled for 2021 Dakar Rally

A view of the Toyota Gazoo Racing car driven by Fernando Alonso and Marc Coma during Stage 11 of the Dakar Rally, from Shubaytah to Haradh, Saudi Arabia, January 16, 2020. /VCG The second edit

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Fresh route, new safety measures unveiled for 2021 Dakar Rally

A view of the Toyota Gazoo Racing car driven by Fernando Alonso and Marc Coma during Stage 11 of the Dakar Rally, from Shubaytah to Haradh, Saudi Arabia, January 16, 2020. /VCG The second edit

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US Attorney General denies Trump wanted 10,000 troops to quell unrest

The United States of America, Attorney General William Barr on Sunday denied that President Donald Trump wanted 10,000 active duty troops sent onto the country's streets to quell the protests. /R

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Wearable growth slowed — but not stopped — by pandemic

Growth in the wearable sector has taken a hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to other hardware categories like smartphones and PCs, however, the space actually fared reasonable well. According

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Bird shuts down Circ operations in Middle East, scraps as many as 10,000 scooters

Bird has shut down scooter sharing in several cities in the Middle East, an operation that was managed by Circ, the micromobility startup it acquired in January. About 100 Circ employees have been l

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Storage marketplace Warehouse Exchange raises $2.2M

Warehouse Exchange, a startup that describes itself as the Airbnb of warehouse space, has raised $2.2 million in seed funding.The company was founded Jonathan Rosenthal (CEO of Saybrook Management) an

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U.S. nursing home workers face risks caring for COVID-19 patients

02:52 They're among the biggest hot spots for the coronavirus: U.S.nursinghomes.​Data bases maintained by news agencies show residents and workers at long-term care facilities account

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Consumer hardware device shipments are on track for a 14% decline in 2020, courtesy of COVID-19

New numbers from Gartner show a sizable — if not unexpected — decline in device shipments for 2020. According to the analyst firm, the category (including phones, tablets and PCs) is currently on trac

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Scientists say finding COVID-19 origin could help battle virus

Scientists say learning where COVID-19 originated from could aid the effort to better protect people from the virus. "It's very important actually because understanding the parts of the virus actu

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Original Content podcast: Waco offers a surprising look at a real-world tragedy

“Waco,” a Paramount Network series that recently started streaming on Netflix, dramatizes the tragic real-life standoff between the FBI, the ATF and the Branch Davidians.A couple of your