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Andela CEO confirms staff cuts as layoffs hit African tech

Africa-focused tech talent accelerator Andela has let go 135 employees, CEO Jeremy Johnson confirmed to TechCrunch.Senior staff at the company — with offices in New York and five African countries — w

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Russian hospitals prepare for COVID-19 peak

Russia has recorded a rise of more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as it heads into the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.President Vladimir Putin has said everything is bei

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COVID-19 crisis and entertainment: Egypt

Hany Mahrous Egyptian music producer. /Social Media. The coronavirus pandemic has not spared the music industry either, and artists are now being forced to shift gears to remain relevant. In E

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Smart contact lens startup Mojo Vision raises $51M

Mojo Vision’s technology still felt early-stage when we met with them back at CES. But the demos we did see were enough to convince us that there really could be something to the California startup’s

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Mayor demands inquiry into Liverpool-Atletico clash over COVID-19

Alvaro Morata drops to his knees to celebrate scoring Atletico Madrid's third goal during their Champions League clash with Liverpool at Anfield, England, March 11, 2020. /VCG One of the mayor

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Daily Crunch: Fandango acquires Walmart’s video service Vudu

A new acquisition should help Fandango expand its streaming efforts, Apple brings its digital services to new countries and new research suggests a higher-than-expected infection rate for COVID-19.1.

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Uber Eats customers have given $3 million in direct contributions to restaurants

Uber Eats customers have given $3 million in direct contributions to restaurants using a new feature on the app designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The milestone caps off a related campaign

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Walmart is selling its on-demand video service Vudu to Fandango

Movie ticketing company Fandango has agreed to buy Walmart’s on-demand video streaming service, Vudu, for an undisclosed sum. The video service today reaches over 100 million living room devices

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Bridgecrew announces $14M Series A to automate cloud security

In today’s grim economic climate, companies are looking for ways to automate wherever they can. Bridgecrew, an early-stage startup that makes automated cloud security tooling aimed at engineers,

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Data dashboard startup Count raises $2.4M from LocalGlobe, with Global Founders Capital

Early-stage companies often have trouble dealing with the amount of data that can run through the organization, especially as it grows. Large sums are spent on data software, dislocated data, dealing

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Incoming IBM CEO Arvind Krishna faces monumental challenges on multiple fronts

Arvind Krishna is not the only CEO to step into a new job this week, but he is the only one charged with helping turn around one of the world’s most iconic companies. Adding to the degree of dif

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Facebook ships an experimental app for couples

Today, Facebook quietly released a new app for couples called Tuned. The new release is a multimedia messaging app designed to help significant others communicate.The app is available for download in

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In a significant change, Apple customers can now buy or rent titles directly in the Prime Video app

Amazon has made it easier for Apple customers to buy or rent movies from its Prime Video app with a recent update. Before, customers using the Prime Video app from an iOS device or Apple TV would ha

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People who mostly get news from social networks have some COVID-19 misconceptions

A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows a COVID-19 information divide between people who mostly get their news from social networks and those who rely on more traditional news sources.

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Wheels pauses shared bikes service to try to limit spread of COVID-19

In light of growing concerns around COVID-19, Wheels has decided to pause its pedal-less e-bike operations until the end of March, the company announced today.“After weighing the pros and cons,

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Big opening for startups that help move entrenched on-prem workloads to the cloud

AWS CEO Andy Jassy showed signs of frustration at his AWS re:Invent keynote address in December.Customers weren’t moving to the cloud nearly fast enough for his taste, and he prodded them to mov

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Google hits pause on Chrome and Chrome OS releases

Google today announced that it is pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases “due to adjusted work schedules.”The company confirmed that we will still see security updates, though, wh