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Tapping into digital nomadism and ‘deep work’ trends, Skimlinks founder raises $1.5M for Flown

We already knew there was a big trend towards remote working, and this has only been drastically accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the distractions of daily life can easily impin

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Packers keep offensive lineman David Bakhtiari with record deal

Offensive lineman David Bakhtiari of the Green Bay Packers. /CFP Offensive lineman David Bakhtiari of the Green Bay Packers signed a four-year contract extension, announced the team on Sunday.

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China to ship 3 billion parcels during post-COVID Singles’ Day

China’s e-commerce behemoths Alibaba and JD.com again claimed to have set records during the world’s largest shopping event, Singles’ Day. The figures can often be gamed to paint a r

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Zverev stops Nadal to set up Medvedev final in Paris

Top seed Rafael Nadal's bid for a maiden Paris Masters title was halted on Saturday when the Spaniard was beaten 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals by German fourth seed Alexander Zverev.Nadal, who reache

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Software companies are reporting a pretty good third quarter

What a difference a week makes.This time last week, in the wake of earnings from tech’s five largest American companies and early results from other software companies, it appeared that tech sha

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VCs poured capital into European startups in Q3, but early-stage dealmaking appeared to suffer

The global recovery in venture capital activity did not miss Europe, new data indicates.According to a PitchBook report, European venture capital activity rose in Q3 2020, putting the continent on pac

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Orionid meteor shower to peak on Wednesday

Up to 25 shooting stars every hours could be spotted as Earth moves through the debris left by Halley's Comet.

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Transportation VCs suggest frayed US-China ties will impact mobility markets

On Tuesday, during TechCrunch’s annual Mobility event, we had the opportunity to interview three investors who spend much of their time focused narrowly on shifts in the transportation industry

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YC grad DigitalBrain snags $3.4M seed to streamline customer service tasks

Most startup founders have a tough road to their first round of funding, but the founders of Digital Brain had it a bit tougher than most. The two young founders survived by entering and winning hacka

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You can now return Apple’s Solo Loop for a new size, without sending back the Watch

Call it Apple Bandgate, if you must. It’s the latest online dustup, following Apple’s recent Watch Series 6 release. The announcement of the Solo Loop was more or less glossed over during last week’s

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Which 5 cloud startup categories are the hottest?

Hello from the midst of Disrupt 2020: after this short piece for you I am wrapping my prep for a panel with investors from Bessemer, a16z and Canaan about the future of SaaS. Luckily, The Exchange thi

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TikTok joins Europe’s code on tackling hate speech

TikTok, the popular short video sharing app, has joined the European Union’s Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech.In a statement on joining the code, TikTok’s head of trust a

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A stampede of unicorn news

With a hot IPO market and a world accelerating its shift to digital technologies amidst a pandemic, it’s a busy time for late-stage startups. Happily, the current moment is generating a wave of

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O'Sullivan reveals emotional connection with Chinese star Ding Junhui

Ronnie O'Sullivan (L) shakes hands with Ding Junhui after the fourth round of the UK Championship at The Barbican, York, England, December 5, 2019. /VCG "If Ding (Junhui) looks at his career,

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China's major fair for trade in services almost ready to kick off

02:21 Preparations are underway for the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS). This will be the first major economic event since the outbreak of COVID

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Bang & Olufsen’s Beoplay E8 Sport offer the best sound in workout-friendly true wireless earbuds

Bang Olufsen is taking its excellent track record for delivering maximum quality, natural-sounding audio and wrapping it in a sports-oriented package with the Beoplay E8 Sport ($350). These totally wi

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The Exchange: Which VCs are the most popular, why enterprise startups are hot, and how patient are public investors?

Welcome to The Exchange, an upcoming weekly newsletter featuring TechCrunch and Extra Crunch reporting on startups, money and markets. You can sign up for it here to receive it regularly when it launc