text

U.S. move to loosen vaccine patents will draw drug companies to bargain: lawyers

U.S. support for waiving intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines could be a tactic to convince drugmakers to back less drastic steps like sharing technology a

text

Biden Plan Limits Tax Break Used by Farmers

President Biden has said his tax proposals would make big business and wealthy investors pay their fair share.His package would also likely deliver a blow to American f

text

How Robert Reffkin went from being a C-average student to the founder of Compass

In April, real estate tech company Compass forged ahead with its initial public offering and is now valued at nearly $6.4 billion.At that time, TechCrunch Senior Editor Alex Wilhelm caught up with fou

text

U.S. is reviewing short-selling, swap rules after GameStop saga

Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. /Reuters The U.S. securities regulator is considering measures to require big investors to disclose more about short positions, o

text

Transformation of alley sparks revival of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown

02:33 Strolling down Petaling Street, the main street of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown in Malaysia, is a somber experience these days. Minus the foreign tourists, the street is nearly desert

text

The product-led growth behind edtech’s most downloaded app

Duolingo CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn was tired of the gray and dreary design aesthetic edtech companies used to emulate universities. Instead, he and the company’s early team sought inspiration fr

text

How Duolingo became fluent in monetization

As its meandering route to monetization will demonstrate, Duolingo isn’t mission-oriented, it’s mission-obsessed.Co-founders Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker never wanted to charge consumers for access

text

How did Atlanta become a top breeding ground for billion-dollar startups in the Southeast?

Over the past five years, the Southeastern region, led by Atlanta, has gone from being “one of the best kept secrets” in tech, to a vibrant ecosystem teeming with a herd of the billion dol

text

Chinese devices breathe life into India's Mission Oxygen

20:26 India is gasping for breath amid a raging second wave of COVID-19 pandemic as the plight of its healthcare system is compounded by a severe shortage of oxygen supply in hospitals

text

Warren Buffett: U.S. economy's unexpected strength benefits Berkshire

Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. /CFP Warren Buffett said on Saturday that the U.S. economy is faring far better than he might have predicted early in the coronavirus pandemic, benef

text

Early bird extension gives you more time to save on passes to TC Early Stage 2021: Marketing and Fundraising

Startup life, especially in the early innings, is nothing short of hectic. Who wouldn’t love a clone or two to help get everything done? Well, we can’t clone you, but we can give you more time to sign

text

How UK-based Lendable is powering fintechs across emerging markets

What moves the needle for digital lenders is serving loans to their respective customers. But where does this money come from? The pool is usually equity or debt. While some lenders use the former, it

text

Roku removes YouTube TV from its channel store following failed negotiations

Earlier this week, Roku warned customers that the YouTube TV app may be removed from its streaming media players and TVs, and alleged that Google was leveraging its monopoly power during contract nego

text

Parents of Nigeria kidnap victims plead for government help

When Linda Peter last spoke to her daughter, the brief phone call left her relieved the teenager was alive but distraught because she could not pay any ransom demanded.

text

Champions League: Manchester City make comeback against cursed PSG

Players of Manchester City celebrate after scoring a goal in the UEFA Champions League Semifinals first-leg game against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, April 28, 2021.

text

China vs. America: Political diversity vs. political conformity

VCG Editor's note: Andrew Korybko is a Moscow-based American political analyst. The article reflects the author's views and not necessarily those of CGTN.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made

text

How one founder partnered with NASA to make tires puncture-proof and more sustainable

This week’s episode of Found features The SMART Tire Company co-founder and CEO Earl Cole, a one-time Survivor champion whose startup is working with NASA to commercialize some of its space-age