00:59 Do you know how sea channels are made? Behind me is Asia's largest Self-propelled Dredger — "Tiankun," also called the engineer of earth. It's digging up dirt and
FinanZero, a Brazilian online credit marketplace, announced today that it has closed a $7 million round of funding – its fourth since it launched in 2016 was founded in 2016. It has raised a tot
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India plans to widen a coronavirus vaccination campaign soon to include more younger people, the health minister said on Friday, as its new infections rose by the most
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.For this week’s deep dive, the Equity team brought on Gumroad CEO Sahil
02:59 The disparity in the distribution of clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa is threatening the livelihoods of many people. The United Nations says only 24 percent of the population in
Yoshihide Suga (C), Japan's prime minister, at the virtual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) meeting at his official residence, with attendance of U.S. President Joe Biden, Australia's prime
Investors have been waiting for Spotify’s multimillion-dollar bet on podcasting to pay off, in terms of increased paid subscriptions or improved revenues. But before that can occur, Spotify has
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A new market forecast predicts app spending will reach $270 billion by the year 2025, including paid downloads, in-app purchases, and subscriptions. According to data from Sensor Tower, in-app spendin
Today we know of HubSpot — the maker of marketing, sales and service software products — as a preeminent public company with a market cap above $17 billion. But HubSpot wasn’t always on the IPO trajec
Virtual health and wellness platforms have grown increasingly popular throughout the pandemic, but a new startup wants to focus that effort exclusively on senior citizens. Bold, a digital health and w
Brian Deese, Director of the National Economic Council, made the remark in an NBC interview about how the White House plans to address the market volatility."I could tell you the Securities and Excha
Skyline of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. /CFP The General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee along with China's State Council on Sunday published an a
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