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Iraq, Iran FMs discuss bilateral relations, territorial issues

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Foreign Affairs Minister Fuad Hussein during a past event. /Getty Images Iraq's Minister for Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zari

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DPRK says to give businesses greater independence to achieve economic goals

An enlarged cabinet meeting of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was held on Thursday in Pyongyang to discuss ways to give businesses greater independenc

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DPRK reviews ways to achieve economic goals

An enlarged cabinet meeting of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was held on Thursday in Pyongyang to discuss ways to give businesses greater independence to achieve the economic goals

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Learn about creating equity in tech with Rep. Barbara Lee at TechCrunch Sessions: Justice

Rep. Barbara Lee, who has represented the East Bay of California since 1998, is one of Congress’s staunchest proponents of diversity in tech. Representing Oakland, Emeryville and other cities nestled

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Biden Admin Consulting South Korea on Releasing Frozen Iranian Funds

The Biden administration is working to free billions of dollars in Iranian assets currently frozen in South Korea, the country’s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.

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How to overcome the challenges of switching to usage-based pricing

The usage-based pricing model almost feels like a cheat code — it enables SaaS companies to more efficiently acquire new customers, grow with those customers as they’re successful and keep those custo

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The Midwest Fund launches, brings The Fund’s innovative investment strategy to a fifth market

A new investment fund is coming to Midwest cities, and it’s lead by names familiar to the local scenes. The aptly-named Midwest Fund targets early-stage startups from Pittsburgh to Chicago, from

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White supremacy a 'transnational threat', U.N. chief warns

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that white supremacy and neo-Nazi movements are becoming a “transnational threat” and have exploited

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Spotify announces beta launch of audience development tool for artists, self-serve ‘Marquee’ ads

As part of its news announced at its live event today, Spotify announced a set of new creator tools and resources, including the expansion of Marquee, the launch of a tool called “Discovery Mode

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Splice gets $55 million for its software bringing beats from bedrooms to bandstands

Splice, the New York-based, AI-infused, beat-making software service for music producers created by the founder of GroupMe, has managed to sample another $55 million in financing from investors for it

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Klopp looks to derby to revive Liverpool's Premier League campaign

Liverpool players Andrew Robertson (L) and Jordan Henderson (R) challenge Manchester City's Phil Foden during their Premier League match in Liverpool, England, February 7, 2021. /CFP Liverpool

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Marlon Nichols will discuss how to secure seed funding at Early Stage 2021

We’re excited to announce another terrific panel for our stacked TechCrunch Early Stage event on April 1 2. Marlon Nichols will be joining us to discuss securing seed funding.Nichols is intimately acq

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Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine just got a lot easier to transport and distribute

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech now has less stringent and extreme transportation requirements than it debuted with. Originally, the mRNA-based vaccine had to be maintained at ul

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Renault flags difficult year after record $9.7 billion loss

A Renault logo on a building in Shanghai, China, March 19, 2020. /CFP Renault Chief Executive Luca de Meo warned of lingering headwinds in 2021 as a shortage of electronic chips added to uncer

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App monitoring platform Sentry gets $60 million Series D at $1 billion valuation

Application performance monitoring startup Sentry announced today that it has reached unicorn status, raising a $60 million Series D with a post-funding valuation of $1 billion. The round was led by A

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Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $120 million

Blockchain.com has announced that it has raised a $120 million funding round. The company develops a popular cryptocurrency wallet as well as an exchange, an explorer and more.Moore Strategic Ventures

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Daily Crunch: Axiom Space raises $130M

A space startup connected to the International Space Station raises $130 million, Atlassian releases a new version of Trello and bitcoin briefly passes $50,000. This is your Daily Crunch for February