After Epic Games picked a fight with Apple over the sizable chunk of fees the company takes on transactions in its mobile ecosystem, it looks like the Fortnite developer will be waging a war on two fronts. Epic added a direct payment option to its...
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August 14, 2020 albert
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When TechCrunch last checked in with the Y Combinator-backed Vendr in October, the company had just raised $ 2 million, and was crowing about its profitability. Profitable seed-stage companies aren’t super common, so the startup stood out. Today Vendr is back with more news, namely...
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June 10, 2020 albert
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An eighth Amazon employee has died of COVID-19. The news comes as the company is under scrutiny for failing to be more transparent about the wider number of infections among its warehouse workers. A spokesperson confirmed the reports of the death, telling TechCrunch, “We are...
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May 22, 2020 albert
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The retirement wars are heating up. As millions of baby boomers leave their jobs in the coming years and transition into retirement, there is a huge competition for who will manage their savings. On one hand are traditional wealth managers, firms like Edward Jones, who...
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May 12, 2020 albert
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Jan Hakon Erichsen, a visual artist in Norway, used to care about having his work exhibited in galleries. Then he blew up on Instagram with short videos destroying balloons and food, for the most part. Erichsen’s indefinable creativity, arising from sheer boredom and a fandom...
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April 16, 2020 albert
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More than six dozen startup founders, venture capitalists and lobby groups in India have requested the government to grant them a “robust relief package” to help combat severe disruptions their businesses face due to the coronavirus outbreak. In a joint letter to India’s Prime Minister...
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April 10, 2020 albert
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Since many non-essential businesses are closed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, aquariums are largely left empty. Which means it’s the perfect time for shelter animals to make some aquatic friends. The Atlanta Humane Society brought puppies to explore the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta,...
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March 26, 2020 albert
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After “strongly encouraging” it earlier this month, Twitter said today that working from home is now mandatory for all employees around the world due to COVID-19 concerns. In announcement, the company said “we understand this is an unprecedented step, but these are unprecedented times.” The...
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March 12, 2020 albert
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The International Astronomical Union has issued the preliminary results from a study on the potential effects of multi-thousand satellite constellations like that being built by StarLink. Finding that Earth-based astronomical observations may be “severely affected,” the body warned that mitigations and rules had better be...
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February 15, 2020 albert
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Japan’s tourism industry is booming, but it faces a hotel room shortage, especially in Tokyo as it prepares for the Summer Olympics. H2O addresses the market opportunity with a platform that helps vacation rental owners manage their properties. The startup announced today it has raised...
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February 3, 2020 albert
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