Tandem snags $5.7M for its language buddy app amid COVID-19’s e-learning boom – TechCrunch
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The Berlin-based startup behind Tandem, an app for practicing a second language, has closed a £4.5 million (~$5.7M) Series A round of financing to...
‘Challenge Accepted’ on Instagram: Black and White Selfies for Women
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Over the past several days, many Instagram feeds have been overrun with black-and-white images of women both famous and not.These photographs are often posed...
Apple and Oprah to debut a new interview series, ‘The Oprah Conversation’ – TechCrunch
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Apple is expanding its relationship with media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The company announced today its plans for a new series, “The Oprah Conversation,” which...
Nebraska and Iowa win advanced wireless testbed grants for rural broadband – TechCrunch
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Everyone wants more bandwidth from the skies, but it takes a lot of testing to turn laboratory research projects into real-world performant infrastructure. A...
Y Combinator’s Vitable Health is bringing basic healthcare to underserved populations – TechCrunch
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Joseph Kitonga, the 23-year-old entrepreneur behind Vitable Health, first saw the need for a new kind of healthcare service growing up in Philadelphia and...
‘Tenet’ will get an international release before hitting U.S. screens in September – TechCrunch
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Tenet has long been expected to be a bellwether for filmgoers’ readiness to return to theaters. Director Christopher Nolan is a blockbuster machine, and...
Digital elective care and telemedicine provider Ro raises $200 million at a reported $1.5 billion valuation – TechCrunch
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In three years Zachariah Reitano’s startup, Ro, has managed to hit a reported $1.5 billion valuation for its transformation from a company focused...
California is investigating concerns about COVID-19 safety at Amazon centers – TechCrunch
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According to a new court filing, multiple California state offices are actively investigating Amazon over worker safety concerns as the coronavirus continues to...
As ADA turns 30, tech is just getting started helping people with disabilities – TechCrunch
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 paved the way for decades of incremental changes to the way buildings, businesses, and laws accommodate people...
Google will continue to let employees work from home through the end of June 2021 – TechCrunch
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Following earlier reporting, Google has confirmed that it will continue to allow employees to work from home through the end of June of next...