5 lessons from Duolingo’s bellwether edtech IPO of the year – TechCrunch
Duolingo landed onto the public markets this week, rallying excitement and attention for the edtech sector and its founder cohort. …
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‘Religious freedom’ is not just for Christian conservatives. Liberals must take it back.
A nun in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on March 21, 2021. Religious freedom seems to be on a …
Taliban continue attacks on three major cities
Afghan security forces appear to have made the situation in Herat more stable Fighting is raging around three major cities …
The pandemic effect is slowing – TechCrunch
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by what the weekday Exchange column digs into, …
ICE to begin processing migrant families to relieve overcrowded border patrol stations
A surging number of immigrant families crossing the border in recent weeks has led to overcrowding in border patrol stations, …
Less than 0.1% of vaccinated Americans have tested positive for COVID-19
Data: CDC and state Covid dashboards. Dani Alberti/Axios Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, around 125,000 people have tested positive …
Unicorns are ready for a haircut – TechCrunch
The digitization of your haircut may not have been on your 2020 bucket list, but 2021 has an even more …
Where have all the workers gone?
The boss of Youngs Transportation says a lack of HGV drivers is made worse by a shortage to driver training …
Arizona GOP’s ballot count ends, troubles persist
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republicans’ partisan review of the 2020 election results got off to a rocky start when their …
TuSimple’s self-driving truck network takes shape with Ryder partnership – TechCrunch
TuSimple, the self-driving truck company that went public earlier this year, has partnered with Ryder as part of its plan …