Dozens dead as heatwave shatters records
Western Canada and the US Pacific north-west have seen days of baking temperatures Dozens of people have died in Canada …
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Toca Football raises $40 million to fuel its budding chain of giant soccer and entertainment facilities – TechCrunch
Toca Football, a nine-year-old, Costa Mesa, Ca.-based company that operates 14 sports centers across the U.S. that are focused on …
Opioid makers, distributors go on trial in New York
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the …
Facebook’s newsletter platform Bulletin is now live – TechCrunch
The cool new thing on Facebook is for Mark Zuckerberg to drop product news in live audio rooms. So today, …
Dangerous Pacific Northwest heat wave to set more records Tuesday
After reaching an unprecedented peak, the ferocious heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is retreating inland on Tuesday, sparing some …
Amazon introduces Reading Sidekick, a kids reading companion for Alexa, and Voice Profiles for Kids – TechCrunch
Amazon today announced a new feature that will turn Alexa into a reading companion for children as well as new …
Watchdog urged to probe solid gold can prize claim
A winner of one of Brewdog’s “solid gold” beer cans has asked the advertising watchdog to investigate its claim the …
ShipBob nabs $200M at a $1B+ valuation to help e-commerce companies run logistics like Amazon’s – TechCrunch
E-commerce saw a massive surge of activity and growth in 2020; and while we may hear a lot about how …
New Israeli foreign minister lands in UAE on 1st state visit
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new foreign minister has touched down in the United Arab Emirates, starting the first high-level trip …
Harness Wealth raises $15 million to democratize the power of family offices – TechCrunch
Family offices have existed since the 1800s, but they’ve never been so manifold as in recent years. According to a …