Biden’s labor secretary says gig workers should be reclassified – TechCrunch
The Biden administration hints at gig economy changes, Blue Origin will be taking passengers and we interview Jim Belushi about …
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Healthcare is the next wave of data liberation – TechCrunch
Why can we see all our bank, credit card and brokerage data on our phones instantaneously in one app, yet …
Erase All Kittens raises $1M Seed round for Mario-style game which teaches girls to code – TechCrunch
Erase All Kittens (EAK) is an EdTech startup that created a ‘Mario-style’ web-based game designed for kids aged 8-12. However, …
Taster grabs $37 million for its native online restaurants – TechCrunch
French startup Taster has raised a $37 million Series B funding round from Octopus Venture, Battery Ventures, LocalGlobe, HeartCore, Rakuten, …
Apple sales bounce back in China as Huawei loses smartphone crown – TechCrunch
Huawei’s smartphone rivals in China are quickly divvying up the market share it has lost over the past year. 92.4 …
Uber adds vaccine booking – TechCrunch
Uber unveils half a dozen new features, Samsung announces a new flagship laptop and Zomato files to go public. This …
Sydney Thomas is coming to judge startups at Disrupt – TechCrunch
Before Precursor Ventures hired Sydney Thomas, the firm was running its operations out of founder Charles Hudson’s inbox, the investor …
Wunderite raises $3M to build software for indie insurance agencies – TechCrunch
This morning Wunderite, a Boston-based software startup, announced that it has raised $3 million in an early-stage round led by …
Arc opens its remote career platform to all software developers – TechCrunch
The COVID-19 pandemic threw remote work into the spotlight, but tech companies have hired in other locations for years to …
Founders Circle Capital has raised a new $355 million fund to buy secondary startup shares – TechCrunch
Founders Circle Capital, a nine-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm that strikes agreements with private, venture-backed companies to buy some of …