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Meet the judges for the Minneapolis TechCrunch Live pitch-off

TechCrunch Live is hosting a special, extended event focused on the great city of Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 7. I hope you can join us. We have an agenda packed with insiders who can speak to

Google is providing cash awards to 76 startups through a racial equity initiative announced in June

Amid months of protest this summer, as more of the world began to awaken to the many ways that people of color are systemically discriminated against, a wide number of companies announced initiatives

North Carolina-based The Climate Service raises $3.8 million for climate audits

With corporations across the world taking a closer look at the effects their operations have on global climate change, investors are backing a crop of software and services that are cropping up to pul

Airlines start canceling more flights from Europe as new restrictions go into effect

With the White House’s surprise decision to bar foreign nationals from Europe from entering the United States, the already battered airline industry is facing yet another challenge. Unsurprising

Another state is looking at propelling people through tubes at 670 mph

Another state — this time North Carolina — has been enticed by the idea of hyperloop, the futuristic and still theoretical transit platform that will shuttle people and packages at speeds of up to

UK’s Atom Bank raises another $206M led by BBVA for millennial and SMB financial services

Atom Bank, the startup based out of Durham, England that operates a mobile-only bank targeting consumers between the ages of 18 and 34, has raised another big round of funding. The company today annou

CED Program Director Dhruv Patel On North Carolina’s Startup Scene

Over the past week, we took TechCrunch on the road for our <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/southeast-meetup/">Southeast Meetup tour</a>. Of the five cities we visited in seven days, Durham had one

#TCDurham: See You Tonight At Bay 7 (Updated Location)

We are headed towards Durham right now in the TCMobile but we have some very urgent news: the event will be held down the street from Tyler's at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.americantobacco