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White House now says pilot of coronavirus screening site will roll out Monday for Bay Area
After President Trump announced that the government was working with Google to build a coronavirus screening site that was at the core of the administration testing process, Google quickly corrected t
White House teams up with Google to build coronavirus screening site
During a press conference at the White House, President Trump today announced that the government is working with Google to build an online screening website for COVID-19. Update (4pm PT): Turns out,
With $30 million in fresh funds, The Bouqs plans to plant its flower delivery business in Japan
The Bouqs plans to take a slice of Japan’s $6 billion flower market this year with a $30 million strategic growth round from Japanese enterprise business investor Yamasa. While The Bouqs still m
H1 Insights is giving the healthcare industry the ultimate professional database
“I want to build a business which profiles every single researcher and healthcare professional in the world and I want to sell it to industry,” says Ariel Katz, the co-founder and chief ex
Proxyclick raises $15M Series B for its visitor management platform
If you’ve ever entered a company’s office as a visitor or contractor, you probably know the routine: check in with a receptionist, figure out who invited you, print out a badge and get on
Hot off the press: New tickets to the 3rd Annual Winter Party at Galvanize
Party on, startuppers. We’ve just printed up a fresh batch of tickets to our 3rd Annual Winter Party at Galvanize in San Francisco on February 7. If you haven’t snagged yours yet, don’t wait,
Startups Weekly: Oyo has issues + A farewell
In this week's newsletter: India's growing pains, Brazil's latest venture funding and how to pitch journalists.
Be in the TechCrunch End of Year Review for Europe
TechCrunch is running an end-of-year review for the European tech startup industry. We’d love your input on the feature! We’d like to know which particular topics really resonated with you
Apply to the pitch-off at TC Sessions: Robotics+AI 2020
Mark your calendars and dust off your public-speaking skills. This year, there’s an exciting new opportunity at TC Sessions: Robotics + AI, which returns to UC Berkeley on March 3, 2020. We’ve add
Reserve your demo table at TC Sessions: Robotics & AI 2020
Robotics and AI is one of the hottest scientific mashups in the tech industry today. If you play a role in these world-changing technologies, join us at TC Sessions: Robotics & AI on March 3, 2020
Smart Compose is coming to Google Docs
At its Cloud Next event in London, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian today announced that Smart Compose, the AI-powered feature that currently tries to complete phrases and sentences for you in Gmail, is
SocialRank sells biz to Trufan, pivots to a mobile LinkedIn
What do you do when your startup idea doesn’t prove big enough? Run it as a scrawny but profitable lifestyle business? Or sell it to a competitor and take another swing at the fences? Social aud
Despite bans, Giphy still hosts self-harm, hate speech and child sex abuse content
Image search engine Giphy bills itself as providing a “fun and safe way” to search and create animated GIFs. But despite its ban on illicit content, the site is littered with self-harm and
Google finishes the install of its private Curie cable, announces Panama branch
Google today announced that it has finished the install and test of its private Curie cable. When it was announced, Curie, which connects the U.S. to Chile, was the company’s third private cable
Google Chrome to identify and label slow websites
Is it the web page that’s slow or is it your network connection? In the future, Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced today a plan to identify and label
Startups Weekly: Airbnb’s growing pains
In this week's newsletter: Airbnb's new safety measures, Coveo's unicorn round and the TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin agenda.
Yandex is now testing a self-driving sidewalk cargo delivery robot
Add another one to the list of companies piloting small, wheeled, autonomous robots for small-package and food delivery: Yandex . Russia’s search and services giant has expanded its ambitions in
Startups Weekly: YC grad Revel’s plan to connect women over 50
In this week's newsletter: Uber buys Cornershop and two startups named Revel raised VC dollars.
Tastemakers raises $1M to sell Africa experiences to the world
New York-based startup Tastemakers has raised a $1 million seed-round — led by Precursor Ventures — for its business that connects Africa adventures to global consumers. Tastemakers’ platfor
Hey students, launch your startup this year with this special Extra Crunch discount
Entrepreneurship is on the rise, and nowhere is that more true than on college campuses. Students are ditching boring office jobs to seek out their own opportunities, whether that is launching a boots