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10 editor-tested travel gifts for frequent fliers in 2023

November 3, 2023

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been traveling a lot this year. In fact, I’ve been back to my 2019 levels of travel, which has been a breath of fresh air after being pandemic-grounded for a couple of years. I like to return to this list every time TechCrunch does a gift guide. It’s […]

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Chinese EV darling Nio to cut 10% staff amid ‘fierce competition’

November 3, 2023

Nio, the Chinese carmaker known for its sleek, premium electric SUVs, has started a new round of layoffs as intense competition propels it to cut costs and regroup resources. In an internal letter seen by TechCrunch on Friday, Nio’s CEO William Li says the company is expected to reduce “around 10%” of its positions after […]

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Meta’s latest privacy rip-off will test the EU’s mettle for reining in Big Tech

November 3, 2023

This week Europe was treated to another show of the mutability of tech after Meta, the microtargeting ad empire formerly known as Facebook, announced it would be launching an ad-free subscription — with a starting price of €10 per month (on web) or €13pm (mobile). As recently as mid 2019, visitors to Facebook’s landing page […]

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RSV is on the rise but preventative drugs are in short supply

November 3, 2023
This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here. Ahhh, fall. The leaves are changing. The air is crisp. And according to the CDC, RSV is on the rise. This year we were supposed to…

Blackbird invests in Carepatron’s “radically accessible” healthcare management platform

November 3, 2023

When TechCrunch covered Carepatron’s pre-seed last year, it was focused on serving solo practitioners and small health practices. Now the healthcare management system has scaled along with its clients, and works with medical practices that range in size from five to 100 practitioners. The platform is now used in about 50 countries and recently launched […]

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3 Solid Precious Metals ETFs to Diversify Your Investments

November 3, 2023
During market volatility, investors often gravitate toward assets with a protective hedge. Gold, traditionally viewed as a dependable refuge amid uncertainty, stands well-equipped to retain its robustness. Given this backdrop,…

Norrsken22’s debut fund closes at $205M to back growth-stage startups in Africa

November 3, 2023

It’s exciting times for growth-stage investment in Africa as Norrsken22, a Pan-African venture capital firm, achieves the final close of its debut fund, raising a total of $205 million, surpassing its initial target. This also highlights a keen interest from institutional investors in supporting African startups at an essential phase of their journey. Norrsken22, established […]

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