Category: <span>America</span>

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Bad April Fool’s joke from VW] – TechCrunch

UPDATE: Per the Wall Street Journal, this is actually not happening and was instead an April Fool’s joke gone wrong….

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Pie Insurance raises $118M for data-driven workers’ comp coverage – TechCrunch

Pie Insurance, a startup offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, announced this morning that it has closed on $118…

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Xilis believes cultivating micro-tumors may hold the key to more effective cancer treatments – TechCrunch

Despite near-miraculous advances in the treatment of cancer in the U.S. and around the world, the disease remains the second…

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Introducing ‘Dear Sophie,’ an advice column for U.S.-bound immigrant employees – TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts…

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Ford says it has nothing to prove to Tesla in F-150 vs Cybertruck tow battle – TechCrunch

It was the challenge heard around the electric vehicle world. And now it seems, the Ford F-150 versus Tesla Cybertruck…

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Immigrants from China and India can accelerate the green card process – TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts…

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Los Angeles-based BuildOps, subcontracting software for real estate, raises $5.8 million – TechCrunch

Software development companies tackling services for niche industries, like commercial real estate subcontracting, continue to find Los Angeles to be…

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FCC proposes rules requiring telcos remove Huawei, ZTE equipment – TechCrunch

The Federal Communications Commission said it will move ahead with proposals to ban telecommunications giants from using Huawei and ZTE…

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Alexa, where are the legal limits on what Amazon can do with my health data? – TechCrunch

The contract between the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) and ecommerce giant Amazon — for a health information licensing partnership…

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Substance abuse affects about 15% of American employees, Path wants to ensure they get help – TechCrunch

America has an addiction problem. It’s a problem that serial entrepreneur Josh Bruno has seen first hand. And it’s why…