Privacy complaint targets European parliament’s COVID-19 test-booking site – TechCrunch
by Natasha Lomas | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The European Parliament is being investigated by the EU’s lead data regulator over a complaint that a website it set up for MEPs to book coronavirus tests may have violated data protection laws. The complaint, which has been filed by six MEPs and is being...
China’s draft payments rules put Ant, Tencent on notice – TechCrunch
by Rita Liao | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
A string of recent events in China’s payments industry suggests the duopoly comprising Ant Group and Tencent may be getting a shakeup. Following the abrupt call-off of Ant’s public sale and a government directive to reform the firm’s business, the Chinese...
Didi to subsidize trips for vaccinations with $10M fund – TechCrunch
by Rita Liao | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
As countries around the world prepare to vaccinate people against the coronavirus, tech companies are rushing to demonstrate their willingness to help fight the deadly virus. China’s ride-hailing leader Didi Chuxing is pledging a $10 million fund to support...
JustKitchen is using cloud kitchens to create the next generation of restaurant franchising – TechCrunch
by Catherine Shu | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
JustKitchen operates cloud kitchens, but the company goes beyond providing cooking facilities for delivery meals. Instead, it sees food as a content play, with recipes and branding instead of music or shows as the content, and wants to create the next iteration...
These are the 20 companies presenting at Alchemist Accelerator’s 26th Demo Day today – TechCrunch
by Greg Kumparak | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The enterprise-focused Alchemist Accelerator is hosting its 26th Demo Day today, with 20 companies expected to debut. This is Alchemist’s third Demo Day to be fully virtual due to the ongoing pandemic. Alchemist Accelerator Director Ravi Belani tells me that...
Joe Biden’s Inaugural Purge – WSJ
by The Editor | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
The “unity” lasted all of a couple of minutes. Then, hours after President Biden pledged in his inaugural address to show “tolerance and humility,” the brass knuckles came out. One duster was aimed at Peter Robb, general counsel of the National Labor Relations...
Facebook’s Oversight Board will review the decision to suspend Trump – TechCrunch
by Taylor Hatmaker | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Facebook announced Thursday that its newly established external policy review group will take on one of the company’s most consequential acts: The decision to suspend former President Trump. On January 7, Facebook suspended Trump’s account indefinitely. That...
Regeneron’s Antibody Miracle for Covid-19
by The Editor | January 22, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Three weeks ago my wife and I were toasting the New Year and giving blessings for the last. It was a year in which we welcomed our first grandchild, reason enough to be thankful. It was also a year during which we maintained our health, despite living,...
Forsaking funding at a $1 billion valuation, Solugen preps a new green chemical product and a big 2021 – TechCrunch
by Jonathan Shieber | January 21, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
Late last year, Solugen, a startup using synthetic biology to take hydrocarbons out of the chemicals industry, decided against pursuing a new round of funding that would have valued the company at over $1 billion, TechCrunch has learned. Instead, the...
The GOP Hit Rock Bottom. Can Conservatives Recover?
by The Editor | January 21, 2021 | News | 0 Comments
We have a new year and a new administration, but America’s crisis hasn’t yet passed. The dangerous forces unleashed over the past five years are still dominant in one major party and are increasingly potent in the other. Reining these dark elements in will take...
