Peter Relan is not exactly a household name, but he has seen a lot over the course of his career and enjoyed a fair amount of success. A Stanford grad who logged time at Hewlett Packard and Oracle before becoming the CTO of the ill-fated, bubble-era company Webvan, Relan has, in more recent years, become […]
Ahead of winter hibernation, Alaska celebrates Fat Bear Week
September 28, 2021 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – In Alaska, leaves are falling, daylight is dwindling and salmon-devouring brown bears are racing the clock to pack on the pounds they need to survive their winter hibernation. Unbeknownst to the enormous bruins, some of them are also competing in Katmai National Park and Preserve’s […]
Exclusive-U.S. has reached out to China about cutting oil imports from Iran, officials say
September 28, 2021 By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian crude oil, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to persuade Tehran to resume talks about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Purchases of Iranian oil […]
Generals Contradict Biden on Afghanistan Advice
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, contradicted President Joe Biden’s claim last month that top military advisers didn’t recommend keeping a residual force in Afghanistan. In a Sept. 28 Senate hearing, both generals said they believe the U.S. should have left a residual force […]
Employers are consumer edtech’s next beta test
Remote work may have changed the way we spend our days, but there’s quite a sneaky disruptor among us: burnout. As the pandemic drags on, employees are either soul-searching for a bigger purpose or simply exhausted by the uncertainty and stale culture of their current jobs. It’s not a small subset of the working population, […]
NFL-New uniform, same Tom Brady: Super Bowl champ set for dramatic Foxborough return
September 28, 2021 By Amy Tennery (Reuters) – Tom Brady walks into Gillette Stadium in a different uniform but in the familiar role as defending Super Bowl champion on Sunday, playing in New England for the first time as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. The 44-year-old returns to the New England Patriots’ home turf for the […]
Mexico’s decision to pull Bank Accendo’s license “an isolated incident” – finance official
September 28, 2021 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio said on Tuesday that the revocation of the banking license of Bank Accendo was an isolated situation and did not pose a threat to the country’s banking and financial system. (Reporting by Anthony Esposito in Mexico City, writing by Laura Gottesdiener) Source […]
Amplitude valued at $5 billion after shares jump in Nasdaq debut
September 28, 2021 By Krystal Hu and Echo Wang (Reuters) -Shares of Amplitude Inc opened nearly 43% above their reference price in their Nasdaq debut on Tuesday, notching up a valuation of about $5 billion for the benchmark-backed analytics company. San Francisco-based Amplitude, which confidentially filed for a direct listing in July, was valued at […]
Wells Fargo delays return-to-office to January – memo
September 28, 2021 (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co on Tuesday delayed its return-to-office plans for the second time this month, saying it will now start bringing back employees in January next year, according to a memo seen by Reuters. The bank said its operations and contact center employees will start returning to office over […]
Colosseum kits and plastic flowers help Lego’s earnings double
September 28, 2021 By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Toymaker Lego doubled its earnings in the first six months of the year as customers flocked to its reopened stores to buy Star Wars building sets, model Colosseums and flower bouquets made from its colourful plastic bricks. While parts of the global retail industry are still reeling […]
Burberry shows ‘animal instinct’ with deconstructed trench for spring
September 28, 2021 LONDON (Reuters) – British fashion house Burberry deconstructed its camel trench coat for its women’s spring line on Monday, removing sleeves and in some cases, its back. The collection, called “Animal Instinct”, saw Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci reinvent the label’s trademark piece, adding short capes, turning lapels into long scarves, cutting […]
TechCrunch+ roundup: creative capital, live-shopping strategy, new name + logo
Extra Crunch is now TechCrunch+. In addition to updating our name and logo, we’re offering military, student and government membership discounts and have expanded access to new regions. Also, Extra Crunch Live, our weekly video series with investors and founders, is now TechCrunch Live — and you don’t need to be a member to join […]
United Airlines says more than 99% of U.S. employees have been vaccinated
September 28, 2021 CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines said on Tuesday more than 99% of its U.S.-based employees have been vaccinated against COVID-19. In a staff memo, the airline said it will begin the separation process for the less than 1% of employees who decided not to get vaccinated. In early August, United became the […]
Colombian unions march in support of aid bills for working class and poor
September 28, 2021 By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombian protesters returned to the streets of major cities on Tuesday to once again demand that Congress approve union-backed social policies to benefit the poorest. The marchers – their numbers much reduced from a peak earlier this year – also demonstrated against a […]
North Korea says it test-fired new hypersonic missile -KCNA
September 28, 2021 SEOUL (Reuters) – The missile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday. North Korea fired the missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang called on the United States and South […]
Canada’s Trudeau says cabinet coming next month; finance minister to stay
September 28, 2021 By Julie Gordon and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he will swear in his new cabinet next month, with Chrystia Freeland returning as his finance minister and deputy, after his Liberals were re-elected https://ift.tt/3tWwkr7 for the third time. Trudeau, speaking with reporters in Ottawa at […]
Hundreds of migrants in southern Mexico scramble for asylum applications
September 28, 2021 By Jose Torres TAPACHULA (Reuters) – Around 1,000 migrants flocked to a sports stadium in southern Mexico on Tuesday to claim appointments for requesting asylum in the country as the national refugee agency grapples with surging demand that has overwhelmed capacity. Thousands of other migrants have amassed in the city of Tapachula […]
Daily Crunch: Backdrop app leverages social media to help users find beautiful destinations
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to Daily Crunch for September 28, 2021. A big thanks to y’all for the response to yesterday’s TechCrunch+ rebrand. It was a real treat. Next up from TechCrunch […]
NBA Top Shot creator on the NFT craze and why Ethereum still isn’t consumer friendly
Roham Gharegozlou has been betting on the potential success of NFTs for years. This year, it happened. Gharegozlou and the team at his startup, Dapper Labs, shipped the blockchain world’s first popular game, CryptoKitties, back in 2017. The startup then launched NBA Top Shot late last year, and it promptly caught fire and brought worldwide […]
White House aide discusses Yemen with Saudi crown prince
September 28, 2021 By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, had a detailed discussion about the war in Yemen on Tuesday in a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a senior administration official said. The war, in which a Saudi-led coalition has been battling the […]
