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September 7, 2021 BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is likely to remove Japan and five other countries from its list of safe travel destinations, meaning visitors or people returning from those countries could face tighter controls such as COVID-19 tests or quarantine. A special EU health committee has proposed removing Japan, along with Albania, […]

HoneyBee, a startup that aims to help companies provide access to financial support for their employees, announced today it has raised $5.7 million in equity in a round led by FFVC. Resolute Ventures, Afore Capital, Rebalance Capital, K50 and Financial Venture Studio also participated in the financing, along with two-time NBA all-star Baron Davis. HoneyBee […]

On October 27, less than two fast-moving months away, we’re hosting TC Sessions: SaaS 2021, our first event focused exclusively on the software-as-a-service ecosystem. SaaS — the de facto business model for B2B and B2C startups and enterprises alike — shows no sign of slowing down. This is a prime opportunity to hear and learn […]

Jetty, a fintech company which aims to give renters flexibility when paying rent, has raised $23 million in a funding round co-led by Citi and Flourish Ventures. The financing brings Jetty’s total raised since its 2016 inception to $78 million. Other investors participating in the latest growth round include Credit Ease and K5. Previous backers […]

Emulate Inc., a biotech company focused on developing “organ-on-a-chip” technology, closed an $82 million Series E round on Tuesday. This latest round is intended to formulate a massive investment in a “roadmap” for developing model organ systems created to fit drugmakers’ needs and bring the idea of an organ-on-a-chip into use in the lab.  An […]

Nick Psyhogeos Contributor Share on Twitter Nick Psyhogeos is the co-founder of Fork, a startup with an AI solution that discovers career pathways to optimize the placement and growth of talent in the jobs of tomorrow. Managers are occasionally evaluated by their team’s occupational wellness — the sometimes-hazy calculation that rates employees’ professional and personal […]

Anti-abortion group Texas Right to Life exposed the personal information of hundreds of job applicants after a website bug allowed anyone to access their resumes, which were stored in an unprotected folder on its website. A security researcher told TechCrunch that the group’s main website, built largely in WordPress, was not properly protecting the file […]

Peanut, a social networking app for women, initially found traction connecting women in the earlier stages of their motherhood journey. But over the years, the network expanded to support women through other life stages. Now, that will include menopause, as well — a life stage that will impact nearly half the world’s population at some […]

AI is everywhere in tech, and you can bet it will be a vital topic at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. It’s the driving force behind just about everything from rockets, robotics and customer service to deep science and autonomous vehicles. It’s even changing the game for dystopian fiction writers. As always, every Disrupt […]

September 7, 2021 By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The world’s three main Christian leaders issued an unprecedented joint appeal to members of their Churches to “listen to the cry of the earth” and back action to stem the effects of climate change. In “A Joint Message for the Protection of Creation,” Pope Francis, […]

September 7, 2021 By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, as Saudi Arabia’s sharp cuts in crude contract prices for Asia sparked fears over slower demand, but strong Chinese economic data and U.S. output outages capped losses. Brent crude futures were down 24 cents, or […]

September 7, 2021 (Corrects valuation to “over $6 bln” from “over $12 bln” in headline and paragraph 1) (Reuters) – On Holding AG, a shoe firm backed by Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, is targeting a valuation of more than $6 billion in a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), a regulatory filing https://ift.tt/3BMEd5d showed on […]

September 7, 2021 KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen invaded a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna and kidnapped 18 residents including seven children, a community leader said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of mass abductions disrupting every aspect of life in the region. Gangs of ransom seekers have been kidnapping children […]

September 7, 2021 By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hit by a handful of gravel on Monday, television images show, as he made his way to his campaign bus past a crowd shouting their opposition to COVID-19 vaccines. A CTV camera captured what looks to be white gravel […]

September 7, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese hedge fund managers parried criticism of their trading techniques and market impact on Tuesday, a day after the country’s top securities regulator said the rapidly growing number of “quants” was a challenge to stock exchanges. Yi Huiman, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), said on Monday […]

September 7, 2021 BEIJING (Reuters) – Stellantis NV’s Chinese joint venture with GAC will close one of its two Chinese factories by March 2022, GAC told Reuters, as Stellantis restructures operations in the world’s biggest auto market where it struggles to sell cars. The joint venture, which currently has capacity to make 328,000 vehicles a […]

September 7, 2021 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Tuesday, as worries over the slowing pace of economic recovery overshadowed hopes that the Federal Reserve would maintain its accommodative stance a little longer after a soft U.S. payrolls report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.15 points, or 0.01%, at the open […]

September 7, 2021 By Anthony Esposito and Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, although it suffered teething problems when the government had to unplug a digital wallet to cope with demand. President Nayib Bukele, who pushed for adoption of the cryptocurrency, […]

September 7, 2021 By Ahmed Hagagy KUWAIT (Reuters) – More than 42 million old vehicle tyres dumped in Kuwait’s sands have started to be recycled, as the Gulf state tackles a waste problem that created one of the world’s largest tyre graveyards. The massive dump site was a mere 7 km (4 miles) from a […]

September 7, 2021 STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will push ahead with easing COVID-19 restrictions at the end of this month, removing most curbs and limits on public venues such as restaurants, theatres and stadiums, the government said on Tuesday. With most adults vaccinated, Sweden has gradually eased some restrictions during a summer lull in the […]