Sometimes the new school can learn from the old school. Ajeet Mestry / Unsplash This story has been updated. It was originally published on May 28, 2019. Services such as Spotify and Netflix want to keep you listening and watching for as long as possible, so they work hard to serve up new stuff at…
Some of digital health’s best-capitalized startups are struggling. A string of healthcare unicorns have announced layoffs over the past few weeks, including Ro, Cerebral, Forward and Calibrate. While these companies are all targeting different corners of the healthcare world — from direct-to-consumer healthcare to virtual mental health support — the layoffs show a similar response…
HireArt, which TechCrunch previously described as a “resume-killing” jobs marketplace, today announced that it raised $26.25 million in a Series B financing round led by Three Fish Capital with participation from over a “half dozen” angel investors. CEO Nick Sedlet said that the cash will be put toward product development and more than doubling HireArt’s…
Uber has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging that the ride-hail company violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by overcharging riders with disabilities. The company will offer several million dollars in compensation to more than 65,000 Uber users who were “charged discriminatory fees due to disability,” according to a statement from the United States…
Worldwide, more than a billion people suffer from vision impairment and entirely avoidable blindness. Cataracts — and the surgery to correct them — is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world, with more than 28 million performed worldwide, every year. The problem is, even though the surgery is relatively simple, there aren’t…
The issue of cloud sovereignty is increasingly becoming a sticking point for EU regulators, and it is something that businesses are starting to recognize, research from Capgemini has said. In a survey, it found over two-thirds (69%) of businesses cited potential exposure to extra-territorial laws in a cloud environment as a potential issue. Another 68% cited…
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Stock trading graph of Apple seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images US stocks reversed lower Monday after Bloomberg reported Apple will slow hiring and spending. A housing market gauge showed builder confidence slowed to a pandemic-era low. Cryptocurrencies bounced back from recent turmoil to regain a $1 trillion market capitalization. …
Leo Aquino. Jia Nocon In 2018, I left a job that paid $60,000 a year without an emergency fund. I developed six money habits that helped me get through difficult financial circumstances. I still track my expenses manually in a Google Sheet because it works better for me than an app. Nearly half of millennials…
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