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- The DL on CockroachDBby Natasha Mascarenhas on 24th July 2021 at 6:00 pm
As college students at Berkeley, Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis created a successful open-source graphics program, GIMP, which got the attention of Google. The duo ultimately joined Google, and even personally got kudos from Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Kimball and Mattis quickly rose to prominence within the company, and then chose to leave it
- The DL on CockroachDBby Natasha Mascarenhas on 24th July 2021 at 6:00 pm
As college students at Berkeley, Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis created a successful open-source graphics program, GIMP, which got the attention of Google. The duo ultimately joined Google, and even personally got kudos from Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Kimball and Mattis quickly rose to prominence within the company, and then chose to leave it
- Should we be worried about insurtech valuations?by Richard Dal Porto on 24th July 2021 at 5:00 pm
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment.
- Should we be worried about insurtech valuations?by Richard Dal Porto on 24th July 2021 at 5:00 pm
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment.
- China Roundup: Kai-Fu Lee’s first Europe bet, WeRide buys a truck startupby Rita Liao on 24th July 2021 at 4:00 pm
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. Despite the geopolitical headwinds for foreign tech firms to enter China, many companies, especially those that find a dependable partner, are still forging ahead. For this
- China Roundup: Kai-Fu Lee’s first Europe bet, WeRide buys a truck startupby Rita Liao on 24th July 2021 at 4:00 pm
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. Despite the geopolitical headwinds for foreign tech firms to enter China, many companies, especially those that find a dependable partner, are still forging ahead. For this
- This Week in Apps: Clubhouse opens up, Twitter talks bitcoin, Snap sees record quarterby Sarah Perez on 24th July 2021 at 2:40 pm
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices
- This Week in Apps: Clubhouse opens up, Twitter talks bitcoin, Snap sees record quarterby Sarah Perez on 24th July 2021 at 2:40 pm
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices
- Sequoia’s Mike Vernal outlines how to design feedback loops in the search for product-market fitby Jordan Crook on 23rd July 2021 at 11:34 pm
"Finding product-market fit is not a deterministic process. Most of the time, it requires iteration. It requires constant adaptation."
- Sequoia’s Mike Vernal outlines how to design feedback loops in the search for product-market fitby Jordan Crook on 23rd July 2021 at 11:34 pm
"Finding product-market fit is not a deterministic process. Most of the time, it requires iteration. It requires constant adaptation."
General News
- A couple is being sued for defamation after writing 1-star Google reviews of a roofing company, report saysby jzitser@businessinsider.com (Joshua Zitser) on 25th July 2021 at 3:45 pm
Autumn Knepper and Adam Marsh uploaded the negative reviews after a receptionist was rude to them, they said. Now they're being sued for defamation.
- The first Olympic gold medal in skateboarding went to a Nike athleteby Marc Bain on 25th July 2021 at 3:41 pm
Japan's Yuto Horigome, sponsored by Nike, beat out competition from Brazil and the US in the street skating competition.
- Judiciary seeks $389.5 million for courthouse security and renovations in wake of 2020 unrestby kshalvey@insider.com (Kevin Shalvey) on 25th July 2021 at 3:33 pm
The US court system has requested hundreds of millions for courthouse upgrades after a year of unrest around the country.
- An Uber Eats driver discovered she had won $250,000 on a scratch-off lottery ticket while waiting for her next delivery in Marylandby ztayeb@businessinsider.com (Zahra Tayeb) on 25th July 2021 at 3:27 pm
An anonymous delivery driver known only as "Grateful Mom" said: "I don't want to do Uber Eats right now!" after winning a lottery jackpot.
- AI in Insurance: How three forward-looking insurers are infusing AI into their front, middle, and back officesby insider@insider.com (Victor Chatenay) on 25th July 2021 at 3:03 pm
Insider Intelligence assesses the business impact of forward-looking insurers implementing AI in their front, middle, and back offices.
- House Freedom Caucus pushes McCarthy to force vote to oust Pelosi as speakerby insider@insider.com (John L. Dorman) on 25th July 2021 at 3:00 pm
The group alleged that Pelosi "has no interest in representative democracy" and lamented proxy voting and the installation of metal detectors.
- A healthcare worker who was hospitalized for a month with COVID-19 says she now has nearly $1 million in medical billsby jzitser@businessinsider.com (Joshua Zitser) on 25th July 2021 at 2:59 pm
Shenita Russie, who caught COVID-19 last year, has racked up an eye-watering amount in medical bills after being placed in a medically-induced coma.
- This natural health doctor has published over 600 articles claiming coronavirus vaccines are a fraud - he's part of the 'disinformation dozen' responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 misinformation on Facebookby lcasado@businessinsider.com (Laura Casado) on 25th July 2021 at 2:44 pm
Joseph Mercola has an online audience of 3.6 million. His article "Could Hydrogen Peroxide Treat Coronavirus?" was shared on Facebook nearly 5,000 times.
- Chris Christie suggested that Trump conduct a 'thank you' tour of hospitals and small businesses to pick up in the polls and counter Biden during 2020 race: bookby insider@insider.com (John L. Dorman) on 25th July 2021 at 1:22 pm
Christie was candid with Trump about the realities of running for reelection, when voters are looking for a fresh message from political candidates.
- CASE STUDY: How Goldman Sachs changed the retail banking game - by entering itby insider@insider.com (Insider Intelligence) on 25th July 2021 at 1:03 pm
Business Insider spoke with Omer Ismail, US head of consumer digital finance for Goldman Sachs, about how the firm is disrupting retail banking.
