Historically, people who have difficulty conceiving children have been stigmatized. A 2020 UCLA study found that approximately 15% of couples will have trouble getting pregnant, but Kindbody, which has spun […]
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Back to news homeNord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation
VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise […]
FBI operation aims to take down massive Russian GRU botnet
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has disclosed it carried out an operation in March to mass-remove malware from thousands of compromised routers that formed a massive botnet controlled by Russian […]
Apple pilot tests feature that allows developers to automatically charge users for subscription price increases
Apple may be changing how iOS subscriptions operate when price increases are involved. Recently, some developers noticed that the streaming service Disney+ was seemingly only informing users of upcoming price […]
Disney+ removes adult-focused films after mistakingly adding them to its US service
Inching toward a more mature (some could say “scandalous”) streaming service, Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. were temporarily given not one but two 20th Century Studios films titled “Hot Shots” […]
Using asynchronous video interviews to improve startup recruiting
Sunny Saurabh Contributor Making the recruitment process more efficient so you can filter the best candidates from the top of the funnel is one of the biggest challenges facing hiring […]
How Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer Beat Amazon
In the first dark days of the pandemic, as an Amazon worker named Christian Smalls planned a small, panicked walkout over safety conditions at the retailer’s only fulfillment center in […]
Daily Crunch: Amazon says it’s ‘disappointed’ after Staten Island fulfillment center workers unionize
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Biden will tap oil reserve, hoping to push gasoline prices down.
Energy experts said the reserve release would pack more punch if other countries, like China, also sold oil from their stockpiles. The International Energy Agency, an organization of more than […]
Soaring Cost of Diesel Ripples Through the Global Economy
Farmers are spending more to keep tractors and combines running. Shipping and trucking companies are passing higher costs to retailers, which are beginning to pass them on to shoppers. And […]