It’s not a converted industrial warehouse in Brooklyn. Or a stately, century-old building in the Flatiron. But YC-backed Regalii’s atypical office location up in the Dominican-heavy Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan has given it plenty of insights into its working-class immigrant customer base. The startup, co-founded by several Latino founders who personally knew the hassles of sending money home, […]

Stilt, a Y Combinator alum that provides financial services for immigrants without Social Security numbers or credit reports, announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million seed round. It also launched FDIC-insured pre-approved global bank accounts today. The startup has raised equity from investors including Liron Petrushka; Hillsven Capital; Streamlined Ventures; Gokul Rajaram; Bragiel […]

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

Australian carrier reviews operations and fleet due to coronavirus travel collapse

Maker of Fiat and Chrysler burns through billions of euros in cash in first quarter

IAG boss Willie Walsh warns people will not fly if government brings in new measures

Japanese group joins other carmakers in restarting their manufacturing operations in Britain

VC fund Runa Capital was launched with $135 million in 2010, and is perhaps best known for its investment into NGINX, which powers many web sites today. In more recent years it has participated or led investments into startups such as Zipdrug ($10.8 million); Rollbar this year ($11 million); and Monedo (for €20 million). HQ’d […]

Investors who saw rental housing as a safe bet before the pandemic are bracing for delinquencies

PSA and Fiat Chrysler to shut factories as demand tumbles and supply chains disrupted

Japanese conglomerate expects rebound in construction industry as cities end lockdowns

Vericool, a Livermore, Calif.-based startup that’s replacing plastic coolers and packaging with plant-based products, has raised $19.1 million in a new round of financing. The company’s stated goal is to replace traditional packaging materials like polystyrene with plant-based insulating packaging materials. Its technology uses 100% recycled paper fibers and other plant-based materials, according to the […]

The Los Angeles Cleantch Incubator is rebooting its incubator program and moving from rolling applications to a cohort model beginning with 16 new startups.  Los Angeles’ not-for-profit incubator exchanges sweat equity in the form of services and office space, and the promise of $20,000 in funding for local pilot projects, for a 1.5% to 3% […]

In a small suburb of Melbourne, two entrepreneurs are developing a technology that could mean big changes for the packaging industry. Stuart Gordon and Mark Appleford are the co-founders of Varden, a company that has developed a process to take the waste material from sugarcane and convert it into a paper-like packaging product with the […]

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

It takes either audacious self-confidence or reckless hubris to build a completely asocial video app in 2020. You can decide which best describes Quibi, Hollywood’s $1.75 billion-funded attempt at a mobile-only Netflix of six to 10-minute micro-TV show episodes. Quibi manages to miss every trend and tactic that could help make its app popular. The […]

It’s a brutal time for marijuana startups. I’m hearing some are raising at 1/5th of their 2019 valuation amidst rampant competition, tall taxes, and slow legalization. The struggles for marijuana’s best-known startup, delivery service Eaze, continue as today it’s losing one of its top partners. $75 million-funded weed brand empire Caliva has dropped Eaze in […]

Eight glasses of water a day. That’s the old recommendation you and I have heard growing up. And while we all know the importance of hydration to our health, some methods of hydration are more efficient than others. At least, that’s the premise that Hydrant was built on. The company, a wellness brand that launched […]

Impossible Foods made huge waves in the food industry when it came up with a way of isolating and using “heme” molecules from plants to mimic the blood found in animal meat (also comprised of heme), bringing a new depth of flavor to its vegetarian burger. This week at CES, the company is presenting the […]

We’ve spent so long asking tech to turn its attention to real-world problems. Let’s not complain when they do so now. 

While global stay-at-home orders have been a blow to most companies, they’ve also created opportunities for businesses helping to keep people entertained. So if you’re a YouTube creator hoping to capture some additional eyeballs while everyone’s stuck at home, online video agency Butter Works has released an interactive report outlining the most promising topics for […]

As a result of the global economic slowdown related to COVID-19, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that global petroleum and liquids consumption will average 95.5 million barrels per day in 2020, down 5.2 million barrels per day from 2019. EIA forecasts that U.S. oil consumption will decline 6.5% in 2020 to average 19.1 million barrels per day, which would be the largest percentage decline in U.S. consumption since 1980. At the same time, in its April 2020 Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA expects global oil supply to increase in the coming months from first-quarter 2020 levels. Total world liquids supply will average 98.7 million barrels per day through the third quarter of 2020. These supply and demand developments are contributing to a significant increase in liquid fuels inventories. EIA estimates that second-quarter 2020 global petroleum inventories will increase an average 11.4 million barrels per day. Within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the most stocks recorded in historical data were in July 2016 at 3.1 billion barrels. EIA forecasts inventories will surpass this level as production continues to outpace consumption. EIA expects these large stock builds will put downward pressure on crude oil prices for several months. Brent crude oil prices averaged 32 dollars per barrel in March, the lowest monthly average since January 2016. EIA forecasts Brent crude oil to average 23 dollars per barrel during the second quarter of 2020 before increasing to an average 46 dollars per barrels in 2021.

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

1. New antiviral drug combo shows promise against Covid-19: Study  Times of India
2. Cocktail of three antiviral drugs helps coronavirus patients recover faster, says study  ThePrint
3. Coronavirus treatment: Triple antiviral drug combo shows promise against COVID-19  Times Now
4. Coronavirus | Phase-2 trial with three drugs offers hope  The Hindu
5. Coronavirus: 3-drug regimen proved effective for COVID-19  Deccan Herald
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1. Ivanka Trump's personal assistant tests positive for coronavirus  Times of India
2. 'It's a Hoax': Twitter Mocks Donald Trump after Ivanka's Assistant Tests Positive for Covid-19  News18
3. Pence spokeswoman, married to top Trump adviser, diagnosed with coronavirus  Hindustan Times
4. Ivanka Trump's Personal Assistant Tests Positive For Coronavirus: Report  NDTV
5. Military aide found infected, Trump to undergo test daily  The Tribune India
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1. ‘Have 7-stage plan to bring back migrants’: Trinamool on Amit Shah’s letter  Hindustan Times
2. I am healthy, not suffering from any disease, says Amit Shah  Times of India
3. Not Allowing Migrants' Trains "Injustice": Amit Shah To Mamata Banerjee  NDTV
4. No proposal so far to run 'Shramik Special' trains to Bengal: Railway officials  Livemint
5. Home Minister asks CM Mamata Banerjee to arrange for return of migrant Bengal workers  Times of India
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Ecosia, a not-for-profit search engine which uses ad generated revenue to fund planting trees, is set to get a visibility boost in Chrome. A change Google is making to its chromium engine will see it added as a default search engine choice in up to 47 markets for the version 81 release of Google’s web […]

Stilt, a Y Combinator alum that provides financial services for immigrants without Social Security numbers or credit reports, announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million seed round. It also launched FDIC-insured pre-approved global bank accounts today. The startup has raised equity from investors including Liron Petrushka; Hillsven Capital; Streamlined Ventures; Gokul Rajaram; Bragiel […]

Prague based Resistant AI has nabbed a $2.75M seed round. The security startup’s machine learning technology is designed to be deployed on top of AI systems used for financial decision making to protect customers in markets such as financial services and ecommerce from attacks such as targeted manipulation, adversarial machine learning and advanced fraud. The […]

Cliqz, a Munch-based anti-tracking browser with private search baked in that has sought to offer a local alternative to Google powered by its own search index, is shutting down — claiming this arm of its business has been blindsided by the coronavirus crisis. Today was not great. We closed parts of @cliqz & our dream […]

Invest in an industry that can withstand an economic downturn.

And how the answer will help you determine the idea for your new business.

Owners of small businesses, caught between financial struggles and health hazards, must learn to operate as efficiently as they can from the safety of their own homes.

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman looked absolutely glowing as they attended the New York premiere of the Downton Abbey movie on Monday.

The Hillary Clinton aide, 43, has been keeping a low profile in recent weeks following Dailymail.com's reports that Weiner, a disgraced politician, was living in the same Manhattan block.

On Tuesday Michelle Dockery was far from the walls of the Abbey, as she promoted the new film on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She looked super chic in an all black pantsuit.

The TV host, 44, cut a casual figure as he geared up for the ceremony, where he and Dec could take home their 19th ceremony award for best presenter.

The pregnant star, 38, took to Instagram to share a sweet snap alongside her husband-to-be after tweeting she wouldn't be attending the ceremony because she 'can't be a***d to get glammed up.'

The former TOWIE star, 29, proudly cradled her stomach as she posed for the cameras at the star-studded event, which was being held at the O2 arena in London.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly made history at the National Television Awards on Tuesday as they won the Best Presenter Award for the nineteenth year in a row.

Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly made history as they won the Best Presenter Award for the nineteenth year in a row before winning their second award for the evening.

Jesy was pictured arguing with Chris inside the lobby of the InterContinental Hotel, before they left separately.

The TV presenter, 44, was spotted with a male pal and was checking out a flashy sports car parked in the road, while waiting for his friend Dec to arrive.

The Geordie presenting duo, both aged 44, are also reported to have legally trademarked their name to protect their brand for years to come.

The Geordie presenting duo, both aged 44, who started their careers in Byker Grove in the early 90s, starred in the popular ITV children's show with Cat Deeley from 1998 until 2003.

The actress, 38, poked fun at her stylish black polo neck jumper with a playful caption as she took to Instagram on Monday to share the sweet selfie with her husband-to-be, 28.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the duo, both, 44, announced they were inspired by Chris Evans' efforts to raise money for the NHS so planned to sell the gongs

She's the design expert who normally goes from room to room critiquing the interiors of the homes on Seven's House Rules.

With a place in the grand final at stake, it appears the House Rules teams are willing to do whatever it takes to get closer to the $200,000 cash prize.