Showroom and factory closures blamed for dive to 4,321 registrations in April

We knew it was going to be bad — but not necessarily “lowest level since 2013” bad. As Apple was busy reporting its earnings, Canalys just dropped some of its own figures — and they’re not pretty. After two quarters of much-needed growing, the global smartphone market just took a big hit. And you no […]

Got something in your medical history that first responders should know about if you call 911? Things like known drug allergies, or the medications you’re on? The iPhone and Apple Watch will soon be able to share this information with first responders automatically (if you opt to let it do so). When a user with […]

Just as challenger banks have appeared in the B2C space, so to have B2B startup banks aimed at small businesses, among them startups like Qonto (Fr), Tide (UK), Penta (GER) and CountingUp (UK). Today another such firm, Finom, has closed a €6.5m ($7M) seed funding round led by Target Global, with participation from General Catalyst. […]

The $525m transaction is the latest to be derailed amid the coronavirus pandemic

Calastone reports record inflows throughout April after heavy redemptions in March

German supplier scraps outlook and warns smaller contractors could go out of business

Tesla appears to be ramping up installations of its solar tile roofs in the San Francisco Bay area and will eventually roll out to Europe and China, according to CEO Elon Musk, who, in a series of tweets, provided the first substantial update since the company launched the third iteration of its product in October. […]

NASA and Planet have deemed their pilot partnership a success, and the result is that NASA will extend its contract with Planet to provide the company’s satellite imagery of Earth to all research programs funded by the agency. NASA had signed an initial contract last April with Planet to provide Planet imagery to a team […]

We’re not letting this pandemic disrupt Disrupt SF 2020. Like any determined early-stage startup founder, we’re adapting and moving forward. Can’t join us in person on September 14-16? No problem. Take advantage of Digital Startup Alley, a completely new way to disrupt. Place your startup in front of influential movers and shakers and keep your […]

Michael Ovitz didn’t invent the idea of a talent agency, but one might argue that he perfected it. He founded the CAA in 1975, and grew it into the world’s leading talent agency, serving as chairman for 20 years. Now, Ovitz is investing in a brand new type of talent agency called Human Capital. Human […]

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo issued a joint call on 24 April for governments to refrain from imposing export and other trade restrictions on key medical supplies and food and to quickly lift those put in place since the start of the year.

Fintech companies have been lobbying for weeks to be able to participate in the U.S. government’s emergency lending program for small businesses. Now those efforts have paid off, as PayPal, Intuit and Square have all been approved to participate in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program, which provides aid in the form […]

Governments must apply renewed focus to achieve fiscal balance and sustainably reduce the cost of delivery.

Australia dropped six places to 15th position - the largest drop out of the 27 OECD countries measured.

Australia’s four major banks delivered combined underlying cash earnings of $15.5 billion for the first-half to March 2015.

Australian small businesses can unlock an additional $49.2 billion in output over the next ten years by making better use of existing technology, PwC analysis commissioned by Google released today shows.

As global challenges increase, Australia’s defence budget is growing, while the US and most other allies have been decreasing their defence resources.

Providing every primary school in the country with access to at least one specialist science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher could be possible if teachers are incentivised to acquire STEM specialisations and collaboration between schools is prioritised.

Australias four major banks delivered combined cash earnings of $14.9 billion for the first half to March 2016.

A lack of diversity in Australia's media and entertainment workforce in terms of ethnicity, gender, age and thinking is dragging on the industry's growth, according to a PwC report released today.

Backblaze today announced that its B2 Cloud Storage service is now API-compatible with Amazon’s S3 storage service. Backblaze started as an affordable cloud backup service, but over the last few years, the company has also taken its storage expertise and launched the developer-centric B2 Cloud Storage service, which promises to be significantly cheaper than similar […]

Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced in Ireland in December, and has since been made available to other international markets. To use the feature, Facebook users will need […]

While Jackbox clearly owes a great deal of its current popularity to the shelter-in-place policies, they've also been honing their craft for years. It's worth looking at what makes them work.

1. Promising coronavirus vaccine candidate from China in talks to be tested globally  Times Now
2. China conducts first successful coronavirus vaccine test on monkeys  Times of India
3. Inactivated PiCoVacc vaccine found safe, efficacious in animal study  The Hindu
4. Chinese drugmaker in talks to test coronavirus vaccine globally: Report  Hindustan Times
5. Covid-19: The race to develop coronavirus vaccines is heating up  Times of India
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1. Facebook redesign is finally rolling out for everyone | BGR India  BGR India
2. Dark mode on Facebook starts rolling out with brand new desktop site  Livemint
3. Facebook for desktop gets dark mode for all: Here's how to get it  India TV News
4. Facebook’s redesigned website now live: Here’s how to get  The Newsopedia
5. Facebook starts rolling out redesigned desktop site to all: Here’s what’s new  Hindustan Times
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1. 'Walked all night on tracks, left behind as I couldn't keep up' says Aurangabad tragedy survivor; 16...  Firstpost
2. Sorry, we have run out of all words today  Mumbai Mirror
3. NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra govt over deaths of migrant workers in Aurangabad train mishap, seeks det...  Zee News
4. 16 walking home to MP fall asleep on rail tracks, run over in Maharashtra  The Indian Express
5. Tragedy on tracks  The Indian Express
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Fresh off of a large round of layoffs, Lyft reported its Q1 results this afternoon. The ride-hailing company disclosed that it generated revenue of $955.7 million in the first three months of 2020, up 23% from its year-ago Q1 revenue result of $776 million. The company’s net loss of $398.1 million was also an improvement […]

Countingup, the business current account that “automates” your accounting, has raised £4 million in self-described bridge funding. Leading the round is ING Ventures, with co-investment from Triple Point, CVentures, and BiG Start Ventures. Founded by Tim Fouracre, who previously founded cloud accounting software Clear Books, and now boasting 20,000 business customers, Countingup’s long term vision […]

It's a good question. And with the SBA PPP deadline looming, we sought out an expert to answer it.

From original films to Prime movies, here's what you need to watch.

Biotech company Moderna said it plans to start phase 2 trials with 600 participants shortly.

Is it feast or famine for food delivery startups during the coronavirus pandemic? The UK’s Deliveroo has confirmed it’s axing more than 350 staff — or around 15% of its global headcount. Late yesterday the Telegraph reported that the London-based startup will be cutting 367 staff and furloughing a further 50 out of a total headcount […]

You can’t make access to your website’s content dependent on a visitor agreeing that you can process their data — aka a ‘consent cookie wall’. Not if you need to be compliant with European data protection law. That’s the unambiguous message from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which has published updated guidelines on the […]

Recent business shutdowns and changes to normal routines related to mitigation efforts for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have caused daily, weekday electricity demand in New York state to decrease by 11%–14% in March and April compared with expected demand, after accounting for seasonal temperature changes. Electricity demand changes in New York state and in New York City, in particular, have been more pronounced than in other parts of the country, which may partly be caused by differences in electricity consumption across regions and the varying effects of COVID-19 mitigation efforts on these sectors.

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It's been four years since we bade farewell to Downton Abbey on our TV screens, and now all the old favourites are back in a film alongside new faces Imelda Staunton and Tuppence Middleton.

Laura Carmichael and Hugh Bonneville and Laura Carmichael looked in fantastic spirits as they attended the photocall for the movie in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday.

Allen Leech's wife Jessica Blair Herman debuted her baby bump as the couple hit the red carpet for Downton Abbey's world premiere, held in London on Monday.

It has been four long, desolate years since the last ever episode of everyone's favourite British costume drama, so the arrival of Downton the Movie is not a moment too soon.

Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech are Town & Country's October 2019 cover stars, appearing in a sumptuous photoshoot that captures the nostalgia of the period drama.

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 actress, 63, showed off her quirky sense of style as she arrived for the photocall with co-star Michelle, 37, at the Rome Film Festival on Saturday.

Allen Leech from Downton Abbey stopped by the kickoff even over the weekend at the Barnsdall Theatre in Hollywood. The actor left his standard dapper suits from his hit TV series at home.

Michelle Dockery, 37, and her partner Jasper Waller-Bridge, right, were photographed together shopping in Sainsbury's near the Downton star's home in north London on Friday.

Ms Dockery has been dating creative director Jasper Waller-Bridge (with her, top right) for the past three months, it is understood. (Bottom right, with her fiance, John Dineen, in 2013.)

The Downton Abbey star, 38, put on a stylish display in the all-black ensemble as she joined her male co-stars at the event at the event in The Whitby Hotel