Month: February 2021
‘It’s a Minefield’: Biden’s Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics
As California’s attorney general, Xavier Becerra fought Trump-era restrictions on reproductive health. If confirmed, he’ll navigate an even more difficult legal and political landscape. (Image credit: Sarah Silbiger/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreBiden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries – CNN
Biden administration to send 25 million masks to community health centers and food pantries CNN Biden administration to deliver 25M free masks to those in need WBOY.com Biden to order review of supply chains in key industries New York Post Biden administration to
Read MoreCanva acquires background removal specialists Kaleido
Kaleido, makers of a drag-and-drop background removal service for images and video, have been acquired by up and coming digital design platform Canva. While the price and terms are not disclosed, it is speculated that this young company may have
Read MoreTechstars’ Neal Sáles-Griffin will join us at TechCrunch Early Stage 2021 to talk accelerators
Should you try to get your startup into an accelerator program? How do you make the right impression on the application? Where does your team need to be before you apply — and once you’re in, how do you make
Read MoreFrancisco Partners is acquiring MyHeritage, sources say for $600M
Genealogy tracking online is a big business, and today comes some M&A news for one of the bigger names in the field. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Israel’s MyHeritage.com — a profitable site that lets people test DNA and
Read MoreThree Found Guilty in Helping Carlos Ghosn Escape to Turkey
An Istanbul judge handed down fines and suspended prison sentences to two pilots and an airline manager for participating in former Nissan Motor boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan in late 2019.
Read MorePakistan’s Polio Playbook Has Lessons For Its COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The pandemic has slowed efforts to eradicate the contagious disease. Yet the country’s polio effort offers insights on the launch of its coronavirus vaccine campaign. (Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR)
Read MorePakistan’s Polio Playbook Has Lessons For Its COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The pandemic has slowed efforts to eradicate the contagious disease. Yet the country’s polio effort offers insights on the launch of its coronavirus vaccine campaign. (Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR)
Read MoreCountries Seek New Fix for Dormant International Trade Court
Member countries of the World Trade Organization are aiming to resurrect a system for resolving trade disputes that has been a point of friction between the U.S. and other nations.
Read MoreGhana is the first country to receive vaccines from the global Covax initiative
A Covax tag on a shipment of Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination programme, at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. | Photo by NIPAH DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images It’s the start of a long campaign to immunize
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