G7 leaders want to tackle inequality. People in Cornwall aren't convinced
G7 leaders want to tackle inequality. People in Cornwall aren't convinced Read More
Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s murder, won a Pulitzer citation
Over a year later, the Pulitzer Board has awarded Frazier a Special Citation in the 2021 Pulitzer Prize announcement, long held as the most prestigious awards in journalism and among the most prestigious for literary work. Read More
What to do — and not do — when you meet the Queen
What to do — and not do — when you meet the Queen Read More
This Week in Apps: WWDC 21 highlights, Instagram Creator Week recap, Android 12 beta 2 arrives
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. Read More
The rapid hard-tech emergence
When I joined the team at SOSV’s HAX, a venture program designed to help early-stage hardware founders, my friends in tech shook their heads. Hadn’t I learned yet that hardware is too hard? What they didn’t see was a hardware scene evolving rapidly in contrast to its glacial reputation. The old hard-knocks hardware playbook has…
Kathryn Hahn’s Marvel villain cred isn’t enough to convince her kids she’s cool
“They’re teenagers and pre-teenagers so I’m never gonna be cool,” she said to Fallon, but he brought up a note that her daughter left for Hahn after the finale where she wrote that she was proud of her mom for being “a bad-ass.” Read More
How to watch ‘In the Heights,’ one of the must-see movies for this summer
Billed as the “event of the summer,” In the Heights is based on the musical of the same name from Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is directed by John M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians fame, and stars Ramos, Corey Hawkins, and more as neighbors in a vibrant New York City community. Read More
UBS investment makes Byju’s the most valuable startup in India
Edtech giant Byju’s has become the most valuable startup in India after raising about $350 million in a new tranche of investment from UBS Group and Zoom founder Eric Yuan, Blackstone and others that valued the Bangalore-based firm at $16.5 billion (post-money). Read More
Don’t let body shame keep you from celebrating Pride
Ryan Sheldon has been on the cover of a magazine, on a billboard in Times Square, even interviewed on national television. But each June, the brawn model and motivational speaker is reminded of one place he hasn’t been: an LGBTQ Pride parade. Read More
Alicia Silverstone Says We’ve Been Pronouncing Her Name All Wrong
“Just an FYI,” the “Clueless” star wrote in the caption of a TikTok video. … Read More