Posted on 02/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia is using his upcoming contest against D’Mitrius Ballard as a way to continue his middleweight maturation process. Since dropping his WBO 154 pound title in 2019, the Mexican product has slowly but
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Experts Weekly: Recruiting recruiters, crypto marketing, earned media 101
Do you have recent experience recruiting talent for pre-revenue startups? If this describes you — or someone you know — please read this important announcement. TechCrunch Experts is recruiting recruiters Growth marketing (TechCrunch+) Create a social media punch list for
US stocks fall again as Russian invasion threat continues
The Dow (INDU) closed down nearly 233 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (COMP) Composite ended the day with losses of 0.7% and 1.2%. The US stock market will be closed Monday in observance of the Presidents’
Photos: Sara Ali Khan Shamita Shetty get clicked in the city
Sara Ali Khan and Shamita Shetty were photographed in the city today. Shamita Shetty was clicked at the Mumbai airport earlier this morning while Sara Ali Khan was photographed outside her gym. The gym is where Sara Ali Khan
Agility Robotics and Playground Global join TechCrunch Live to speak on fundraising robotic delivery
Delivery has become one of the fastest growing verticals for robotics investments amid pandemic-related shutdowns. There’s been plenty of interest in the category over the years, but Covid-19 has accelerated interest on all sides of the equation. Among this category,
California lays out a plan to treat the coronavirus as a manageable risk, not an emergency.
The plan would expand wastewater surveillance testing and genomic sequencing; expand access to Covid-19 treatments; and create a special office of community partnerships that would send hundreds of workers into immigrant, disadvantaged and other hard-to-reach communities to combat disinformation and
‘STRIDE’ Studio Announces Sci-Fi Roguelite ‘OUTLIER’, Coming to SteamVR in March
Joy Way, the studio behind VR titles STRIDE and AGAINST, announced it has another game in the early access pipeline. Called OUTLIER, the sci-fi roguelite is headed to Steam next month, with a version for Quest planned for 2022. Outlier is offering up procedurally-generated
Illinois appellate court rejects Democratic governor’s effort to maintain school mask mandate
The court, however, said the ruling does not apply to local mandates, and the Chicago Public Schools district — which was engaged in a bitter dispute with its teachers’ union earlier this year over Covid-19 safety protocols — swiftly said
Reusable packaging startup bags $3.1M to pick a fight with single-use packaging
Quick pop quiz: Is it better to recycle your cardboard boxes, or use a sturdier packaging bag that can be used again and again until it meets its maker again? Returnity‘s bet is the latter, and the company just raised
6 Ways to Organize Your Pantry Without Asking Your Mom
We’ve all been there: you open your pantry to find that a few cans have gone bad, so you whip out the receipt and toss them in the trash — only to have a can of green beans roll out.
Kim Potter sentenced to 2 years in Daunte Wright’s manslaughter
The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling “Taser” during a traffic-stop-turned-arrest outside Minneapolis was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. A Minnesota jury found Kim Potter, 49, guilty late last year of first- and
Kim Potter Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Killing Daunte Wright
The former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, saying she intended to fire her Taser and not her gun, was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday, far less than the standard sentence of
SafeBoda bets on super app to boost recovery from pandemic slump
Powered by 25,000 motorcycle taxis at the start of 2020, SafeBoda was at its peak, ferrying thousands of pillion passengers in cities across Uganda and Nigeria. And then the covid pandemic hit, throwing everything into a spin. Containment measures like
Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months
Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees ‘metamates’—the company announced
Skills You Need to Become a Professional Cake Artist
Baking a cake is not enough, its decoration and alluring designs are also essential. Many people try to make designer cakes at home, but it is not that easy to impress cake lovers. Sometimes, mistakes happen with the number of