Apple alum’s jobs app for India’s workers secures $8 million

Javed, a middle-aged man, worked as a driver before losing that job earlier this year as coronavirus spread across India, prompting New Delhi to enforce a nationwide lockdown and temporarily curb several business activities.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/apple-alums-jobs-app-for-indias-workers-secures-8-million/
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Everybody is racing to an IPO — even Laird Hamilton’s young “superfood” company

This one is unusual: Laird Superfood, a five-year-old, 100-person, Sisters, Ore.-based startup that was cofounded by famed surfer Laird Hamilton and which makes plant-based packaged beverage products, filed today to raise up to $40 million in an IPO.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/everybody-is-racing-to-ipo-even-laird-hamiltons-young-superfood-company/
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Walmart+ launches Sept 15, offering same-day delivery, gas discounts and cashierless checkout for $98/yr

Walmart today officially unveiled its new membership service and Amazon Prime rival, which it’s calling “Walmart+.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/walmart-plus-launches-sept-15-offering-same-day-delivery-for-98-per-year-plus-gas-discounts-and-cashierless-checkout/
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Got a Chromebook? It’s valuable! Here’s how to prep it for sale

Demand for Chromebooks is white-hot right now. Here’s how to back up your files and factory-reset your old Chromebook to get it ready for the open market. 3 minute ReadFriend, if ever you were looking for the ideal time to sell a Chromebook, that time is now.

from Pocket https://www.fastcompany.com/90545522/got-a-chromebook-its-valuable-heres-how-to-prep-it-for-sale
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Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies Fatally Shoot a Black Man They Say Had a Gun

The man, who had been stopped riding a bicycle, was shot several times when a fight broke out, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/la-police-shooting.html
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How the Fatal Shooting at a Portland Protest Unfolded

We followed the final moments of a man shot and killed in Portland, Ore., as supporters of President Trump clashed with those protesting police violence. The fatal shooting of a far-right group’s supporter in Portland, Ore.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/video/portland-protests-shooting-investigation.html
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India’s Economy Shrank Nearly 24 Percent Last Quarter

It’s the biggest decline of any major economy. Economists say once the impact on the country’s vast “informal” work force is taken into account, the damage might be even worse. NEW DELHI — The Indian economy contracted by 23.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/world/asia/india-economy-gdp.html
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A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

President Trump has employed provocative and sometimes incendiary words and images to focus attention on demonstrations and away from the human and economic costs of the pandemic.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/trump-police-protests.html
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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

When Elizabeth Neumann went to work in counterterrorism in Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security, she thought she’d be focused on Islamic extremism, as she was in George W. Bush’s administration. But as the assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention at D.H.S.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/trump-biden-violence.html
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Unwitting Progressives for Trump

On Thursday, as Donald Trump was about to accept the Republican nomination from the South Lawn of the White House with warnings that “No one will be safe in Biden’s America,” National Public Radio was doing its small part to make sure the president would be re-elected.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/trump-biden-protests.html
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American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

The logic offered by the director of national intelligence for restricting in-person briefings for Congress on foreign meddling in the election campaign doesn’t pass the smell test.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/john-ratcliffe-russia-election.html
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Gillmor Gang: Platforming

Much was made during the Republican Convention of the lack of a party platform. The media characterized this as a capitulation to the Cult of Trump phenomenon, but the questioned begged was: so what? If you’re running as a candidate to disrupt the status quo….

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/gillmor-gang-platforming/
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Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has been throwing accelerant on the fire of the nation’s social unrest rather than trying to put it out, seeking confrontation rather than calm at a volatile moment his advisers hope will help salvage his campaign for a second term.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/trump-kenosha.html
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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

The move, a response to pressure to pay publishers when their stories are posted on the social network, could add to internet silos springing up around the world. With each passing day, the World Wide Web is becoming an outdated name.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/technology/facebook-block-news-stories-australia.html
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Reid Hoffman, Zynga’s Mark Pincus aim to raise $600M for tech-focused SPAC

Reinvent Technology Partners, a new special purpose acquisition company formed by famed investor and serial entrepreneur Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and veteran hedge fund manager Michael Thompson, filed Monday for a $600 million initial public offering.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/reid-hoffman-zyngas-mark-pincus-aim-to-raise-600m-for-tech-focused-spac/
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Covid-19 Live Updates: Cases in the U.S. Have Topped 6 Million

On a day that saw yet another milestone in cases, President Trump retweeted fringe theories about the virus. New Zealand reported nine new cases of the coronavirus, including some linked to a cluster in Auckland, which came out of lockdown late Sunday.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html
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A Quick Virus Test? Sure, If You Can Afford It

Standard tests in New York City can take days or weeks. Wealthier people are turning to concierge services and small laboratories to get results in as little as 24 hours.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/rapid-coronavirus-test.html
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The Few, the Proud, the White: The Marine Corps Balks at Promoting Generals of Color

A respected, combat-tested Black colonel has been passed over three times for promotion to brigadier general. What does his fate say about the Corps? WASHINGTON — All things being equal, Col.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/marines-race-general.html
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In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent

Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born. But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy’s frustration.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/markey-kennedy-massachusetts-senate.html
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‘Who Replaces Me?’

This episode contains strong language. As a police officer in his hometown of Flint, Mich., Scott Watson has worked to become a pillar of the community, believing his identity has placed him in a unique position to do his job.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/podcasts/the-daily/flint-michigan-police-officer.html
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Joe Biden Had Better Watch It

After Trump’s unconventional convention, there is danger for the former vice president all over the political landscape. Ms. Collins and Mr. Stephens are Opinion columnists. They converse every week.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/joe-biden-trump-2020.html
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Trumpism Is Not the Only Future for Conservatives

When Republicans jettison liberty as a core political value, they reject conservatism and America itself.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/trump-conservatives.html
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Hawk. Lizard. Mole. Human.

One of my sons noticed it before the rest of us did: a hawk perched on the edge of the birdbath mounted to our deck rail, only a few feet from the back door.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/hawk-lizard-mole-human.html
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How a New Wave of Black Activists Changed the Conversation

To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. On a windswept early June day in Minneapolis, roughly a thousand people gathered under sprawling trees in Powderhorn Park for a rally called the Path Forward.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/magazine/black-visions-collective.html
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‘The Boys’ Is Back, More Relevant Than Ever

Amazon’s irreverent take on the superhero genre is defined by depravity and violence, which makes it suited to a time when “authoritarianism and celebrity are combined,” its creator said.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/arts/television/the-boys-amazon.html
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United Airlines Drops Change Fees for Most U.S. Flights: Live Updates

For months, airlines have been waiving change fees to encourage hesitant travelers to fly again. Now, United Airlines is doing away with the charges altogether, at least for flights within the United States.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/31/business/stock-market-today-coronavirus
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative backs Indian education startup Eruditus in $113 million fundraise

Mumbai-based Eruditus, which works with top universities globally to offer more than 100 executive-level courses to students in over 80 nations, said on Monday it has raised $113 million in a new financing round as it looks to further scale its business to reach more learners.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/chan-zuckerberg-initiative-backs-indian-education-startup-eruditus-in-113-million-fundraise/
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Suburban Home Sales Boom as People Move Out of N.Y.C.

It’s Monday. Weather: Balmy, with peeks of sun. High in the mid-70s.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/nyregion/suburbs-nyc-pandemic.html
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Some of the brightest minds in Europe are joining us at Disrupt

TechCrunch Disrupt is right around the corner. And this year, we’re trying something different — we’re taking Disrupt virtual.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/some-of-the-brightest-minds-in-europe-are-joining-us-at-disrupt/
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TikTok parent ByteDance says it will ‘strictly follow’ China export controls

While Beijing has repeatedly spoken out against Washington’s pressure on Huawei, it has remained relatively quiet amid TikTok’s recent struggles in the U.S. As the red-hot video app approaches a final sale in the U.S.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/china-export-rules-complicate-tiktok-sale/
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Fashion brand SockSoho is using data science in a bid to become the “Uniqlo of India”

SockSoho is a direct-to-consumer brand that aspires to become the “Uniqlo of India.” The company launched sales ten months ago, starting with men’s socks, and recently completed Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 program.

from Pocket https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/31/fashion-brand-socksoho-is-using-data-science-in-a-bid-to-become-the-uniqlo-of-india/
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Meet Germany’s Bizarre Anti-Lockdown Protesters

They’re out on the streets again. On Saturday, around 38,000 people marched in Berlin, calling for an end to pandemic restrictions. It was a bizarre mix of people: families and senior citizens were joined by right-wing extremists, some sporting swastika tattoos.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/opinion/germany-covid-lockdown-protests.html
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The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

The plane circled overheard, the pilot searching in the darkness of a far-flung Alaskan village for a runway that didn’t seem to be there.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/Lifemed-alaska-flight-runway-landing.html
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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

PORTLAND, Ore. — A fatal shooting in Portland, Ore., over the weekend led President Trump to unleash a torrent of tweets and attacks on Sunday, capping a volatile week of street violence that is becoming a major theme in the final weeks of the 2020 campaign.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/portland-shooting-protests.html
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I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

He’s one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he’s shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q. PROVINCETOWN, Mass.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/business/media/im-still-reading-andrew-sullivan-but-i-cant-defend-him.html
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

In a year that has filled morgues, emptied schools, shuttered workplaces, swelled unemployment lines and polarized the electorate, these are a few of the Americans struggling to respond. WASHINGTON — And then Chadwick Boseman died.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/politics/2020-year.html
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Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

The use of white fear and white victimhood as potent political weapons is as old as the country itself. Donald Trump is just the latest practitioner of this trade. As Robert G.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/opinion/trump-white-fear-2020.html
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Can Colleges Meet the Covid Challenge?

Readers blame both students and administrators for campus outbreaks and discuss the social isolation forced by Covid. Re “To Stay Open, Colleges Wage War on Parties” (front page, Aug. 23):

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/opinion/letters/coronavirus-college.html
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How to Protect the Data on Your Laptop

Your laptop is a treasure trove of personal and sensitive information—make sure it's as secure as it can be.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/protect-laptop-data-tips
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The Joy of ‘Analog’ Cooking on a Green Coleman Camp Stove

The best way to unplug from all your digital kitchen gadgetry is to fire up a pair of propane burners in the middle of nowhere.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/rave-coleman-camp-stove
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Can Australia Force Google and Facebook to Pay for News?

A proposed law would require the tech giants to negotiate with publishers. Similar attempts in Europe have largely failed.

from Wired https://www.wired.com/story/can-australia-force-google-facebook-pay-news
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Breonna Taylor’s Life Was Changing. Then the Police Came to Her Door.

An ex-boyfriend’s run-ins with the law entangled her even as she tried to move on. Interviews, documents and jailhouse recordings help explain how she landed in the middle of a deadly drug raid. LOUISVILLE, Ky.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/breonna-taylor-police-killing.html
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Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps

Thousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/colleges-coronavirus-research.html
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New Yorkers Are Fleeing to the Suburbs: ‘The Demand Is Insane’

The pandemic is spurring home sales as prosperous city residents seek more space. One listing had 97 showings and received 24 offers. Over three days in late July, a three-bedroom house in East Orange, N.J.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/nyregion/nyc-suburbs-housing-demand.html
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Steven Mnuchin Tried to Save the Economy. Not Even His Family Is Happy.

The coronavirus was an opportunity for the Treasury secretary to redefine his legacy, for better or worse.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/business/steven-mnuchin-trump-economy.html
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Conventions Can Boost the Incumbent. Did It Work This Time?

The Trump team’s approach to the task of pigeonholing the challenger looked less focused than those used in 2004 and 2012.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/upshot/republican-convention-trump-strategy.html
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Presidential Race, Chadwick Boseman, September Books: Your Weekend Briefing

1. General election season is officially in full swing. A weeklong Republican offensive against Joe Biden ended with President Trump’s formal acceptance of his party’s nomination. The national political conventions set the battle lines for the election’s remaining weeks: Mr.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/briefing/presidential-race-chadwick-boseman-september-books-your-weekend-briefing.html
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‘A Hail Mary’: Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats

Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/world/americas/psychedelics-therapy-war-stress.html
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Keke Palmer Keeps a Check

The movie star, talk-show host, singer and self-described “drama nerd person” is hosting the MTV V.M.A.s. She’s the only person for the job.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/style/keke-palmer-MTV-VMAs.html
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Will the U.S. Open Show Big Events Can Return to New York?

It was late-March in New York, just five months but seemingly a lifetime ago, and the leaders of tennis in the United States already knew that this year’s U.S. Open would be unlike anything they had ever experienced, if they could stage it at all.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/sports/tennis/coronavirus-us-open-bubble.html
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The Trauma of the Civil War Lives On in Faulkner’s Fiction

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. In July, at his memorial service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the Honorable John Lewis was eulogized by three presidents. The sitting president was not among them.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/books/review/the-saddest-words-michael-gorra.html
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Chadwick Boseman: Five things to know about the Black Panther star - BBC News

US actor Chadwick Boseman, best known for playing Black Panther in the hit Marvel superhero franchise, has died of cancer aged 43. He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by his side, a statement posted on social media said. Here are five things to know about the Hollywood actor.

from Pocket https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmnCBebARLU&feature=youtu.be
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Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?

TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s announcement on Friday that he would resign because of poor health was a rather abrupt end for a supposedly strong leader. Mr. Abe has ruled Japan, most recently, for a record seven years and eight months: He is the country’s longest-serving prime minister.

from Pocket https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/opinion/shinzo-abe-resign-japan.html
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