Amazon-backed Indian D2C beauty brand MyGlamm raises $71 million – TechCrunch

Amazon-backed Indian D2C beauty brand MyGlamm raises $71 million – TechCrunch

MyGlamm, a direct-to-consumer beauty brand in India that sells most of its products through its own website, app, and retail touchpoints, announced Monday that it had raised $ 71.3 million in a round of funding has as the Mumbai-based company plans to scale its business in the South Asian market. The startup raised $ 23.5 … Read more

CDC reconsiders mask guidance; mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots study

CDC reconsiders mask guidance; mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer shots study

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering revising their COVID-19 guidelines to recommend that even fully vaccinated individuals wear masks in public. Fauci, the nation’s senior government infectious disease official, told CNN’s State of the Union that he had participated in talks about changing the policy, which he … Read more

Kai-Fu Lee’s first Europe bet, WeRide buys a truck startup – TechCrunch

Kai-Fu Lee’s first Europe bet, WeRide buys a truck startup – TechCrunch

Hello, and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a round-up of the recent events that have shaped the Chinese technology landscape and what it means for people in the rest of the world. Despite the geopolitical headwinds for foreign tech companies to invade China, many companies, especially those that find a reliable partner, are still … Read more

China plans to build the first ‘clean’ commercial nuclear reactor

Jon Fingas

Are you intrigued by the possibility of using nuclear reactors to limit emissions, but worried about their water consumption and long-term safety? A solution may be imminent. LiveScience reports that China has outlined plans to build the first “clean” commercial nuclear reactor using liquid thorium and molten salt. The first prototype reactor should be ready … Read more

Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years – TechCrunch

Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years – TechCrunch

More contributions from this contributor Factories don’t die taking your order and other hardware startups Cooperation with a Chinese factory, Hardware Entrepreneur Edition China’s e-commerce and The industrial ecosystem is as different from the western world as its culture. It took the country decades to earn its reputation as the world’s factory, but it now … Read more

Wildfires scorch Western US as homes burn and thousands threatened

Flames devour a home as the Dixie Fire ripped through the Indian Falls community in Plumas County, California on Saturday, July 24, 2021.

More than 22,000 firefighters fought the flames. Heavy smoke affects visibility and could lay aircraft on the ground The nation’s largest fire is the bootleg fire in southern Oregon. Thousands of firefighters across the country battled “extreme fire behavior” on Sunday when California’s largest fire tore down homes and forced thousands of residents to flee … Read more

GM sues Ford over the name of its hands-free driving feature

Jon Fingas

Ford may be excited about its BlueCruise hands-free technology, but GM is less than excited about it. The Detroit Free Press and The Verge report that GM has sued Ford for alleged trademark infringement for both its rival Super Cruise feature and its autonomy-focused cruise company. According to DFP sources, GM had brokered talks with … Read more