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The EU for all of its lethargy, flaws, and fetishization of the bureaucracy is ultimately a good idea. It may be 64 years from the creation of the European Common Market, but it’s 29 years since the EU was founded in the Maastricht Treaty, and this international entity is definitely still acting like an indecisive … Read more
President Biden receives updates on the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, an administrative officer says, and is expected to speak of the tragedy again later today at the White House. Overnight, the president’s decision to declare a state of emergency in Florida – which immediately approves federal aid for the collapse of the Surfside building … Read more
After the opening of proceedings against Facebook and Google, the British competition authority is now taking on another big tech company. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a new investigation on Amazon and Google to assess whether they are protecting buyers from fake reviews. The move follows the opening of an investigation by … Read more
At least one person was killed and firefighters were extricating dozens of people from partially collapsed condo building near Miami. Mayor Charles Burkett warned that the death toll was likely to rise. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. SURFSIDE, Fla. — Rescue crews were working into the night to scour through a mammoth pile … Read more
Connie Celum, UW Professor of Public Health (University of Washington Photo) University of Washington researchers will test a monthly pill to help prevent HIV in women, with a new $ 122 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant is one of the first to emerge from the Gates Foundation since Bill … Read more
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s greatest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for June 24th, 2021. There’s a wealth of tech news out there today, but at the very top, if you’re into the advertising market, go here … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Biden Touts Agreement on Infrastructure Plan President Biden on Thursday endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal which includes $579 billion in new investments for roads, broadband internet and electric utilities. For me, investment in our physical and human infrastructure are inextricably intertwined, both make us better … Read more
Instagram is testing that users have the ability to post to their feeds from their desktop browser. This is the first time the photo sharing app has allowed posting from outside of its app. The company confirmed the test to Engadget. “We know that a lot of people access Instagram from their computer,” said a … Read more
Miami-Dade Commissioner Sally Heyman said it currently excludes 51 people believed to be living in the partially collapsed part of the building. Heyman told CNN that these people “never called or called people to reach them.” Emergency officers ask people to call 305-614-1819 to report they are safe or family members to report their relatives … Read more
Modern co-founders Olga Kundzich and Jonathan Schneider. (Modern Photos) New funding: Moderne received $ 4.7 million for its software that helps developers save time by automating code migrations and fixes. The Seattle-based company was founded by Olga Kundzich and Jonathan Schneider, former colleagues at Pivotal Software, which was acquired by VMware in 2019. The technique: … Read more