At a news conference in Doha, Qatar, Foreign Secretary Antony J. Blinken said Tuesday that US officials were “working around the clock” to ensure that chartered flights with Americans can safely leave Afghanistan. Mr Blinken, who appeared with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and her Qatari counterparts, said Taliban leaders had recently reaffirmed their commitment to … Read more
Upcoming Amazon CEO Andy Jassy will replace Jeff Bezos on July 5th (GeekWIre Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy will join the company’s board of directors as he takes over Jeff Bezos as Amazon’s new CEO on July 5, the company said in a new filing on Friday. Jassy, who joined … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we experience urban spaces. In no time at all, there was a mass migration to the suburbs in densely populated city centers as people were looking for greener and larger spaces. If the pandemic is an indication of the challenges of a changing climate, what lessons can … Read more
Jeff Bezos in Seattle in 2016. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) It’s not exactly the type of ship that would frolic near the shores of Amazon’s South Lake Union campus in Seattle, but Jeff Bezos reportedly plans to set sail on his own boat. But at Bezos’ level of prosperity, boats are actually referred … Read more
Migrants crossing the Rio Grande to the US near McAllen, Texas are likely to be met by US border guards in their white and green SUVs. Or police officers from nearby Mission, Texas, a border town of 84,000 people. Or MPs from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Or soldiers from the Texas Department of Public … Read more
A new digital marketplace called West Tenth, now backed with $ 1.5 million in seed funding, aims to provide women with a platform to start and grow their businesses at home. Using the mobile app, women can promote their business to others in the local community, then answer queries and inquiries via the app’s integrated … Read more
Join TechCrunch for the first edition of 2021 ask me something Series in which TechCrunch interviews experts and answers your burning questions about virtual events. Our first guest is Xiaoyin Qu, co-founder and CEO of Rule the world. Friday, February 26, 1 p.m. PT Register here Run The World is a platform for virtual events … Read more