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Coronavirus: EU top scientist resigns citing politics and red tape

Mauro Ferrari says he lost faith in the system, criticising EU scientific governance and politics.

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5G Conspiracy Theorists Are Using Fears About The Coronavirus To Make Money

For $350, they'll sell you a USB stick they claim protects you from harmful 5G radiation and prevents infection from the coronavirus. (It doesn't.) View Entire Post ›

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Nicaragua's leaders promote gatherings amid COVID-19 pandemic

Nicaragua records few coronavirus infections as international health officials worry about transparency in reporting.

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Japanese newest Li-Ion battery-equipped submarine arrives at homeport

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on April 8 that its new Soryu-class submarine, JS OURYU (SS-511), arrived at homeport Kure, Hiroshima prefecture. OURYU is the newest Japanese submarine, as well as the first lithium-ion battery powered sub...

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WeWork sues SoftBank

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Japan's state of emergency is no lock down. What's in it?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other hard-hit Japanese prefectures to fortify the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. But this is no European or Wuhan-style lock down.

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Pope salutes 'saints next door' in fight against coronavirus

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Extra Crunch Tuesday: 15 top VCs discuss upcoming trends in social startups

Tuesday, April 07, 2020 • By Walter Thompson

Welcome to Extra Crunch Tuesday

We surveyed 15 top social network VCs to find out more about the trends they’re seeing and what excites them today:

Olivia Moore, CRV
Justine Moore, CRV
Connie Chan, Andreessen Horowitz
Alexis Ohanian, Initialized Capital
Niko Bonatsos, General Catalyst
Josh Coyne, Kleiner Perkins
Wayne Hu, Signal Fire
Alexia Bonatsos, Dream Machine
Josh Elman, Angel Investor
Aydin Senkut, Felicis Ventures
James Currier, NFX
Pippa Lamb, Sweet Capital
Christian Dorffer, Sweet Capital
Jim Scheinman, Maven Ventures
Eva Casanova, Day One Ventures

Respondents predicted which tech will spawn major social networks and apps in the near future and also identified startup ideas they’ve seen fail repeatedly. Come back next Tuesday to get their deep takes on social investing in the COVID-19 era.

Thanks for reading!

Walter Thompson
Senior Editor, TechCrunch
@yourprotagonist

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We may be stuck in our homes, but there’s still work to be done.

In his first Extra Crunch guest post, Lean Startup movement creator Steve Blank offers advice for teams that are seeking product-market fit in chaotic times.

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Senior Editor Alex Wilhelm interviewed Menlo Ventures' Matt Murphy about resetting churn expectations and how SaaS startups can position themselves to ride out what will likely continue to be a volatile quarter.

Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson on shifting a 3,000-person company to fully remote image

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Twilio has thousands of employees distributed across 25 offices, but CEO Jeff Lawson says the startup’s transition to remote-only “has worked pretty well,” all things considered.

In an interview with Greg Kumparak, Lawson walks through best practices for video calls, keeping employees engaged and managing people under difficult circumstances.

Longtime VC Neil Sequeira: funding founders without in-person meetings is 'quite difficult' image

Early-stage VC Neil Sequeira (founder, Defy) sat down with TechCrunch’s Silicon Valley Editor Connie Loizos to discuss valuations, the state of his portfolio and whether he’s seeing any founders make new deals while they shelter in place.

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Senior Editor Alex Wilhelm won’t sugarcoat it: the current environment is “an economic catastrophe, and one that won't lead to anything like a V-shaped recovery.”

He studied a number of venture trends and recent valuation adjustments to see what the future might hold for “our new, awful economic reality.”

Why AI startups' economics will likely improve over time image

After venture shop a16z suggested that AI startups “will enjoy strong gross margins, but perhaps not as strong as those posted by SaaS companies,” Alex Wilhelm asked David Blumberg of Blumberg Capital to share his thoughts on the matter.

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Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 “couldn't really have occurred at a worse time in some ways” for micromobility startups, says Ride Report CEO William Henderson.

"Operators were already in a place where they needed to get to operational efficiency and profitability and now they're really having to double down," he says. "And I think it's pretty likely that some operators are not going to make it or they'll be consolidating."

R&D Roundup: ultrasound/AI medical imaging, assistive exoskeletons and neural weather modeling image

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In his latest recap of bleeding-edge tech, Devin Coldewey examines recent innovations in weather reporting, how researchers are combining ultrasound and AI to diagnose heart disease and how machine learning is helping uncover unexploded bombs from past wars.

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Eldercare is a pressing need in many countries with aging populations, but Singapore-based home health care service Homage is addressing the talent pool shortage by matching caregivers with clients.

COVID-19 crisis spurs triple-digit growth for refurbishing startup Back Market image

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Samsung and Apple have closed their retail stores and displaced office workers have spiked demand for refurbished electronics — two factors that have sparked runaway growth for Paris-based Back Market.

This Week in Apps: Zoom has issues, Pinterest founder's new COVID-19 research app, record Q1 spending image

As ever, the vast universe of software for mobile devices continues to expand and contract.

In our latest recap: Zoom addresses security complaints, Houseparty claims to be the victim of a smear campaign, Pinterest’s CEO has launched a COVID-19 tracking app, Apple buys weather app Dark Sky, and so much more.