Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. China’s anti-competition tech crackdown continues to redefine the dynamics among the country’s internet giants, leading to collaboration between Alibaba and Tencent in the payments race. In […]
Where and when to spend your recently raised dollars
‘It’s easier to raise and harder to spend these days, because there’s such a high demand for talent.’
Covid rule change will let South Americans play in World Cup qualifiers
Breaks from quarantine permitted for matches and trainingRules will only apply to those who are double vaccinatedThe government is to announce new rules to enable players who travel to red zone countries during the international break to play upon thei…
Argentina to lift almost all Covid restrictions as cases and deaths fall
Masks will no longer be required outdoors as government says country could be at ‘end of pandemic’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMasks will no longer be required outdoors in Argentina as the country’s government announced t…
Brazil v Argentina abandoned as health authorities invade pitch
Argentinian quartet accused of lying when entering BrazilMatch abandoned after 10 minutes by Brazilian health officialsA World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was abandoned amid farcical, confused scenes after four Premier League players app…
Brazil v Argentina: World Cup qualifier abandoned as authorities try to deport four players – live!
The match was called off after health officials intervenedUefa chief Ceferin has ‘grave concerns’ over biennial World Cup planEmail Will or tweet @Will_Unwin with your thoughts 9.34pm BST This is better than Messi, right?Goalkeepers are made different …
Osana Salud raises $20M to build API-connected infrastructure for the LatAm healthcare industry
Osana Salud, which aims to transform the healthcare infrastructure in Latin America, has closed on a $20 million Series A round of funding led by General Catalyst. The Argentina-based, yet fully remote, startup was founded in 2019 — just a few months before the pandemic. Since launching less than a year ago, Osana says it […]
Foreign investors have a bigger role to play in growing Latin America’s startup ecosystem
There has been significant hype around Latin America’s startup success. For good reason, too: Startups have raised $9.3 billion in just the first half of 2021, almost double the amount in all of 2020.
Attack of the giant rodents or class war? Argentina’s rich riled by new neighbors
Hordes of capybaras have taken up residence at a gated community, sparking a debate on the environment and inequalityNordelta is Argentina’s most well-known gated community: an enclave of spacious homes for the rich amid a dreamy landscape of lakes and…
Spotify expands its radio DJ-like format, Music + Talk, to global creators
Last fall, Spotify introduced a new format that combined spoken word commentary with music, allowing creators to reproduce the radio-like experience of listening to a DJ or music journalist who shared their perspective on the tracks they would then play. Today, the company is making the format, which it calls “Music + Talk,” available to […]