Category: News

The prospect of truly zero contact delivery seems closer — and more important — than ever with the pandemic changing how we think of last mile logistics. Autonomous delivery executives … Read More

On the first of October, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Audrey Marks assumed the chair of the Organization of the American States’ (OAS) Permanent Council in Washington DC for … Read More

Google rebrands G Suite, Apple announces its next event date and John McAfee is arrested. This is your Daily Crunch for October 6, 2020. The big story: G Suite becomes … Read More

Jamaica yesterday surpassed 7,000 COVID-19 cases as the deadly second wave of the virus continues to ravage the island. Although there is still a nightly curfew in place and residents … Read More

The selection of any profession must be according to the person’s interest because many don’t take part in the work as it’s not our passion. So, it is essential to … Read More

Now’s the time for sustainable investments to shine. There are billions of dollars in funding in both public and private markets dedicated to new sustainable investing and demand for consumers … Read More

The Every Mikkle Global Youth Initiative Foundation is debuting their latest community-building program, Mikkle Master Class, a complimentary series of workshops, seminars, and talks provided to youth of colour to … Read More

there are such a lot of hotly-anticipated titles to seem to be ahead to on Netflix’s October releases record, from spooky fan-favorite Halloween motion pictures to sparkling new sequence. lamentably, … Read More

SpaceX has secured a contract valued at just shy of $150 million by the U.S. Space Development Agency, a branch of the U.S. military that is tasked with building out … Read More

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has extended the state’s voter registration deadline after the online registration system crashed on Monday, the last day to register to vote in the November General … Read More

Google announced today it’s introducing a Stories feature to its Google app for iOS and Android, which now reaches over 800 million people per month. In a new carousel within … Read More

The government of Trinidad and Tobago has announced that it will “freeze” the filling of all vacancies in the public sector for a period of one year. Finance Minister Colm … Read More

As we plunge deeper into the pandemic, online transactions have become increasingly important, and ACH transactions, the ones that help us get direct deposit of our paychecks or pay our … Read More

A strengthening Hurricane Delta is expected to pass southwest of the Cayman Islands later on Tuesday morning with the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of extremely dangerous hurricane conditions … Read More

Last night, Root filed to go public, adding a second name to the insurtech IPO rolls in 2020. Lemonade was first out the gate this summer, taking its rental and … Read More

SpaceX has launched yet another flight of 60 of its Starlink broadband internet satellites. The launch took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:29 AM EDT (4:29 AM … Read More

Europe’s top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling today the CJEU has made it clear that national security concerns do not exclude … Read More

Picker, an app that lets you discover and buy products recommended by people you follow, has raised €1.3 million in seed funding. Backing the Barcelona-based startup is Berlin’s Btov. The … Read More

The Antigua and Barbuda government says China remains an “important development partner” and has condemned “persons who ought to be more responsible” for seeking to spread paranoia with the relationship … Read More

Mobile cryptocurrency wallet BRD announced today that it now has more than six million users worldwide, thanks to strong growth in India and Latin America. With this momentum, the company … Read More

Today is the last day for Florida voters to register so they can participate in the November 3 United States elections. The easiest way to register to vote is to … Read More

The fintech industry is on a tear. Popular consumer services like Robinhood to Coinbase and Revolut have managed to attract millions of customers, but the most interesting trend right now … Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93% of countries worldwide while the demand for mental health is increasing, according to a new WHO survey. … Read More

Instagram today is celebrating its 10th birthday with the launch of several new features, including a private “Stories Map,” offering a retrospective of the Stories you’ve shared over the last … Read More

Jamaican-American artist Klassik Frescobar, whose Soca career recently started in 2019, is ascending to new heights thanks to his 2020 single “Looking Good”. The 31-year old artist was born in … Read More

Venmo’s first credit card is here, a former Amazon employee is arrested for fraud and we review the Nest Audio smart speaker. This is your Daily Crunch for October 5, … Read More

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Even as close to a billion debit cards are in use in India today, only about 58 million credit cards are in circulation in the world’s second most populous nation. … Read More