Bradley Tusk has carved a unique path in the VC investment landscape: A longtime political and communications operative, he has built a track record for Tusk Ventures by going after highly regulated industries, rather than shying away from them.Whether it is ride-hailing, sports betting, cannabis or myriad other regulated sectors, More

Airbnb has ended its contracts with contingent workers early and postponed summer internships, Protocol reports. Contractors at Airbnb serve as property inspectors, home consultants and more.Contractors will reportedly receive no less than two weeks’ pay after receiving notice from their temp agencies.Airbnb will also reportedly delay hiring undergraduate students More

Using a combination of machine learning and computer vision, Yes Health claims it can cut costs and improve adherence for behavioral-based treatments targeting diabetes, obesity and other chronic conditions.Those claims, and the company’s technology-based approach, has netted the company a new $6 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures .The More

With a lot of towns instituting shelter-in-place orders to restrict how people physically interact in order to slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, fitness has come into its own.In places where people are still allowed outdoors to exercise, we’ve seen an explosion of independent exercising like walking, running More

[Editor’s note: Want to get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that startups can use by email? Subscribe here.] While consumer tech has matured as a startup category in recent years, many investors continue to be bullish on specific trends like online gaming, voice, and the unbundling of platforms in favor of More

Instacart is adding more support roles to help its shoppers, customers, and retail partners, as the company faces unprecedented demand for its grocery delivery services due to COVID-19 shelter in place orders.Today Instacart announced that it has doubled its Care team, from 1,200 agents to 3,000 agents. Care team More