London-based Florence, a marketplace that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers looking for extra work in the UK, raises a $35M Series B (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu)

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu:London-based Florence, a marketplace that connects vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers looking for extra work in the UK, raises a $35M Series B  —  Connecting vacant care home shifts to local nurses and carers looking for extra work, Florence has raised $35 million […]

Indonesia-based Astro, which offers 15-minute grocery delivery, raises a $60M Series B led by Accel, Citius, and Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $90M (Rita Liao/TechCrunch)

Rita Liao / TechCrunch:Indonesia-based Astro, which offers 15-minute grocery delivery, raises a $60M Series B led by Accel, Citius, and Tiger Global, bringing its total raised to $90M  —  Indonesia’s sprawling archipelago has long been a headache for logistics companies, but there’s no lack of brave challengers.

Interview with Ted Sarandos about Netflix’s recent share price plunge, backing Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, Hollywood schadenfreude, and more (Maureen Dowd/New York Times)

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:Interview with Ted Sarandos about Netflix’s recent share price plunge, backing Dave Chappelle’s latest comedy special, Hollywood schadenfreude, and more  —  The Netflix executive says he — and the company he helped build — will survive a bout of bad earnings numbers.