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Christine is in an airport lounge and Haje is sitting on a cafe bench. We are hung over from an overabundance of wonderfulness because we missed our work besties already. See you next week!

We are aware that we mentioned this yesterday, but a good thing should be repeated: A hugeCONGRATULATIONS to the team at the startup Battlefield.

The TechCrunch Top 3

• Holding back: Manish has some news from Amazon, which is saying that some hardware vendors are choosing not to form television partnership agreements with the delivery giant over fear of retaliation from Google.
• Get ready for a price hike: YouTube Premium is planning to raise prices — by $5 in some cases — for subscription plans in more countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Canada and Argentina, Ivan reports.
• What goes up must come down: Another one by our fabulous colleague Manish, who reports that shares of the Indian logistics company fell to an “all-time low” after reporting a not-so-svelte growth report.

Startups and VC

Draymond Green is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors. Green hadn't previously named his go-to investing partners, nor made explicit that he's not planning to start a fund himself, but that wasn't a huge secret. All of Draymond's chat with Brian can be seen.

The initial focus of the company was on the process of hiring. Mary Ann reported that it has evolved. Conrad described the launch of the new global payroll product as the biggest launch of his career at the event.

You know how to count five more. Count them. We may have miscounted, because we are very tired.

Dear Sophie: How can I launch a startup while on OPT?

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I would like to ask you a question, DearSophie.

I'm an international student in the U.S. I will get my bachelor's degree in computer science this May and apply for OPT after graduation. I would like to start a startup.

Is it possible to do that with OPT. How would I grow my company after OPT?

The founder is forward-looking.

Dear Sophie: How can I launch a startup while on OPT?

There are three more people from the team.

The membership program helps startup teams get ahead of the game. This is where you can sign up. You can get a 15% discount on an annual subscription.

Big Tech Inc.

Do you tell the company that has everything? When it comes to its presence in India, there is some choice words for some of the country's regulators. The $162 million fine imposed by India's competition regulators is a "major setback for Indian consumers and businesses" and "opens serious security risks for Indians who trustAndroid's security features," according to a statement from the company. The man has more.

This piece of information came in yesterday. According to Taylor, layoffs at the social media giant might now be larger than originally thought. She writes that there could be cuts at the micro-messaging service. It's like 5,600 people for those who count at home. It's not nice.

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