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    Splunk acquires network observability service Flowmill – TechCrunch

    Data platform Splunk continues to make acquisitions as it works to build out its recently launched observability platform. After acquiring Plumbr and Rigor last...

    Ignore the social media echo chambers – TechCrunch

    Bernard Moon is co-founder and partner at SparkLabs Group, a graduate of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs and is an alumni of...

    Learn how to access funding for your startup at TC Sessions: Space 2020 – TechCrunch

    Building tech startups takes cash — and lots of it. But when you’re talking space startups, you’re talking galactic-level money. Costs blast right through...

    Imagine a World Without Apps

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Allow me to ask a wild question:...

    Twitter to relaunch account verifications in early 2021, asks for feedback on policy – TechCrunch

    Twitter announced today it’s planning to relaunch its verification system in 2021, and will now begin the process of soliciting public feedback on...

    Marie Ekeland launches 2050, a new fund with radically ambitious, long-term goals – TechCrunch

    Marie Ekeland has unveiled her next act — and it’s a new fund called 2050. But it’s not your average French VC fund...

    As edtech grows cash rich, some lessons for early stage – TechCrunch

    Last week, Udemy, an online learning marketplace, raised $50 million at a $3.32 billion valuation, up from a $2 million valuation earlier this year....

    SEC issues proposed rulemaking to give gig workers equity compensation – TechCrunch

    The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued rules that would allow public and private companies to offer equity compensation to gig workers. The rule-making comes...

    Fortnite adds a $12 monthly subscription bundle – TechCrunch

    Fortnite’s free to play model has no doubt been a big driver in the battle royale title’s stratospheric success. Epic clearly hasn’t had much...

    Following its acquisition by BuzzFeed, HuffPost shuts down its Brazil and India editions – TechCrunch

    HuffPost is becoming part of BuzzFeed, but HuffPost India and HuffPost Brasil will not be making the transition — both sites are...

    Meet The Top 2020 Presidential Election Misinformation ‘Superspreaders’

    Two Trumps and a set of right-wing commentators have been the top so-called superspreaders of election misinformation, according to research by Avaaz, a global...

    Fact Check: No, Biden Did Not Have a Maskless Birthday Party

    A tweet wishing President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. happy birthday last week generated false rumors that Mr. Biden marked his 78th birthday on Friday...

    Holiday Gifts for Health and Wellness

    Give someone the gift of healthy living this year with one of these gift ideas from the writers and editors of Well.What gift has...

    Tesla is now worth half a trillion dollars – TechCrunch

    Surging Tesla shares have pushed the company’s market capitalization to more than $515 billion, a fivefold increase since the start of the year. The...

    F3, a Stories-style Q&A app for Gen Z teens, raises $3.9M – TechCrunch

    F3, an anonymous Q&A app targeting Gen Z teens which blends a Tinder-style swipe-to-friend gamification mechanic, Stories-esque rich media responses and eye-wateringly expensive subscriptions...

    What We Like About Pandemic Shopping

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.America’s upended shopping habits are a glimpse...