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    Musicians get the bulk of ticket sales with Bandcamp’s new live-streaming concert feature – TechCrunch

    The musician’s life is rarely an easy one. That goes double for these last, oh, eight or so months. Most artists who haven’t risen...

    Reviewing Apple’s new Macs – TechCrunch

    We review each of Apple’s new M1-powered Macs, Twitter launches its new Stories-like format and Amazon launches a pharmacy service. This is your...

    Google has created an AI-powered nightmare creature generator – TechCrunch

    Google has taken the wraps off Chimera Painter, a web-based tool that lets anyone generate terrifying cryptozoological entities in an interface that looks...

    Twitter and Facebook’s diverging philosophies were on display in the latest tech hearing – TechCrunch

    The latest tech hearing was a study in contrasts. Contrasts between lawmakers who made an effort to stay on topic in a hearing ostensibly...

    No, a revote in one local Nevada race is not a victory for President Trump.

    President Trump claimed a “big victory” on Monday night after officials in Clark County, Nev., voted to rerun one local race that had a...

    Lawmakers drill down on how Facebook and Twitter moderate content.

    At Tuesday’s hearing on social media and misinformation, much of the discussion focused on the minutiae of how Facebook and Twitter carry out the...

    Key takeaways from the hearing, by the numbers.

    Content moderation came up the most. Republicans asked more questions. And Mark Zuckerberg was on the hook for more answers. Source link

    No, a high-level member of the Biden campaign was not arrested in Texas.

    In recent days, conservative websites have reported that a high-level staff member in Texas for the election campaign of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr....

    How Twitter and Facebook plan to handle Trump’s accounts when he leaves office.

    Many world leaders generally have wider latitude on Twitter and Facebook because their comments and posts are regarded as political speech that is in...

    Biden’s plans for energy storage, housing, transportation and agriculture could boost startups – TechCrunch

    As President-elect Joe Biden readies his transition team and sets the agenda for his first 100 days in office, startups can expect to see...

    A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change – TechCrunch

    Even without a Green New Deal, the sweeping set of climate-related initiatives many Democrats are pushing for, President-elect Joe Biden will have plenty of...

    Conan O’Brien will launch a weekly variety show on HBO Max – TechCrunch

    Conan O’Brien is making the move to streaming. In June of next year, his nightly talk show “Conan” will be ending its 10-year run...

    Democrats call for more regulation of the tech industry.

    Democrats showed no signs of letting up on criticisms of Facebook and Twitter at the hearing despite greater efforts by the companies to act...

    Dorsey, under fire from both parties, defends labeling tweets.

    Jack Dorsey defended Twitter’s moderation policies against attacks from Republicans and Democrats and urged lawmakers to focus instead on oversight of the algorithms that...

    ‘Release the Kraken,’ a catchphrase for unfounded conspiracy theory, trends on Twitter.

    A catchphrase winking at an unfounded voter fraud conspiracy in the presidential election trended on Twitter on Tuesday morning as President Trump’s allies continued...

    Twitter’s new Stories feature ‘Fleets’ is already struggling – TechCrunch

    Twitter’s new Stories feature, “Fleets,” appears to be struggling under the load. Launched this morning to Twitter’s global user base, Fleets appear at...