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    As public investors reprice edtech bets, what’s ahead for the hot startup sector? – TechCrunch

    Reports on November 9 that a COVID-19 vaccine looks incredibly effective moved the market. Software stocks sold off and long-suffering industries hammered by the pandemic...

    Sote wants to be Africa’s shipping logistics gateway – TechCrunch

    The twenty first century could be a period of unprecedented economic growth and social change for the African continent, which is poised for explosive...

    Amazon faces lawsuit alleging failure to provide PPE to workers during pandemic – TechCrunch

    Christian Smalls, a former Amazon warehouse employee, filed a lawsuit against the company today alleging Amazon failed to provide personal protective equipment to...

    InFeedo raises $3.2M led by Bling Capital, delivers $1.1M exit to early employees and investors – TechCrunch

    A Y Combinator-backed startup that is helping major companies efficiently listen to how happy — or unhappy — their employees are and resolve their...

    Act now before Google kills us, 135-strong coalition of startups warns EU antitrust chief – TechCrunch

    A coalition of 135 startups and tech companies with services in verticals including travel, accommodation and jobs have written to the European Commission to...

    Udemy and altMBA co-founders return to edtech with a new, stealthy business – TechCrunch

    In 2009, Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani tried to convince people to learn online through live classes. But what he discovered instead was that...

    OthersideAI raises $2.6M to let GPT-3 write your emails for you – TechCrunch

    When I send an email, it’s special. A crafted, beautiful thing that — who am I kidding, it’s mostly automatic. So why not automate...

    Nana nabs $6M for an online academy and marketplace dedicated to appliance repair – TechCrunch

    A lot of the focus in online education — and, let’s face it, education overall — has been about professional development for knowledge workers,...

    Amazon’s in-garage delivery is now available in 4,000 US cities – TechCrunch

    For all the myriad ways Amazon has made shopping more convenient, the last-mile delivery can be an issue. The company’s Key service is...

    L’Oréal rolls out a line of ‘virtual makeup’ – TechCrunch

    Selfie filters have improved immensely over the past several years, but companies on the forefront of the tech see plenty of room to...

    Facebook’s Snapchat-like ‘Vanish Mode’ feature arrives on Messenger and Instagram – TechCrunch

    Facebook today announced its new Snapchat-like feature for disappearing messaging, Vanish Mode, is arriving on Messenger and Instagram. The feature, meant for more...

    macOS Big Sur is now available – TechCrunch

    The day has finally arrived. The latest version of macOS is here, after a seemingly endless wait. That wasn’t just your imagination, either. Sure...

    48 hours left to save on tickets to TC Sessions: Space 2020 – TechCrunch

    Listen up, space fans and aficionados. You have just 48 hours left to secure an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Space 2020, a two-day...

    Are subscription services the future of fintech? – TechCrunch

    Joshira Maduro Contributor Joshira Maduro joined the LendingTree team in April 2020 and uses her background in market research and branding to write about credit card...

    PayPal says all users in U.S. can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies – TechCrunch

    PayPal announced today it’s dropping the waitlist to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency in the U.S. With the move, all customers in the...

    Newsmax courts Fox News viewers with election denialism.

    For years, Newsmax was a bit player in the right-wing media universe. The 22-year-old news outlet was small compared with conservative media juggernauts like...