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    Brain Scientists Explore the How of When

    “These cells are encoding information related to time, and this information is clearly important for memory,” Dr. Lega said.In effect, Dr. Lega said, the...

    Now’s the Time to Sign Up for Health Insurance. Here’s How.

    Plans are organized via four “metal” tiers. In general, bronze plans tend to have the highest deductibles and platinum plans the lowest. In picking...

    Molotov launches free ad-supported streaming service Mango – TechCrunch

    French startup Molotov provides a TV streaming service in France that replaces the traditional set-top box. You can access live TV, subscribe to premium...

    SentinelOne, an AI-based endpoint security firm, confirms $267M raise on a $3.1B valuation – TechCrunch

    This year, more than ever before because of the Covid-19 pandemic, huge droves of workers and consumers have been turning to the internet to...

    Seedcamp raises £78M for its fifth fund – TechCrunch

    European pre-seed and seed-stage VC Seedcamp has reached £78M in the first and final close of its fifth fund, ‘Seedcamp V’, its largest to...

    Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, angel investor and COO of GoCardless, is joining Index as partner – TechCrunch

    Index Ventures, the London and San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm that primarily invests in Europe and the U.S., has recruited its latest investment partner. Carlos...

    India’s broadcasting ministry secures power to regulate streaming services, online content – TechCrunch

    India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which oversees programs beamed on television and theatres in the country, will now also regulate policies for streaming...

    E-commerce startup Heroes raises $65M in equity and debt to become the Thrasio of Europe – TechCrunch

    Heroes, a European e-commerce business operating a similar model to unicorn Thrasio in the U.S. — with a strategy of acquiring and scaling high...

    ByteDance asks federal appeals court to vacate U.S. order forcing it to sell TikTok – TechCrunch

    In a new filing, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance asked the federal appeals court to vacate the United States government order forcing it to...

    Chan Zuckerberg Initiative faces racial discrimination allegations from former employee – TechCrunch

    Ray Holgado, a former employee of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, recently filed a racial discrimination complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment...

    False Claims That Biden ‘Lost’ Pennsylvania Surge

    On Monday evening and into Tuesday, a strain of false information that Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden Jr. had lost Pennsylvania and his...

    Postal worker withdraws claim that ballots were backdated in Pennsylvania, official says.

    A Postal Service worker who made unfounded allegations of ballot tampering inside a facility in Erie, Pa., has disavowed his claims, the post office’s...

    Election misinformation continues staying up on YouTube.

    If you visited Google’s YouTube in the days after the election last week, you may have found a video of an anchor from One...

    Josh.ai launches a ‘nearly invisible’ Amazon Echo competitor that’s the size of a coin – TechCrunch

    In the past several weeks we’ve seen refreshes and product expansions from about every facet of the smart home virtual assistant world. Apple ...

    Apple unveils new Macs – TechCrunch

    Apple announces “One More Thing” before the holiday season, Uber lets you reserve rides 30 days in advance and Spotify makes another podcast...

    Lyft sees ride revenues recover by nearly 50% in just three months – TechCrunch

    Shares of Lyft are riding high, popping more than 7% in after-hours trading today after the American ride-hailing giant reported its Q3 earnings. Lyft,...