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    Was the Pfizer vaccine part of the government’s Operation Warp Speed?

    On Monday, Vice President Mike Pence said on Twitter that the news came “thanks to the public-private partnership forged” by Mr. Trump.In July, Pfizer...

    Spearhead launches $100M fourth fund to transform founders into top-notch VC investors – TechCrunch

    Venture capital continues to get a founder makeover. Two years ago, I profiled Spearhead, a new program and fund created by Jeff Fagnan at Accomplice...

    Twitter could face its first GDPR penalty within days – TechCrunch

    European data protection regulators have inched toward an enforcement decision for a Twitter breach that the company publicly disclosed in 2019, after a...

    Treviranus, Butler and Fruchterman to speak at Sight Tech Global – TechCrunch

      Sight Tech Global goes live the week after Thanksgiving on December 2-3, and now’s the time to pick up a free pass! The agenda...

    Pioneers of in-space refueling and manufacturing join TC Sessions: Space 2020 – TechCrunch

    One of the problems with putting a satellite in orbit is that once you do, it’s pretty much out of your hands. If anything...

    Waze CEO Noam Bardin to leave company in early 2021 – TechCrunch

    Waze CEO Noam Bardin, who joined the company nearly 12 years ago and led it through its acquisition by Google to become a...

    With $29M in funding, Isovalent launches its cloud-native networking and security platform – TechCrunch

    Isovalent, a startup that aims to bring networking into the cloud-native era, today announced that it has raised a $29 million Series A round...

    Carbon Health raises $100 million with plans to expand pop-up clinics ahead of COVID-19 vaccination programs – TechCrunch

    Carbon Health has raised a $100 million Series C funding round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group and including participation from prior investors Brookfield...

    Roblox to host its first virtual concert, featuring Lil Nas X – TechCrunch

    Roblox this morning announced a partnership with Columbia Records that will allow it to bring a virtual concert experience featuring Lil Nas...

    Explo snags $2.3M seed to help build customer-facing BI dashboards – TechCrunch

    Explo, a member of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 class, which is helping customers build customer-facing business intelligence dashboards, announced a $2.3 million seed...

    Hear from TMV’s Soraya Darabi on how to land your first yes from an investor today at 11 a.m. PT, 2 p.m. ET –...

    Today at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET, we’re bringing venture capitalist Soraya Darabi of TMV to the Extra Crunch Live stage to talk about...

    Spotify buying podcast hosting and ad company Megaphone for $235M – TechCrunch

    Spotify has come under fire of late over questions around musician compensation, but when it comes to podcasting, it has money to burn....

    Remote raises $35M to help orgs with global workforce payroll, benefits and more – TechCrunch

    Remote working has become the norm in many offices around the world this year, as organizations do what they can to help contain the...

    JumpCloud raises $75M Series E as cloud directory service thrives during pandemic – TechCrunch

    JumpCloud, the cloud directory service that debuted at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield in 2013, announced a $75 million Series E today. The round was led...

    Walmart and Cruise partner to test autonomous grocery delivery in Arizona – TechCrunch

    U.S. retailer Walmart and autonomous vehicle company Cruise are pairing up to test grocery delivery in Scottsdale, Arizona. Under the pilot program, customers...

    Why I left edtech and got into gaming – TechCrunch

    Darshan Somashekar Contributor Darshan Somashekar co-founded drop.io (acquired by Facebook), Imagine Easy Solutions (acquired by Chegg) and is currently co-founder of gaming platform Solitaired and a...