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    Biden Is Expected to Keep Scrutiny of Tech Front and Center

    WASHINGTON — The tech industry had it easy under President Barack Obama. Regulators brought no major charges, executives rotated in and out of the...

    E-scooter startup Tier raises $250 million round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 – TechCrunch

    Berlin-based micro-mobility startup Tier has raised a significant Series C round of $250 million. SoftBank Vision Fund 2 is leading the round, which proves...

    China proposes antitrust law ahead of Singles’ Day shopping spree – TechCrunch

    Debates over anti-competitive practices amongst China’s internet firms resurface every year in the lead up to Singles’ Day, a time when online retailers exhaust...

    Watch Apple unveil the first ARM-based Mac live right here – TechCrunch

    Apple is organizing its third event in three months today. The company is holding a (virtual) keynote at 10 AM PT (1 PM...

    Mirror founder Brynn Putnam on life with Lululemon — and whether or not she sold too soon – TechCrunch

    Brynn Putnam has a lot to feel great about. A Harvard grad and former professional ballet dancer who opened the first of what have...

    Hong Kong insurtech startup Coherent gets $14 million Series A led by Cathay Innovation – TechCrunch

    Based in Hong Kong, Coherent helps insurance providers go digital. With their services more relevant than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, the startup announced...

    Despite global headwinds, Chinese hardware startups remain to take on the world – TechCrunch

    Bill Zhang lowered himself into lunges on a squishy mat as he explained to me the benefits of the full-body training suit he was...

    Ant vs Tencent – TechCrunch

    As Ant Group seizes the world’s attention with its record initial public offering, which was abruptly called off by Beijing, investors and analysts...

    Facebook Removes Pages Linked to Bannon for Pushing Misinformation

    Facebook on Monday removed a network of pages affiliated with the former Trump strategist Stephen K. Bannon that had worked together to push false...

    No, Software Glitches Are Not Affecting Vote Counts

    President Trump and many of his supporters complained over the weekend that “software glitches” undermined the vote counts in Michigan and Georgia and argued...

    Elon Musk’s Boring Company is setting up operations in Austin – TechCrunch

    Elon Musk’s tunneling and transportation startup The Boring Company is eyeing Austin for its next project based on several new job postings. The Boring Company,...

    Sony prepares to enter the drone game with Airpeak – TechCrunch

    Sony has announced that it is entering the drone market with a new brand called Airpeak, though the specifics of the drone itself...

    Uber has its highest close since IPO – TechCrunch

    Uber shares surged 7.38% to close at $48.18 following news that a vaccine candidate is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, and could start coming...

    Reviewing the biggest and smallest new iPhones – TechCrunch

    We review the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 mini, Zoom settles with the FTC and Pfizer announces promising results for its...

    Beyond Meat earnings miss big on declining food service and consumer demand – TechCrunch

    Beyond Meat’s partnership with McDonald’s to develop the McPlant burger wasn’t enough to keep shares from collapsing after the company posted third-quarter earnings...

    All Slingbox devices will stop working in two years – TechCrunch

    Back before just about every major TV network built a streaming app of their own, watching live TV on your smartphone was… tricky. One of...