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    Thanksgiving Dinner Safety Tips During Covid

    Dr. Fauci, who is 79, said his three adult daughters, who all live in different parts of the country, have decided to skip the...

    The gig economy in a post-Prop 22 world – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to Human Capital and congrats on making it through one of the hardest weeks of the longest year. Now that the Associated Press...

    Here comes the next IPO wave – TechCrunch

    This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for...

    The gig economy, cannabis and car data are tech-election winners in 2020 – TechCrunch

    Editor’s note: Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7 a.m. PT). Subscribe here. The US...

    Joe Biden wins the 2020 US presidential election – TechCrunch

    Following a tense week of vote tallying, Joe Biden won the state of Pennsylvania and vaulted ahead in the race to become the next...

    Elections’ impact on the app store, new app privacy requirements, iOS 14.2 arrives – TechCrunch

    Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through...

    Election Fact Check: No, 21,000 Dead People in Pennsylvania Did Not Vote

    On Friday, a viral claim that Pennsylvania had 21,000 dead people on its voter rolls spread across the internet. In some versions of the...

    VC and former politician Steve Westly is feeling electrified right now; here’s why – TechCrunch

    A former controller and CFO of the state of California, Steve Westly is passionate about government. The onetime eBay exec and early Tesla ...

    B2B marketplaces, edtech M&A, breaking into the $1M ARR club – TechCrunch

    I’ve worked at TechCrunch for a little over a year, but this was one of the hardest weeks on the job so far. Like many...

    Netflix tests a linear video channel – TechCrunch

    Netflix takes an old-fashioned approach for its latest feature, Amazon plans a new data center in India and we review the PlayStation 5....

    How Twitter Policed Trump During the 2020 US Election

    Twitter flagged half of President Trump’s 14 posts on Thursday for including disputed or misleading information, as the company takes a far more aggressive...

    SARS-CoV-2 mink-associated variant strain – Denmark

    Since June 2020, 214 human cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Denmark with SARS-CoV-2...

    Facebook, Alarmed by Discord Over Vote Count, Is Said to Be Taking Action

    SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is planning to enact new measures to make it more difficult for election misinformation to spread virally across its platform,...

    Study Considers a Link Between QAnon and Polling Errors

    Polls in several key states underestimated the breadth of support for President Trump before the Nov. 3 election, just as they did in 2016.But...

    Startups making meat alternatives are gaining traction worldwide – TechCrunch

    Startups that produce lab-grown meat and meat substitutes are gaining traction and raising cash in global markets, mirroring a surge of support food tech...

    Provizio closes $6.2M seed round for its car safety platform using sensors and AI – TechCrunch

    Provizio, a combination hardware and software startup with technology to improve car safety, has closed a seed investment round of $6.2million. Investors include Bobby...