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    ‘Stop the Steal’ Facebook Group Is Taken Down

    Others posted about violence. One member of the Facebook group wrote on Wednesday, “This is going to take more than talk to fix.” Underneath...

    Europe urges ecommerce platforms to share data in fight against coronavirus scams – TechCrunch

    European lawmakers are pressing major ecommerce and media platforms to share more data with each other as a tool to fight rogue traders who...

    Why China Halted Ant’s I.P.O., Dealing Jack Ma a Blow

    This was supposed to be the week that one of China’s biggest tech companies threw the most lucrative coming-out party in history, sending a...

    French startups can apply to the Next40 and French Tech 120 – TechCrunch

    Last year, the French government and the government-backed initiative La French Tech unveiled an index of French startups so that it would be easier...

    Funded by Connect Ventures, Purple Dot plans to take on Klarna-style purchase debt – TechCrunch

    In recent times startups have appeared offering credit at an e-commerce basket checkout so that a customer can buy a product without needing to...

    Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai hits $5.3 billion valuation – TechCrunch

    Pony.ai, the Chinese autonomous vehicle startup and relative newcomer to the industry, is now valued at $5.3 billion following a fresh injection of...

    Software companies are reporting a pretty good third quarter – TechCrunch

    It's great news for startups looking for capital heading into 2021 What a difference a week makes. This time last week, in the wake of earnings...

    Slintel grabs $4.2M seed to grow sales intelligence platform – TechCrunch

    As the pandemic rages on, companies are looking for an edge when it comes to sales. Having the right data about the customers most...

    Spain’s All Iron Ventures closes €66.5M first fund – TechCrunch

    Spain’s All Iron Ventures (AIV), an investor in b2c marketplaces and ecommerce plays, has closed its first fund with commitments totalling €66.5 million (~$79M)...

    Sony’s PlayStation 5 is here, but next-generation gaming is still on its way – TechCrunch

    The new generation of consoles is both a hard and an easy sell. With a big bump to specs and broad backwards compatibility, both...

    Netflix tests a programmed linear TV and movie channel in France – TechCrunch

    Netflix is testing out a programmed linear content channel, similar to what you get with standard broadcast and cable TV, for the first...

    Challenger bank Starling is out raising a new £200M funding round – TechCrunch

    Starling founder Anne Boden recently told TechCrunch that the U.K. challenger bank is on track to be profitable by Christmas, but this doesn’t mean...

    Uber and Lyft Go Legit. Now What?

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Two questions hung over millions of people...

    Elijah Daniel, Agent of Chaos

    Elijah Daniel has owned the internet over and over and over again.There was the time he started a petition asking the U.S. government to...

    Amazon to invest $2.8 billion to build its second data center region in India – TechCrunch

    Manish Singh covers India for TechCrunch. Prior to this, he wrote for VentureBeat, CNBC, The Outline, CNET, and Mashable. You can reach out to...

    PUBG Mobile plots return to India following ban – TechCrunch

    PUBG Mobile, the sleeper hit title that was banned in India two months ago over cybersecurity concerns, is plotting to make a return in...