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    Proctorio used DMCA to take down a student’s critical tweets – TechCrunch

    A series of tweets by one University of Miami student that were critical of a proctoring software company have been hidden by Twitter after...

    TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly looking for $2B before its Hong Kong public offering – TechCrunch

    ByteDance, the company behind the social media sensation TikTok, is in talks to raise another $2 billion before the initial public offering of a...

    Autonomous drone startup Skydio taps Tesla, Samsara veterans in enterprise push – TechCrunch

    Autonomous drone company Skydio has hired three executives in product and engineering following its recent $100 million Series C funding round as part...

    The volcano method for understanding the fintech revolution – TechCrunch

    The Department of Justice moved to block the long-impending Visa-Plaid deal today. The transaction was announced in early 2020, making the decision by the government...

    Revolution Cooking’s R180 Smart Toaster delivers smarter, faster toasting – for a price – TechCrunch

    A lot of the past decade in smart home gadgets has been figuring out just how smart we actually want our appliances to be....

    The $900 tCentric Hybrid chair is a solid Aeron alternative – TechCrunch

    Let’s get this out of the way: The Aeron is better. But not much, and that’s the story here. The tCentric Hybrid starts at $900...

    Ushur raises $25M for its no-code platform to build customer communication flows – TechCrunch

    No-code is the name of the game in enterprise software, and today a startup called Ushur that has built a platform for any business...

    Rocket Lab will try to recover the booster of its Electron rocket for the first time on its next launch – TechCrunch

    Rocket Lab is set to complete a crucial test for its rocket reusability program during its next mission, which is currently set to...

    Inside fintech startup Upstart’s IPO filing – TechCrunch

    While the world awaits the Airbnb IPO filing that could come as early as next week, Upstart dropped its own S-1 filing. The fintech...

    Implementing a data-driven approach to guarantee fair, equitable and transparent employee pay – TechCrunch

    Angela Loeffler Contributor Angela Loeffler is Head of People at Plastiq and is a recent recipient of the Financial Technology Report’s 2020 Top 25 Women Leaders...

    Delivery startup goPuff acquires BevMo for $350M – TechCrunch

    GoPuff is making a big acquisition less than a month after it announced a $380 million round that valued the Philadelphia-headquartered delivery startup at $3.9...

    Election Night on TikTok: Anxiety, Analysis and Wishful Thinking

    “I’m communicating with upwards of 70 people, all from political TikTok, about what’s going on,” said Ashleigh Hunniford, 17, a high school senior in...

    How 2020 Changed the Internet

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.In this long (and still ongoing) election...

    There’s a Simple Reason Workers Covered Windows at a Detroit Vote-Counting Site

    Protesters who stormed a vote-counting site in Detroit on Wednesday, banging on windows and shouting “Stop the count!” appear to have had one thing...

    Wellness in the time of the struggle  – TechCrunch

    We’re back with another episode of Mixtape. This week Marah Lidey, co-founder and co-CEO of Shine, joins us to discuss mental health, venture...

    NASA wants new and innovative storytelling tech to document its Artemis Moon missions – TechCrunch

    NASA has issued a new request for proposals from partners that would be able to help it supplement its own storytelling in new...