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    NowThis partners with Calm to offer a soothing Election Day livestream – TechCrunch

    Mobile news organization NowThis is announcing a bit of counter-programming for next week’s presidential election — it’s partnering with meditation app Calm to create...

    Smartphone shipments dip in China for Q3, led by Huawei decline – TechCrunch

    China was the first major global smartphone markets to rebound from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stringent lockdown measures were able to...

    Illinois is taking a data-driven approach to its mask-wearing ad campaign – TechCrunch

    Here’s an example of ad targeting that’s actually good for public health: In a campaign encouraging people to wear masks, the Illinois state government...

    UK watchdog reduces Marriott data breach fine to $23.8M, down from $123M – TechCrunch

    The UK’s ICO has reduced the size of a data breach penalty for hotel business Marriott — dropping it to £14.4 million (~$23.8M) in...

    Under Armour to sell MyFitnessPal for $345 million, after acquiring it in 2015 for $475 million – TechCrunch

    Global fitness giant Under Armour announced this morning that it will be selling MyFitnessPal to investment firm Francisco Partners for $345 million, five...

    AOL founder Steve Case, involved early in Section 230, says it’s time to change it – TechCrunch

    AOL founder Steve Case was there, just outside of Washington, D.C., when in 1996 the Communications Decency Act was passed as part...

    Amazon pegs COVID-19 costs at an estimated $4 billion next quarter – TechCrunch

    Amazon expects to incur $4 billion in COVID-related costs next quarter, an estimate that provides a bellwether for other businesses, large and small,...

    WhatsApp is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day – TechCrunch

    WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, company’s chief executive Mark...

    PORTL Hologram raises $3M to put a hologram machine in every home – TechCrunch

    What does a hologram-obsessed entrepreneur do for a second act after setting up a virtual Ronald Reagan in the Reagan Memorial Library, or beaming...

    Tesla has increased the price of its “Full Self-Driving” option to $10,000 – TechCrunch

    Tesla has made good on founder and CEO Elon Musk’s promise to boost the price of its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) software upgrade option,...

    Google brings Halloween to life using augmented reality – TechCrunch

    There’s an AR ghost on Google Search. There’s a dancing skeleton, set of creepy jack-o’-lanterns, and costumed cats and dogs, too. Ahead of...

    Polestar recalls its newest EV for the second time this month – TechCrunch

    Polestar, the electric vehicle brand that was spun out of Volvo Car Group, has issued another recall for its newest electric vehicle. The company...

    Twitter Bots Poised to Spread Disinformation Before Election

    Researchers found that bots have helped spread falsehoods related to the coronavirus and far-right conspiracy theories such QAnon and “pizzagate.” Source link

    Corsair acquires EpocCam, a webcam app for iPhone – TechCrunch

    Corsair Gaming today announced that it has acquired EpocCam, the software developer behind the iOS software of the same name. It’s easy to...

    Google had a good quarter – TechCrunch

    Google releases its latest earnings report, Spotify is getting ready to raise prices and Excel gets friendlier to custom data types. This is...

    Google tests a helpful app comparison feature on Google Play – TechCrunch

    Google is testing a new feature that could improve discovery for Android apps on Google Play. The company confirmed it’s experimenting with a...