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    Amazon crushes Q3 expectations even without Prime Day bump, but AWS growth slowed to 29% – TechCrunch

    Amazon has continued to reap the rewards of a society increasingly dependent on ecommerce — a trend further fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

    Apple One services subscription bundles start launching tomorrow – TechCrunch

    Apple is launching its Apple One services bundle tomorrow, though the company’s workout service Fitness+ isn’t quite ready yet. On an earnings call, CEO...

    PUBG Mobile to terminate access for users in India on October 30 following ban order – TechCrunch

    PUBG Mobile, the sleeper hit mobile game, will terminate all service and access for users in India on October 30, two months after New...

    Netflix is raising prices on most of its plans in the US – TechCrunch

    Time for another Netflix price hike! About a year and a half after the last price increase, Netflix is bumping up the cost for most...

    Twitter revenue rises 14%, but user growth fails to impress – TechCrunch

    Twitter continued to see its traffic rise in the third quarter, thanks to that trifecta of returning sports, the presidential campaign and the COVID-19...

    Strong ad revenues boost Facebook past expectations as company cites ecommerce boom as tailwind – TechCrunch

    Facebook reported its Q3 earnings today, including revenues of $21.5 billion, net income of $7.8 billion. The company earned $2.71 in per-share profit...

    Why Apple’s Q4 earnings look different this year – TechCrunch

    On Thursday, Apple delivered a Q4 earnings beat but the stock slid anyway as wary investors saw worse than expected iPhone revenues. At...

    Comcast says Peacock has nearly 22M sign-ups – TechCrunch

    Comcast’s latest earnings report includes some official user numbers for Peacock, the new streaming service from Comcast-owned NBCUniversal. Specifically, Comcast says that Peacock ...

    Strong YouTube ad growth powers Alphabet to better-than-expected Q3 – TechCrunch

    Today after the bell, Alphabet announced its Q3 performance. The Google parent company generated revenues of $46.2 billion and per-share profit of $16.40...

    Precursor Ventures promotes Sydney Thomas, its first hire, to principal – TechCrunch

    In 2019, only one Black woman was named partner in venture capital, according to All Raise, a nonprofit focused on accelerating female founders and...

    In the ‘buy now, pay later’ wars, PayPal is primed for dominance – TechCrunch

    Stephen Milbank Contributor Stephen Milbank is the co-founder and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships at Button, a mobile commerce technology company that is powering a commerce-driven...

    Ancient Dog DNA Shows Early Spread Around the Globe

    Among the other findings, Dr. Larson said he found it particularly intriguing that once dogs had become domesticated, and even while they were sometimes...

    Chris Pendergast, Who Fought A.L.S. Mile After Mile, Dies at 71

    In addition to his wife, Christine (Martin) Pendergast, a past president of the Port Jefferson Station Teachers Association on Long Island, he is survived...

    Tech optimism…in this economy? – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. A few notes before we...

    Wise raises another $12 million to double down on embedded business banking – TechCrunch

    Fintech startup Wise has raised a $12 million Series A round. The company offers business bank accounts with an interesting go-to-market strategy. Wise ...

    Walmart’s new test stores will experiment with AR, mobile, revamped checkout and more – TechCrunch

    Walmart over the years has been working to turn its physical retail stores into online fulfillment centers, and now, with its latest set...