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    Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?

    “It looks like a normal child playing with their normal games, but as a researcher who studies childhood obesity, the branded products really stood...

    Pfizer CEO All but Rules Out Covid-19 Vaccine Before Election Day

    After weeks of dangling the possibility of coronavirus vaccine results by October, Pfizer’s chief executive said on Tuesday that would now be nearly impossible.The...

    Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79

    Dr. Joyce Wallace, a Manhattan internist who treated prostitutes for AIDS, occasionally brought streetwalkers home with her when they had nowhere else to go.Once,...

    Zoom adds end-to-end encryption to free calls – TechCrunch

    Zoom adds a much-requested feature (but with a catch), TikTok partners with Shopify and Jack Dorsey lays out his argument for tomorrow’s Senate...

    Trump Allies Amp Up Fight Over Tech’s Legal Shield Before Election

    WASHINGTON — In September, the White House nominated a lawyer to be a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission. One line on his résumé:...

    The Year in Misinformation, So Far

    This has been, by any measure, a bad year for consensus reality.First, there was President Trump’s impeachment — a divisive and emotionally charged proceeding...

    Mophie introduces a modular wireless charging module – TechCrunch

    Here’s a clever addition for Mophie, one of the longstanding battery case makers, which is now a part of the same smartphone accessory conglomerate...

    Armenian email campaign asks SpaceX not to aid Turkish regime with satellite launch – TechCrunch

    SpaceX staff and members of the media have been inundated this morning with emails ostensibly from concerned Armenians around the world, asking the...

    How to address inequality exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic – TechCrunch

    Darrell M. West Contributor Darrell M. West is Vice President and Director of Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. John R. Allen Contributor John R. Allen is President of...

    Driverless Cars Go Humble to Get Real

    This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.The dream of computer-driven cars taking over...

    Jon Stewart to Get Apple TV+ Show

    After five years out of the TV spotlight, Jon Stewart will have his own show again.The former anchor of “The Daily Show” has reached...

    Google’s EU Android choice screen isn’t working say search rivals, calling for a joint process to devise a fair remedy – TechCrunch

    Google search engine rivals have dialled up pressure on the European Commission over the tech giant’s ‘pay-to-play’ choice screen for Android users...

    Launch next-level networking with CrunchMatch at our TC Sessions: Space event – TechCrunch

    TC Sessions: Space 2020, our first space technology event, launches December 16-17 and you won’t want to miss our virtual conference focused on this...

    Microsoft stock flat despite better-than-expected earnings, strong Azure growth – TechCrunch

    Today after the bell, Microsoft reported its calendar Q3 2020 earnings, the period of that time corresponds to its Q1 fiscal 2021 period....

    T-Mobile launches new TVision streaming bundles, pricing starts at $10 per month – TechCrunch

    T-Mobile is launching new skinny bundles of live TV and streaming services to compete with expensive cable subscriptions. The carrier has already been moving...

    Reddit will allow employees to work from anywhere, going forward – TechCrunch

    Spurred on by the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic — and no doubt inspired by similar moves from companies like Twitter — Reddit today...