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    These tiny sensors can hitch a ride on mothback – TechCrunch

    Everyone is familiar with carrier pigeons, but what about carrier moths? This research project uses the nocturnal insects as a delivery service for tiny...

    No-code is the new blockchain – TechCrunch

    Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week Natasha was on...

    Killer Mike, former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, and Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover launch a digital bank – TechCrunch

    A group of Black Atlanta businessmen, politicians and entertainers — including former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, the entertainer Michael Render (better known as...

    Podcast advertising has a business intelligence gap – TechCrunch

    Krystina Rubino Contributor More posts by this contributor Podcast advertising has a business intelligence gap Grant Durando Contributor More posts by this contributor Podcast advertising has a business intelligence gap There are...

    IBM, Seeing Its Future in the Cloud, Breaks Off I.T. Unit

    IBM, throughout its 109-year history, hasn’t often led technology trends. But it has adapted and eventually prospered time and again.It is trying to go...

    These 3 factors are holding back podcast monetization – TechCrunch

    Krystina Rubino Contributor Grant Durando Contributor Podcast advertising growth is inhibited by three major factors: Lack of macro distribution, consumption and audience data. Current methods of conversion tracking. Idea of a...

    Affirm files confidentially to go public – TechCrunch

    This afternoon Affirm, a startup focused on providing point-of-sale credit to consumers making online purchases, announced that it has filed to go public. The...

    Tech’s role in the COVID-19 response: Assist, don’t reinvent

    The pandemic has affected just about every business in the world, but tech has also geared up to fight back in its own way,...

    Waymo and TuSimple autonomous trucking leaders on the difficulty of building a highway-safe AI – TechCrunch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgm8Jftq21Q TuSimple and Waymo are in the lead in the emerging sector of autonomous trucking; TuSimple founder Xiaodi Hou and Waymo trucking head...

    Apple is extending some AppleTV+ subs through February 2021 for free – TechCrunch

    Apple told me today that it will be extending AppleTV+ subscriptions that are set to end November 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 through...

    A developer of therapy devices for athletes is now worth $700 million thanks to superstar backers like Naomi Osaka – TechCrunch

    A crew of high-wattage celebrity athletes have teamed up to invest $47.8 million into Hyperice, a developer of medical devices designed to help players and...

    Virgin Hyperloop to safety test its hyperloop technology at new West Virginia certification center – TechCrunch

    Virgin Hyperloop announced a key step in its long-term goal of making hyperloop transportation a reality in the U.S. on Thursday. The company revealed...

    India’s Covid-19 Outbreak Spreads Through Rural Areas

    MASLI, India — Sliding out of their rickshaw, masks on, fresh sanitizer smeared across their hands, a team of health workers approached one of...

    Google Assistant can now control Android apps – TechCrunch

    Google today announced it’s making it possible to use the voice command “Hey Google” to not just open but also perform specific tasks...

    Novel Brain Surgery Seeks to Reverse Epilepsy in Sea Lion

    VALLEJO, Calif. — The adolescent patient turned sullen and withdrawn. He hadn’t eaten in 13 days. Treatment with steroids, phenobarbital and Valium failed to...

    Lime revamps its app to include competitors, starting with Wheels ebikes – TechCrunch

    Lime might best known for its bright green micromobility devices, or more recently, its ownership of the iconic red Jump electric bikes. But...