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    The eighth-generation iPad is a fine choice for casual users – TechCrunch

    It happens to the best of us. Some newer, flashier model comes along and we’re no longer the latest and greatest new thing. The...

    Shopify confirms data breach – TechCrunch

    Shopify blames “rogue” employees for a data breach, Google Maps adds COVID-19 data and China pushes back against the TikTok deal. This is...

    Sticker Shock in the Pharmacy

    Insulin has become the poster child of unaffordable prescription drugs. From 2002 to 2013, prices tripled for some brands, and as a result, one...

    New report finds VC investment into ClimateTech growing five times faster than overall VC – TechCrunch

    VC and corporate investment into ClimateTech grew at a faster rate than overall VC investment as a whole between 2013 – 2019, according to...

    F.D.A. Requires Stronger Warning Label for Xanax and Similar Drugs

    The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that it would require a new warning label on a class of common psychiatric drugs, called...

    Peterson Ventures, a firm that quietly backed Allbirds and Bonobos, just closed a $65 million fund – TechCrunch

    Peterson Ventures, a 12-year-old, Salt Lake City, Ut.-based seed-stage fund, has long operated fairly quietly, but many of its bets have become known brands...

    False Claims, Spread by a Trump Son, That Biden Used a Teleprompter

    A video of Joseph R. Biden Jr. answering live questions during a television interview is being edited to claim, incorrectly, that the Democratic presidential...

    Shopify says two support staff stole customer data from sellers – TechCrunch

    Shopify has confirmed a data breach, in which two “rogue members” of its support team stole customer data from at least 100 merchants. In...

    Sling TV launches a co-watching feature for live TV, Sling Watch Party – TechCrunch

    Live TV streaming service Sling TV is joining in on the co-watching trend. The company today announced the launch of its own version of...

    TikTok files for injunction against pending Trump app ban – TechCrunch

    TikTok’s fight with the Trump administration doesn’t yet appear to be over, regardless of what the deal that was signed between its parent...

    TikTok and WeChat: What They Tell Us About the Global Internet

    On Sunday, millions of phones across the United States buzzed with a peculiar notification: “TikTok is here to stay!”The alert led to a video...

    TikTok Files for Injunction to Stop Ban of App

    SAN FRANCISCO — TikTok, the short-form viral video app, asked for a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration on Wednesday, a legal maneuver aimed...

    Tesla sues Trump Administration to end tariffs on the ‘brain’ of its vehicles – TechCrunch

    Tesla is suing the Trump Administration over tariffs on a computer chip and other parts it imports from China, joining an increasingly long...

    California will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035 – TechCrunch

    California Governor Gavin Newsom href="https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/09/23/governor-newsom-announces-california-will-phase-out-gasoline-powered-cars-drastically-reduce-demand-for-fossil-fuel-in-californias-fight-against-climate-change/"> issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035. The new order...

    Justice Dept. Urges Congress to Limit Tech’s Legal Shield

    WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sent Congress draft legislation on Wednesday that would reduce a legal shield for platforms like Facebook and YouTube, in...

    3 founders share their insights – TechCrunch

    Last week at TechCrunch Disrupt, Alex Wilhelm hosted a panel titled “Getting to $100 million ARR” on the Extra Crunch Stage. He was joined...