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    Zoom announces new Hardware as a Service offering to run on ServiceNow – TechCrunch

    Zoom announced a new Hardware as a Service offering today that will run on the ServiceNow platform. At the same time the company announced...

    Quaestor is reinventing business metric collaboration for the startup party round era – TechCrunch

    Business is the foundation, of, well, business. For startups, finding a working business model and honing it through decision-making, smart hires, and relentless focus...

    Amazon adds ‘hands-free’ Alexa to its Alexa mobile app – TechCrunch

    Amazon is making it easier for mobile users to access its Alexa virtual assistant while on the go. The company announced today it’s making...

    Amazon Prime Video finally launches user profiles to all customers worldwide – TechCrunch

    Amazon’s Prime Video is finally adding a feature that’s long since become a standard for streaming video services: user profiles. With profiles, Prime Video...

    Uber Buys Postmates for $2.65 Billion

    SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has agreed to acquire the food delivery start-up Postmates for $2.65 billion as it aims to expand its presence in...

    TikTok to Withdraw From Hong Kong as Tech Giants Halt Data Requests

    “We believe freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and support the right of people to express themselves without fear for their safety...

    Etihad’s Entire A380 Fleet Has Now Operated Ghost Flights

    Etihad Airways’ entire fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft has taken to the skies within the last month. The airline’s fleet of 10 Airbus A380s...

    Watch an army of Spot and Pepper robots cheerlead a baseball game in an empty stadium – TechCrunch

    NPB games are known for engaging antics that extend well beyond the play on the field. But what’s to be done in the era...

    Nayya, bringing transparency to choosing and managing healthcare plans, raises $2.7 million – TechCrunch

    Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator -backed Nayya is on a mission to simplify choosing and managing employee benefits through machine learning and data transparency. The company has...

    Magic Leap has a new chief executive and it’s former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson – TechCrunch

    Peggy Johnson, the former executive vice president of business development at Microsoft, has been named as the new chief executive of Magic...

    Instagram swaps out its ‘Activity’ tab for ‘Shop’ in new global test – TechCrunch

    Instagram today is starting a small global test of the Instagram Shop tab, first announced this May, which allows Instagram users to shop from...

    Avolon Cancels Commitments For A Further 27 Boeing 737 MAXs

    Despite inching closer to recertification, the Boeing 737 MAX orderbook keeps taking hits. Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon has recently canceled an order for...

    Athlane looks to connect brands and esports streamers with a fresh $3.3 million in funding – TechCrunch

    Athlane, the YC-backed company from the Summer ’19 cohort, is today ready to launch with a fresh $3.3 million in capital. Investors include Y...

    Koyeb is a serverless startup that ingests, processes and stores data with multiple cloud providers – TechCrunch

    Meet Koyeb, a new French startup founded by Yann Léger, Édouard Bonlieu and Bastien Chatelard who have previously worked at Scaleway for many years....

    Northflank announces $2.6M seed to create end-to-end DevOps workflow in cloud – TechCrunch

    Northflank, a startup from a couple of guys in their 20s, has been working on a full-stack DevOps platform in the cloud since their...

    8 Black investors discuss the intersection of race, tech and funding – TechCrunch

    Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four police officers heightened awareness about racial justice, the experiences of Black people in...